Dadi, Iftikhar.creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.History.ncuChapel HillUniversity of North Carolina Press©20102010monographiceng1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages, [24] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)."This pioneering work traces the emergence of the modern and contemporary art of Muslim South Asia in relation to transnational modernism and in light of the region's intellectual, cultural, and political developments. Dadi here explores the art and writings of major artists, men and women, ranging from the late colonial period to the era of independence and beyond, including Abdur Rahman Chughtai, Zainul Abedin, Shakir Ali, Zubeida Agha, Sadequain, Rasheed Araeen, and Naiza Khan. Dadi underscores the powerful impact of transnationalism during this period and highlights the artists' growing embrace of modernist and contemporary artistic practice in order to address the challenges of the present era"--Provided by publisher.Introduction : Modernism in South Asian Muslim art -- Abdur Rahman Chughtai : Mughal aesthetic in the age of print -- Mid-century modernism : Zainul Abedin, Zubeida Agha, and Shakir Ali -- Sadequain and calligraphic modernism -- Emergence of the public self : Rasheed Araeen and Naiza Khan -- Epilogue : The realm of the contemporary.Iftikhar Dadi.Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-293) and index.az-----Art, South Asian20th centuryIslamic artSouth AsiaModernism (Aesthetics)South AsiaHistory20th centuryTransnationalismArt and societySouth AsiaHistory20th centuryFine ArtsARTSubjects & ThemesGeneralArt and societyArt, South AsianIslamic artModernism (Aesthetics)TransnationalismSouth AsiaZuid-Azië 1900-1999 fast N7300 .D33 2010eb704/.088297095420.4420.50Dadi, Iftikhar.Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010(DLC) 2009039273(OCoLC)43990441997808078959620807895962http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=330155http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=330155N$T10082620200709055258.0ocn658204548eng