Art Attacks: Violence and Offence-Taking in India by Maheshwari, Malvika - 2019

Oxford UP, 2019. Hardcover. new. BRAND NEW, Well Packed, Usually ships in 1-2 business days, Buy with confidence Excellent Quality, Service 100% Customer satisfaction guaranteed!

Oxford University Press, 2018. Hardback. New.

Oxford University Press, 2018. Hardback. New.

New/New. Brand New Paperback International Edition, Perfect Condition. Printed in English. Excellent Quality, Service and customer satisfaction guaranteed!

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. Since the end of the 1980s in India, self-styled representatives of a variety of ascriptive groups (religious, caste, regional, and linguistic among others) have come to routinely damage artwork, disrupt their exhibition, and threaten and assault artists and their supporters. Often, these acts are said to be a protest against the allegedly 'hurtful' or 'offensive' artworks. They are even claimed to be a prescient call to save the identity of the community, in a manner that makes the communal identities hinge entirely on that artistic (mis)representation. Yet, at the time of these attacks, many who indulge in this kind of violence have seldom heard of the artist before or even seen, read, watched, let alone engaged with the artwork. Such is the wrench on the right to freedom of speech and expression in general, and on the physical safety and security of artists in particular, that has inspired fear, anger, and discomfort within the art world, marked by ominous… Read More

Oxford Univ Pr, 2019. Hardcover. New. 372 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.25 inches.

Oxford Univ Pr, 2019. Hardcover. New. 372 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.25 inches.