2000: REFLECTIONS ON THE ARTS OF INDIA , MARG HARDCOVER , 2000

The arts reflect a society’s deeply held values and aesthetic sensibilities. It is therefore necessary to periodically review the arts as an indicator of the broader developments in society and discern the direction in which they are heading. To greet the arrival of the 21st century, Marg invited more than a dozen scholars and intellectuals – each an expert in his or her field – to assess the current state of the world of art in India. The topics selected cover a wide range of issues and trends, problems and perspectives. Momentous developments in the arts of the 20th century are reviewed in this volume, in terms of the practitioners and their techniques, the cross-cultural and cross-media influences, the revival of traditions, the resilience and continuity of traditions, and the creation of new ones. The essays in this lavishly illustrated volume present an overview of the current situation in different: areas of Indian art – visual as well as performing – and offer rich ideas for future possibilities and view directions for the 21st century.

Pratapaditya Pal is the General Editor of Marg. An internationally eminent art historian, he is also Fellow for Research at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and Visiting Curator of Indian and Southeast Asian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago. Author of over 50 publications, he is the most prolific writer in the field.