[Reader-list] Locating Art Histories: Dialogues on Language, Writing, and Research in India

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*Locating Art Histories: Dialogues on Language, Writing, and Research in
India A Colloquium to mark the Launch of AAA's Bibliography of Modern and
Contemporary Art-writing of India Day 1: Friday 14 February 2014, 10am -
5.30pm **Day 2: Saturday 15 February 2014, 9.30am - 1.20pm* *School of Arts
and Aesthetics Auditorium, JNU, New Delhi*


Asia Art Archive (AAA) is pleased to present *Locating Art Histories:
Dialogues on Language, Writing, and Research in India*, a two-day
colloquium in collaboration with India Foundation for the Arts, Bangalore,
and School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), on 14
and 15 February 2014 at the School of Arts and Aesthetics Auditorium, JNU,
New Delhi.

The* Locating Art Histories* colloquium marks the launch of Asia Art
Archive's *Bibliography of Modern and Contemporary Art-writing of
India*<http://edm.aaa.org.hk/lists/lt.php?id=cE9dVF4BUQsCTgUGUEpaWVUF>project,
which has compiled an extensive and growing database of art
writing in India from the late 19th century until 1990, across 13
languages. Taking into consideration the lively field of art writing in the
subcontinent throughout the 20th century, the Bibliography Project began
its cataloguing process in English, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Oriya,
Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, and Punjabi. Other languages (namely
Urdu and Malyalam) are presently in planning stages. As of February 2014,
more than 10,000, texts have been compiled, including books, book chapters,
catalogues, entire periodicals, periodical entries, and newspapers.

The Bibliography Project, available online after its launch, will be the
first of its kind to provide a consolidated database of published material
on modern and contemporary art of India. At the time of launch, the online
Bibliography will primarily comprise of material collated in two languages
- Marathi and Tamil. Entries collated in the remaining languages will be
uploaded during the course of 2014 and beyond. By sharing information on
publications from libraries, institutions, and personal archives across
several cities and languages, the online database hopes to enrich
understanding of this exciting field and to be useful to students,
scholars, researchers, artists, writers, and the art community at large.

By bringing together scholars and researchers, the colloquium will be a
platform for generating public discussion around the specific contexts of
art writing in India, its practitioners, recurrent themes, and its publics.

*Speakers:* *Sabih Ahmed*, Senior Researcher, Asia Art Archive, New Delhi, *
Nirmala Biluka*, PhD candidate, Dept. of Film Studies and Visual
Communication, EFLU, Hyderabad, *Piyush Daiya*, writer and editor, Bhopal
and New Delhi, *Parul Dave-Mukherji*, Professor, School of Arts and
Aesthetics, JNU, New Delhi, *Tapati Guha-Thakurta*, Director, Centre for
Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, Kolkata, *Lokesh Khodke*, Assistant
Professor, Amity School of Fine Arts, Amity University, Noida, *C P
Krishnapriya*, artist, Chennai, *Rucha Kulkarni*, Visiting Faculty, College
of Fine Arts, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune, *R Nandakumar*, Senior Nehru
Fellow, Teen Murti Bhavan, New Delhi, *Hammad Nasar*, Head of Research &
Programmes, Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong, *Vasvi Oza*, PhD candidate, Dept.
of Film Studies and Visual Communication, EFLU, Hyderabad, *M S S Pandian*,
Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU, New Delhi, *Madvesh
Pandurangi*, Visiting Faculty, Dept. of Art History, CAVA, Mysore, *Shivaji
K Panikkar*, Dean, School of Culture and Creative Expressions, Ambedkar
University of Delhi, New Delhi, *Prabodh Parikh*, poet and writer,
Mumbai, *Sneha
Ragavan*, Researcher, Asia Art Archive, New Delhi, *Shukla Sawant*,
Associate Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU, New Delhi, *Susie
Tharu*, cultural theorist and former head, Dept. of Cultural Studies,
English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad

The launch of the 'Bibliography of Modern and Contemporary Art-writing of
India' project anticipates Asia Art Archive's upcoming series of
publications that will contribute to newer understandings of art history
and art practice in the subcontinent.

*Colloquium Rundown |
*http://www.aaa.org.hk/Locatingarthistories<http://edm.aaa.org.hk/lists/lt.php?id=cE9dVF4BUQsBTgUGUEpaWVUF>
*Enquires **and Pre-Event Registration** | *Sabih Mohd Ahmed
sabih at aaa.org.hk<sabih at aaa.org.hk?subject=Locating%20Art%20Histories%3A%20Dialogues%20on%20Language%2C%20Writing%2C%20and%20Research%20in%20India>
 *| *Sneha Ragavan
sneha at aaa.org.hk<sneha at aaa.org.hk?subject=Locating%20Art%20Histories%3A%20Dialogues%20on%20Language%2C%20Writing%2C%20and%20Research%20in%20India>
*Language: *English and Hindi
*Entry:* Open to all. Seats available on first-come, first-served basis