Unmyth: Works and Worlds of Mithu Sen
Author: Irina Aristarkhova
ISBN: 978-9394501874
Price: Rs. 3325.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
Presents the first comprehensive study of the impactful artwork of Mithu Sen, a major Indian contemporary artist and poet, in all its multiplicity and complexity. This artist monograph presents the first comprehensive study of the artwork of Mithu Sen, a major contemporary artist and poet based in New Delhi, India. Her work spans over two decades of making and hundreds of exhibitions, projects, performances and word art, unveiling an unparalleled history of experiments with materials and concepts. The book’s title, Unmyth, speaks to Sen’s impactful work in all its multiplicity and complexity. Sen’s art imagines for us new worlds—including to escape to and from. Some elements are familiar, others are alien. As with myths, they are lulling and disturbing at the same time. These worlds are built around the key concepts in Sen’s work: mything, unmything and postmything; radical hospitality; untaboo sexuality; lingual anarchy; critiquing institutions and countering capitalism; unmonolith identity; byproducts and contract. These and other concepts are engaged with systematically in wide-ranging essays, written by eminent scholars, curators, and critics who have followed Sen’s work for many years. The artist herself contributes conceptual captions, dispersed citations, and the experimental Fictional Interview. Read more
Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 364 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-9394501874.
About the Author
Irina Aristarkhova is Professor at Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design and Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan. Sushmita Chatterjee is Professor and Chair of the Department of Ethnic and Gender Studies at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Karin Zitzewitz is Professor and Chair of the Department of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Maryland. Nancy Adajania is a cultural theorist and curator based in Bombay who has curated a number of path-breaking exhibitions. Max Delany is Artistic Director at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Irina Aristarkhova is Professor at Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design and Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan. Sushmita Chatterjee is Professor and Chair of the Department of Ethnic and Gender Studies at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Karin Zitzewitz is Professor and Chair of the Department of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Maryland. Nancy Adajania is a cultural theorist and curator based in Bombay who has curated a number of path-breaking exhibitions. Max Delany is Artistic Director at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- Ages 6–10 / Early Readers
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-9394501874
- Publisher
- Mapin
- Pan-India Delivery
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What is this book about?
Presents the first comprehensive study of the impactful artwork of Mithu Sen, a major Indian contemporary artist and poet, in all its multiplicity and complexity. This artist monograph presents the first comprehensive study of the artwork of Mithu Sen, a major contemporary artist and poet based in...
Who should read this book?
Ideal for young readers, parents, and elementary school students looking for an engaging, humor-filled adventure that builds reading confidence and vocabulary.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this as a deep, immersive journey into the radical imagination of one of India’s most influential contemporary artists. More than a monograph, it’s a premium reference that unpacks Mithu Sen’s worlds of language, body, myth and resistance with rare depth and clarity. If you enjoy art that challenges comfort zones and expands how you think about culture, power and creativity, this book will stay with you long after the last page.
- Published by Mapin.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 364.
Catalog Description
Presents the first comprehensive study of the impactful artwork of Mithu Sen, a major Indian contemporary artist and poet, in all its multiplicity and complexity. This artist monograph presents the first comprehensive study of the artwork of Mithu Sen, a major contemporary artist and poet based in New Delhi, India. Her work spans over two decades of making and hundreds of exhibitions, projects, performances and word art, unveiling an unparalleled history of experiments with materials and concepts. The book’s title, Unmyth, speaks to Sen’s impactful work in all its multiplicity and complexity. Sen’s art imagines for us new worlds—including to escape to and from. Some elements are familiar,...
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