Travel, Art and Collecting in South Asia - Vertiginous Exchange

Travel, Art and Collecting in South Asia questions what might be ideas of vertiginous collecting, art making and museums as expanded fields, including wonder houses, missionary museums or museobuses, in Britain and South Asia.

List of contents

1. Eye of the Pearl: Archaic Labour, Fisheries and Waste in South Asia 2. Idol Worn: Missionaries, Museums and the Deodand in London and South Asia 3. Pure White: Shades of Political Economy 4. 'With Respect to Residue': Raqs Media Collective and the Decolonial Museum as UFO

About the author

Natasha Eaton is Reader in the History of Art at University College London, UK.

Summary

Travel, Art and Collecting in South Asia questions what might be ideas of vertiginous collecting, art making and museums as expanded fields, including wonder houses, missionary museums or museobuses, in Britain and South Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Natasha Eaton, Eaton Natasha
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9780367640347
• ISBN: 978-0-367-64034-7
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Routledge Research in Art and Race
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, TRAVEL / General, The arts: general issues, Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides, TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, ART / General, ART / History / General, Anthropology, Society & culture: general, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, Religion: general, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Art, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Society and culture: general, History and Archaeology, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc, The arts: general topics