The book presents a decade-long perspective on contemporary visual practices in India, with stunning visuals and insightful essays by leading intellectuals in the field. Engaging with a diversity of art practices and creative conditions, the publication (and exhibition) questions cultural structures that segregate visual practices, making a case for a polycentric aesthetic. In this argument for an inclusive and non-hierarchical consideration of visual culture, Edge of Desire presents a new contribution from the Indian subcontinent to the debate on the nature and purpose of art practices and art histories.

The book presents a decade-long perspective on contemporary visual practices in India, with stunning visuals and insightful essays by leading intellectuals in the field. Engaging with a diversity of art practices and creative conditions, the publication (and exhibition) questions cultural structures that segregate visual practices, making a case for a polycentric aesthetic. In this argument for an inclusive and non-hierarchical consideration of visual culture, Edge of Desire presents a new contribution from the Indian subcontinent to the debate on the nature and purpose of art practices and art histories. At the same time, it offers a visually exciting and intellectually stimulating array of new art from India generated through an intermingling of influences and traditions.

FOREWORD

VISHAKHA N. DESAlt ALLAN DODGE， MELISSA CHIU, AND GARY DUFOUR

PREFACE

CHAITANYA SAMBRANI

ON THE DOUBLE EDGE OF DESIRE

CHAITANYA SAMBRANI

EPILOGUE

CATALOGUE OF THE EXHIBITION

LOCATION / LONGING

TRANSIENT SELF

CONTESTED TERRAIN

RECYCLED FUTURES

UNRULY VISIONS

COMMENTARIES

VISUALITY AND VISUAL ART -- SPECULATING ON A LINK  ASHISH RAJADHYAKSHA

INDIA'S MODERN VERNACULAR -- ON THE EDGE   KAJRI JAIN

CHECKLIST OF THE EXHIBITION

ARTISTS' BIOGRAPHIES

MAP AND TIMELINE OF  INDIA SINCE  1947

BIBLIOGRAPHY