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Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost

Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost
Library Shelf Location 18.SHAW
Publication Date 2013
Description

Published to accompany Paradise Lost, a three-venue exhibition of London-based Kashmiri artist Raqib Shaw. This is his first public presentation in New York since the 2008 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Opulent scenes of beastly anthropomorphic figures amidst fantastical worlds of idyllic skies and classical ruins fills Shaw’s first exhibition at three venues at Pace.

Included in the exhibition are ten paintings, three sculptures, and five drawings. Based on the theme of John Milton’s Paradise Lost, they are a fusion of Indian mythological figures, hybrids of man and beast, warring in landscapes inspired by quattrocento and Renaissance painting. They are a synthesis of Indian miniatures painted with precision and delicacy and Western classical architecture inspired by Carlo Crivelli’s The Annunciation in the National Gallery, London. Shaw’s series can be interpreted as a direct confrontation between East and West where the shattered monuments suggest the triumph of the East.

Paradise Lost will be on view from November 8, 2013 through January 11, 2014. An opening reception with the artist will be held on Thursday, November 7 from 6 to 8 PM. A catalogue will accompany the exhibition and include an essay by art historian Sir Norman Rosenthal.

ISBN 9781935410485
Quantity 1
Pages 64
Format Hardback
Publisher Pace Gallery, New York
Related Artist Raqib Shaw
Category Painting
Keywords Dreams, Fantasy, Landscapes (representations)
Artist's Nationality Kashmiri

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