Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art from Pakistan

by Mohsin Hamid, Vishakha N. Desai, Salima Hashmi

Accompanying the first U.S. museum exhibition devoted to contemporary art from Pakistan, this dynamic catalogue provides a groundbreaking look at recent and current trends in Pakistani art. Hanging Fire covers a fascinating range of subjects and media, from installation and video art to sculpture, drawing, and paintings in the "contemporary miniature" tradition. Essays by distinguished contributors from a variety of fields, including Salima...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300154186
• ISBN13: 9780300154184
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Asia Society Museum
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.3" x 12.2"