Reshaping Art

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Item Code: NAP512
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Author: T. M. Krishna
Language: English
Edition: 2018
ISBN: 9789386021977
Pages: 124
Cover: Hardcover
Other Details 8.5 inch X 5.5 inch
Weight 160 gm
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Book Description
About the Book

In Reshaping Art. T. M. Krishna examines what art is and how we can harness its power to make ourselves and our communities open and sensitive. Well known for his attempts to break Karnatik music out of its high-caste confines. the author takes us through a journey of understanding what art means to different groups of people and the ways in which we all create and enjoy it. He then asks important questions about how art is made. performed and disseminated. and addresses crucial issues of caste. class and gender within society while exploring the contours of democracy. culture and learning.

About the Author

A vocalist in the Karnataka tradition is known for his uncommon renditions and original interpretations of music. As a public intellectual, Krishna speaks and writes about issues affecting the human condition and about matters cultural. He is the driving force behind the Urur Olcott Kuppam Festival and the Svanubhava initiative, and has been part of inspiring collaborations such as the Chennai Poromboke Paadal with environmentalist Nityanand Jayaraman. He is the recipient of the Professor V. Aravindakshan Memorial Award (2017), the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration (2017) and the Ramon Magsaysay Award (2016). His path-breaking book A Southern Music: The Karnatik Story won the 2014 Tata literature Live! First Book Award for Non-fiction.

Contents

ONE  
The Essence of Art 1
TWO  
Art And Society 15
THREE  
The Caging of Art 27
FOUR  
Caste in Music 37
FIVE  
Reshaping Art 53
SIX  
Art and Identity 65
SEVEN  
Art in the Classroom 93
EIGHT  
The Spirit of Art 103
Acknowledgements 109
Bibliography and Further Reading 111
Index 113

 

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