This week, how a group of acclaimed artists fell back into obscurity, a new sourcebook of South Asian art, and much more.
Books February 6, 2023 20th Century Indian Art: Modern, Post-Independence, Contemporary surveys the many distinct aspects of art in South Asia. | Nageen Shaikh Become a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. Become a Member ARTISTS' STORIES Theatres of Melancholy: The Neo-Romantics in Paris and Beyond highlights a group of artists who found acclaim and patronage only to fall back into obscurity. | Sarah Rose Sharp Within this rich survey of 1990s ephemera is an homage to the modes of communication that forged community and identity prior to the internet. | Isabel Ling Stephen L. Starkman’s moving book about his encounter with mortality leaves a place for perseverance and hope. | Lauren Moya Ford |