{"product_id":"hanging-fire-salima-hashmi-9780300154184","title":"Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art from Pakistan","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccompanying 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. \u003ci\u003eHanging Fire\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Hashmi, Pakistani-American sociologist and historian Ayesha Jalal, and the celebrated novelist Mohsin Hamid, place contemporary Pakistani art in a cultural, historical, and artistic perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's title, \u003ci\u003eHanging Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, alludes to the contemporary economic, political, and social tensions--both local and global--from which these artists find their creative inspiration. It may also suggest to the viewer to delay judgment, particularly based on assumptions or preconceived notions about contemporary society and artistic expression in Pakistan today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for the Asia Society Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsia Society and Museum (9\/10\/09 - 1\/3\/10)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Salima Hashmi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300154186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300154184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Asia Society Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.24h x 9.26w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2010","brand":"Salima Hashmi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076002115839,"sku":"9780300154184","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e728e5c0-7a17-4308-a54f-2352295a12ff.jpg?v=1685462628","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hanging-fire-salima-hashmi-9780300154184","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}