In the Image of Tibet: Tibetan Painting After 1959 [Clare Harris]

[Modernity] [Tibetan Art] [Beyond Mandala]

In the Image of Tibet: Tibetan Painting After 1959

Clare Harris

Reaktion Books, London. 1999. First edition. Some toning to the front cover; sticker residue marks on rear cover; minor edge wear, but text block pristine. Heavily illustrated and printed on nice thick paper. An excellent copy.

From the publisher:

"Taking the Dalai Lama's flight from Tibet in 1959 as its starting point, this book offers a unique interpretation of the ways in which the idea of Tibet has been imagined by Tibetan artists in exile in India and in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Based on the results of six years of fieldwork, during which Clare Harris interviewed and photographed Tibetan artists at work, this book shows how Tibet – real, remembered and imagined – came to be envisioned anew."

A super cool book that sheds light on Tibetan art beyond it's illustrious religious works. Heavily illustrated, warm and convivial tone throughout, an essential resource for those in this realm.