Overview

This volume challenges existing notions of what is “Indian,” “Southeast Asian,” and/or “South Asian” art to help educators present a more contextualized understanding of art in a globalized world.

Focus and Examination

In doing so, it (re)examines how South or Southeast Asian art is being made, exhibited, circulated, and experienced in new ways in the United States or in regions under its cultural hegemony.

Content and Themes

The essays presented in this book examine both historical and contemporary transformations or lived experiences of monuments and regional styles (sites) from South or Southeast Asian art in art making, subsequent usage, and exhibition-making under the rubric of “Indian,” “South Asian,” or “Southeast Asian” Art.