Meena Kandasamy: A Wise One, a Warrior Publikationen Part of the series Objects

Part of the series Objects talk back

seven works of Kunst am Bau (art in architecture) have been realized at the Humboldt Forum

Umgangssprachlich als „Erichs Lampenladen“ bezeichnet wurde der Palast der Republik zwischen 1973 und 1976 unter Erich Honecker erbaut und war bis 1990 Sitz des DDR-Parlaments sowie ein beliebter Ort für Freizeit und Kultur

248 pages with numerous historical illustrations

Hanser Verlag

Meena Kandasamy: A Wise One, a Warrior Publikationen Part of the series ObjectsObjects talk back Meena Kandasamy contemplates the Mithuna couple, a 17th century ivory sculpture from Tamil Nadu, India. Starting from this depiction of lovers, the author unfolds a multilayered narrative that moves in several directions through images, questions, and contradictions. "How can we look at this piece without talking about who created it?" she asks, examining how caste and class are as indelibly etched into the object as its physical