Thank you for your understanding. How might art schools be formative in the writing and teaching of comparative histories? In this talk, art historian Chaitanya Sambrani discusses the role of art schools in shaping modern art in the mid-twentieth century, around the time of the independence and consolidation of nationalism in India and Indonesia. He offers a comparative reading between two schools where artist-educators sought to experiment with pedagogical models: the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda established in , a highly influential school in shaping art currents in postcolonial India, and the Fakultas Seni Rupa dan Desain, Bandung whose predecessor was established in Sambrani explores how artist-educators of this period negotiated internationalist and indigenous approaches to art practice and pedagogy, and how these case studies are relevant to contemporary discussions around art pedagogy.
Dr Chaitanya Sambrani is an art historian and curator with a special interest in modern and contemporary art in Asia. He currently teaches at the Australian National University, Canberra. Free and open to the public with registration. Gunungan Emas The Golden Mountain , , oil on canvas on wood, 80 x 80cm. Installation view from Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta.
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