A NEAR ABOUT COMPLETE RUN OF THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE JOURNAL OF INDIAN ART
NOS 1 -56, VOLS. 1 to 12, VOLS 15, 17 to 33, VOLS. 43 to 56 COMPLETE
BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN MARBLED BOARDS, WITH 3 TO 4 ISSUES IN ONE VOLUME, ORIGINAL WRAPPERS BOUND IN
Lalit Kala Contemporary is an illustrated journal, exclusively devoted to contemporary art. The journal carries features on artists and art personalities and articles/discussion on current art movements, exhibitions and reviews.
The Lalit Kala Akademi, or National Academy of Art in New Delhi was set up 1954, by the then Minister for Education, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. As per its mandate to "preserve the glorious traditions of the past and enrich them by the work of our modern artists", the Akademi holds national exhibitions, oversees India's participation in international exhibitions like the Venice Biennale, offers fellowships and grants, and publishes journals, monographs and other educational materials in various languages.
The present lot Is almost a complete run of this glorious journal LALIT KALA CONTEMPORARY. The Lalit Kala aims to cover "...all aspects of Oriental art and Archaeology, emphasizing on the history and culture of this country. Its main objective is to publish articles and review books maintaining sound tradition of scholarship and research."
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