Author Description

"This book is dedicated to contemporary art from India, compiled by Eegje Schoo. She started her collection when she was the Dutch ambassador to India from 1987 to 1991. In the years that followed, Schoo continued to promote art from India through her Amsterdam- based Foundation for Indian Artists (FIA). She recently donated parts of her collection to Museum Arnhem, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and Kunstmuseum Den Haag. This publication delves deeper into the background of the Schoo Collection, the artists Schoo followed, often from the earliest beginnings of their careers, her activities with FIA, and of course the works she collected. It pays attention to artists such as Jaya Ganguly, Bhupen Khakhar, Sheila Makhijani, Surendran Nair, Jangarh Singh Shyam, Aji V. N., the tantric artists Raja Babu Sharma, Ghanshyam Nimbark, and Acharya Vyakul, and many others. With text contributions by Jelle Bouwhuis, Meera Menezes, Shukla Sawant, and Mitchell Shelby Crites. "--