{"product_id":"raqib-shaw-paradise-lost-9780300286502","title":"Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth exploration of Shaw's most recent work: the ambitious, twenty-one-panel painting \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon-based artist Raqib Shaw (b. 1974) creates fantastical yet profoundly personal works that draw upon his Indian heritage and his deep knowledge of art history. This book explores the twenty-one-panel painting \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost, \u003c\/i\u003eShaw's most recent work and magnum opus. Premiering in an installation at the Art Institute of Chicago, the painting presents a dramatic narrative--from the loss of an idealized Kashmiri childhood to disillusionment, hedonism, destruction, rebirth, and, ultimately, peace. Stunning new photography with close details and installation views of the work offers a glimpse of Shaw's unique technique, involving industrial enamel paints that result in a luminous, cloisonné-like surface. Essays explore Shaw's sprawling autobiographical work through the lens of his multiple Kashmiri, Indian, and British identities and examine the artist's storytelling practice, drawing connections among European art and texts, including Milton's \"Paradise Lost\" and Dante's\u003ci\u003e Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, and identifying themes of exile, mourning, and the art of painting. This finely wrought publication offers the perfect introduction to the artist through his most ambitious work to date. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for the Art Institute of Chicago \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt Institute of Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(June 7, 2025-November 15, 2026)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Rondeau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Art Institute of Chicago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.30h x 10.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300286502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadhuvanti Ghose\u003c\/b\u003e is the Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan Art, Arts of Asia, at the Art Institute of Chicago. \u003cb\u003eDavid Lomas\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of art history at the University of Manchester. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"James Rondeau \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48363750457501,"sku":"9780300286502","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6f08d6da-44ee-46e0-949c-cf5a7998f527.jpg?v=1780428759","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/raqib-shaw-paradise-lost-9780300286502","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}