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The London Jungle Book
Bhajju & Wolf
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Description for The London Jungle Book
Hardcover. Hailed as a book that reverses the anthropological gaze, 'The London Jungle Book' is the personal story of Indian tribal artist Bhajju Shyam's first encounter with a western city. Revised & fully updated to mark the 10th anniversary of that momentous journey, Bhajju's rich art and poignant reflections are as relevant today as they ever were. Editor(s): Wolf, Gita; Rao, Sirish. Num Pages: 48 pages, Full Colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 219 x 10. Weight in Grams: 448.
Bhajju Shyam - a brilliant artist from the Gond tribe in central India - was commissioned to paint the walls of an Indian restaurant in London, and spent two months in the city. The book that emerged from the journey is a visual travelogue of his first encounter with a western metropolis. With radical innocence and great sophistication, Bhajju brings the signs of the Gond forest to bear on the city, turning London into an exotic jungle. This new and fully re-designed edition of the now-classic book marks the tenth anniversary of Bhajju's momentous journey to London. ... Read more
Bhajju Shyam - a brilliant artist from the Gond tribe in central India - was commissioned to paint the walls of an Indian restaurant in London, and spent two months in the city. The book that emerged from the journey is a visual travelogue of his first encounter with a western metropolis. With radical innocence and great sophistication, Bhajju brings the signs of the Gond forest to bear on the city, turning London into an exotic jungle. This new and fully re-designed edition of the now-classic book marks the tenth anniversary of Bhajju's momentous journey to London. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tara Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
447g
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
Chennai, India
ISBN
9788192317120
SKU
V9788192317120
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Ref
99-2
About Bhajju & Wolf
Bhajju Shyam is hailed as the finest living Gond tribal artist in India. His intricate and colorful work is well-known throughout India and abroad, and has been exhibited in the UK, USA, Germany, Holland, France, Russia, Italy and Reunion Island. The internationally acclaimed London Jungle Book was Bhajju's first book with Tara, and he has subsequently been involved with ... Read more
Reviews for The London Jungle Book
"A beautiful book - I would like to give it to everyone I love when they are traveling." - John Berger "A startlingly generous and colourful collection of images, capable of making the most jaded metropolitan refocus and smile." - The Independent on Sunday