Amin Gulgee: No Mans Land

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The first comprehensive monograph on Pakistani artist and curator Amin Gulgee, dedicated to his illustrious career.

Spanning over three decades, Gulgee's multifaceted practice unfolds through a rich tapestry of techniques and themes, inviting readers to immerse themselves in the intricate layers of his work.

Featuring insightful essays from esteemed figures across the contemporary creative landscapecurators, novelists, artists, academics, criticsthis volume illuminates Gulgee's artistry from myriad perspectives. From spirituality to politics, from the uni_x0002_versal to the particular, Gulgee's oeuvre navigates the complexities of human existence with fearless inventiveness, inviting contemplation on the boundless realms of the universe and the depths of our collective consciousness.

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John McCarry received his BA from Yale in East Asian Studies. His writing has appeared in National Geographic and GEO and in the Pakistani news magazines Herald and Newsline. He is the author of County Fairs (National Geographic Society, 1997) and co-editor, along with Niilofur Farrukh and Amin Gulgee, of Pakistan's Radioactive Decade: An Informal Cultural History of the 1970s (Oxford University Press, 2019.) He has served as coordinator of the Amin Gulgee Gallery in Karachi since its inception in 2000.