Chila Burman

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A feast of colour and texture, Chila Burman's new major monograph celebrates one of Britain's most exciting contemporary artists and her extraordinary body of work from across four decades.

Chila Burman is known for her radical feminist practice, her joyful neon light installations and her use of kaleidoscopic colours. Exploring the experiences and aesthetics of Asian femininity and female empowerment, and drawing on popular culture, her work has consistently strived to challenge stereotypes and to champion equality.

This new major monograph on the artist brings together Burman's extraordinary body of work from across four decades. Featuring paintings, prints, neons, installation and video works, and a range of perspectives, it explores the ideas central to Burman's practice, as well as her unique style.

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Louisa Buck is a writer and broadcaster. Since 1997, she has been the contemporary art columnist for The Art Newspaper, and is a regular reviewer on BBC radio and TV. She has authored catalogue essays for institutions including Tate and Whitechapel Gallery. Her books include Market Matters: The Dynamics of the Contemporary Art Market (Arts Council England 2004) and Commissioning Contemporary Art : A Handbook for Curators, Collectors and Artists (Thames & Hudson 2012). Deborah Cherry is Professor Emerita of Art History at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Linder Sterling, known as Linder, is a renowned artist, acclaimed for her photomontages, radical feminism and performances. Bidisha Mamata is a British broadcaster, critic, and an artist making films and stills. Bakul Patki is an independent arts and culture curator, creative producer, brand consultant, writer and PR specialist. Nicole Polonsky is a multidisciplinary visual artist, curator and writer. Dorothy Price is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art and Critical Race Art History at the Courtauld. She was previously at the University of Bristol, where she was Professorial research lead for the Transnational Modernisms Research Cluster, and a founder member and inaugural Director of the Centre for Black Humanities. Price is also Editor of the journal Art History and founded the Tate/Paul Mellon Centres British Art Network subgroup on Black British Art. Ashwani Sharma is a Senior Lecturer in Film and Screen Studies at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London. Frances Spalding is an art historian, critic and biographer.