Maligned Monster II

Name/Title

Maligned Monster II

Entry/Object ID

2009.001

Collection

Hundal Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Shahzia Sikander

Date made

2000

Time Period

21st Century

Dimensions

Height

29-1/4 in

Width

22-1/4 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

Sikander has paired a Hindu female figure with a classical female figure of Western art. The title is a reference to a text by historian Partha Mitter, Much Maligned Monsters: History of European Reactions to Indian Art, an exposé of cultural bias of Western perspectives towards Indian sculpture and architecture.