Lalitha Lajmi by Skye Arundhati-Thomas - ISBN: 9781915609342
Paperback
Unveiling a self-taught artist’s captivating self-portraits and hidden depths.

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    104 pages

  • Release Date

    25 March 2025

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Summary

The first published monograph on the late Indian artist Lalitha Lajmi and her captivating self-portraits.

Self-taught painter Lalitha Lajmi (1932-2023) was born in Kolkata, India, into a family with a keen interest in the arts, yet her artistic fervor was nonetheless limited by her circumstances. As a mother, Lajmi set up her first studio in her garage, working on her multivalent practice long into the night. Her initial investigations began with realism and later moved into expressio…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781915609342
ISBN-10:1915609348
Author:Skye Arundhati-Thomas
Publisher:Sternberg Press
Imprint:Sternberg Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:104
Release Date:25 March 2025
Weight:102g
Dimensions:160mm x 113mm x 8mm
Series:Imagine Otherwise
About The Author

Skye Arundhati-Thomas

Skye Arundhati Thomas is an award-winning writer and editor based in Goa. They write for The London Review of Books, Artforum, frieze, and numerous other outlets. They are co-editor of The White Review. Their first book Remember the Details, on viral images, courtrooms, and a brief history of a protest movement, was published in 2021. Their second, co-written with Izabella Scott, on constitutional law, military occupation, and communications blackouts is forthcoming in 2023.

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