SADAK - Hand painted street signs in India 20th century The volume gathers and weaves

The volume gathers and weaves together the works and writings of more than one hundred artists

And under the rubrics which discuss film and literature

reflective conversations among past and present senior members of the curatorial team

and Then’ consists of 16 films that Marijke van Warmerdam made during her stay in Rome in 2017 and subsequent visits to the city

The vignettes collected in this Rab-Rab book reflect the same dazzling versatility and passion for ideas

SADAK - Hand painted street signs in India 20th century The volume gathers and weavesSince the 1990s, hand painted signs in India one of the defining elements of the countrys urban landscape have been largely replaced by more technologically advanced media. Today, they survive in a vernacular culture quite distinct from largescale digital productions. The work of the sign painters represents a visual itinerary through the historical economic changes of Indian society over the years; paintings that emerge in vivid shapes and colours