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Chila Kumari Burman: Shakti, Sexuality and Bindi girls (2012)
Book
Arya, R. (2012). Chila Kumari Burman: Shakti, Sexuality and Bindi girls. KT Press

A monograph on the artist, Chila Kumari Burman, which looks at her work in terms of her South Asian identity, her contribution to the black arts movement and Stuart Hall{\textquoteright}s definitions of “new ethnicities” in contemporary Britain. Rina... Read More about Chila Kumari Burman: Shakti, Sexuality and Bindi girls.

Francis Bacon: Critical and Theoretical Perspectives (2012)
Book
Arya, R. (Ed.). (2012). Francis Bacon: Critical and Theoretical Perspectives. Peter Lang Ltd. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-0353-0389-6

This collection of essays on Francis Bacon (1909-1992) pays tribute to the legacy, influence and power of his art. The volume widens the relevance of Bacon in the twenty-first century and looks at new ways of thinking about or reframing him. The cont... Read More about Francis Bacon: Critical and Theoretical Perspectives.

Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art (2013)
Book
Arya, R. (Ed.). (2013). Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art. Peter Lang Ltd. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-0353-0444-2

This essay collection exploring the relationship between spirituality and art is the result of a conference that took place in December 2010 at Liverpool Cathedral. During this two-day event, artists, clergy and academics from different disciplines –... Read More about Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art.

Francis Bacon: Painting in A Godless World (2012)
Book
Arya, R. (2012). Francis Bacon: Painting in A Godless World. Lund Humphries

Throughout his career, Francis Bacon (1909-1992) made many anti-religious and, more specifically, anti-Christian statements. Bacon was a militant atheist but his atheism was not a simple dismissal of religion and religious belief. He exploited the sy... Read More about Francis Bacon: Painting in A Godless World.

Consecrating the body: the sacred and the profane in performance art (2009)
Book Chapter
Arya, R. (2009). Consecrating the body: the sacred and the profane in performance art. In D. {Torevell }, J. {Daggers }, & S. Brie (Eds.), Sacred Space (114--126). Cambridge Scholars Publishing