Author: Patwardhan Sudhir, Hoskote Ranjit
Place: Mumbai
Publisher: Eminence Designs Pvt Ltd
Volume: Observer esignl 8
Pages: 205
ISBN: 81-902170-0-3
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay
Keyword: Street, Patwardhan’s work, Urban environment
Classification: 750
Shelf: C5R6
Accession No: B952
Contents: Foreword The Complicit Observer- Ranjit Hoskote Plates Paintings 1975-1985 1986-1996 1997-2004 Terracotta Drawings Statements by the Artist Exhibitions Bibliographys List of Plates Acknowledgments
Abstract: *The Complicit Observer* offers a retrospective of an evocative artist’s work from 1975 to 2004, curated by Ranjit Hoskote. It examines the artist’s role as both witness and participant in India’s cultural and political shifts, with Mumbai serving as a central motif. Featuring paintings, terracotta, and drawings, the book traces a chronological evolution of form and thought. Hoskote’s foreword presents the artist as deeply engaged with their environment, blurring lines between observation and complicity. Supplemented by artist statements, exhibitions, and a bibliography, the volume is both a monograph and a reflection on the ethics of art-making in contemporary Mumbai.