Series Editor's Note
The appearance of Beyond Frontiers coincides with the launch of Saffron Books’ Asian Art and Society Series, running in tandem with our African Art and Society Series, and the development of a Web-based archive, Making Waves.
Essentially the website’s role is to pick up from where Beyond Frontiers rests its discourse on the art of British artists of South Asian descent. The purpose of Making Waves is also to draw attention to the work of lesser known, and younger, European artists of South Asian descent and to facilitate the publication of new material about these artists in other forms, ie in print and new media.
Making Waves takes our diasporic studies beyond the remit of an ongoing project, 101 Diasporas, which is focused on British Asian artists of Chinese descent and has been funded by the Arts Council of England.
Beyond Frontiers is the result of a huge amount of work conducted over several years by its editors and publishers. After the first drafts were submitted to Saffron Books, extensive changes in content and appearance became necessary not only to update the publication but also to enhance its appeal. It has not been possible to cover all recent developments on the South Asian art scene in Britain; that task has been passed on to Making Waves, which is accessible at www.eapgroup.com.
This publication would not have been possible without financial assistance from the Arts Council of England and the interest demonstrated by its officers in the project. It would not have been presented in this form without critical help with the various processes prior to production from several of our colleagues, chief among them Shirley Rizvi, for her invaluable editorial input, and Asad Rizvi for his technical expertise. Our thanks also go to Charles Gregory Jensen and Jennifer Campbell for their wholly voluntary help with the publication.
Sajid Rizvi, Series Editor
