A "Virtual Cosmopolis": Partha Mitter in Conversation with Keith Moxey

[...]I do not believe Didi-Huberman would never be able to understand the Hindu goddess, but he cannot do so on an intuitive level. [...]in any translation, one needs to exercise subtlety, imagination, and caution. [...]our act of translation cannot depend on our direct instinctive reflexes but need...

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Published in:	The Art bulletin (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 381 - 392
Main Author:	Moxey, Keith
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Taylor & Francis 01-09-2013 College Art Association College Art Association, Inc
Subjects:	Art galleries & museums Art history Art museums Art objects Arts Conversation Cultural history Formalist art Indian art Indian literature INTERVIEW Modern art Modernist art Semiotics Translation Verbal communication United Kingdom > UK Kolkata India
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Summary:	[...]I do not believe Didi-Huberman would never be able to understand the Hindu goddess, but he cannot do so on an intuitive level. [...]in any translation, one needs to exercise subtlety, imagination, and caution. [...]our act of translation cannot depend on our direct instinctive reflexes but needs our own cultural "armature" to take the imaginative leap.
ISSN:	0004-3079 1559-6478
DOI:	10.1080/00043079.2013.10786080