Skip to main content
Withdrawn
Edit position
Edit position

No position recorded yet. Picking a shelf here sets the manual override.

Nalini Malani : You can't keep acid in a paper bag 1969-2014
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

Nalini Malani : You can't keep acid in a paper bag 1969-2014

by Nalini Malani, Roobina Karode, Lotte Betting, Saumya Bhatt, Johan Pijnappel

This publication documents a major retrospective held in India, encompassing five decades of work. The three-part exhibition was organised to provide a comprehensive overview of the artist's practice and its enduring relevance.

Accession 11409 ISBN 9788192803739 Publisher Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
Nalini Malani : You can't keep acid in a paper bag 1969-2014 cover
Live
No live
No live
No live
Nalini Malani : You can't keep acid in a paper bag 1969-2014 cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Art Art and Society Authors Biography Painting Photography
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
False
position_updated_at
never
orientation
unknown
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
No location history available for this book.
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 00:53 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)

Identity

name→ title
Nalini Malani : You can't keep acid in a paper bag 1969-2014
vernon_id
15187
accession_no→ accession_number
11409
vernon_slug
nalini-malani-you-cant-keep-acid-in-a-paper-bag-1969-2014-curated-by-roobina-karode-edited-by-lotte-betting-saumya-bhatt-johan-pijnappel

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
Transit
location_name
Zone N1/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
Transit
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
9788192803739

Descriptive

production_date
2015
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication, Exhibition catalogues/Catalogues/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
Catalogue accompanying a retrospective of the work of Indian artist Nalini Malani. --LH

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Roobina Karode, Nalini Malani, Lotte Betting, Saumya Bhatt, Johan Pijnappel
tags→ tags
Art, Arts, Art -- Exhibitions, Contemporary Art, Art, Modern -- 21st century, Painting, Graphic arts, Video art, Art, Modern -- 20th century, Persons, Women artists, Artists, Photography, Artistic, Art, Indic -- 20th century, Art -- India, Artists' preparatory studies, Solo exhibitions (Art)
subject_people
Nalini Malani
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
22513

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "nalini-malani-you-cant-keep-acid-in-a-paper-bag-1969-2014-curated-by-roobina-karode-edited-by-lotte-betting-saumya-bhatt-johan-pijnappel"
"opacObjectId": "15187"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "22513"
"cssColors": [3 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "bc8f8f"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 5.81
"colorName": "rosybrown"
"lightness": 65
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 25
"formattedColorName": "rosy brown"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "000000"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 90.48
"colorName": "black"
"lightness": 0
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "black"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "696969"
"hue": 0
"rank": 3
"presence": 3.23
"colorName": "dimgray"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dim gray"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "dcbbb8"
"hue": 5
"rank": 1
"presence": 5.81
"lightness": 79
"saturation": 33
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "0f100f"
"hue": 120
"rank": 2
"presence": 90.48
"lightness": 6
"saturation": 3
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "655c58"
"hue": 18
"rank": 3
"presence": 3.23
"lightness": 37
"saturation": 6
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "828d89"
"hue": 158
"rank": 4
"presence": 0.21
"lightness": 53
"saturation": 4
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "3e4e46"
"hue": 150
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.26
"lightness": 27
"saturation": 11
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "7c848c"
"hue": 209
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.01
"lightness": 51
"saturation": 6
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "44444c"
"hue": 240
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.0
"lightness": 28
"saturation": 5
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 1361
"score": 87.2
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Sleeve"
"imageLabelId": 37
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 10019
"score": 84.9
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Rectangle"
"imageLabelId": 11
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 19411
"score": 82.6
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 1637
"score": 66.27
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Logo"
"imageLabelId": 19
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 5578
"score": 64.31
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Pattern"
"imageLabelId": 24
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 2009
"score": 63.67
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Brand"
"imageLabelId": 15
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 3194
"score": 62.72
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Graphics"
"imageLabelId": 16
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 89
"score": 59.8
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Label"
"imageLabelId": 633
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 19018
"score": 58.53
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 5351
"score": 57.05
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Advertising"
"imageLabelId": 71
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/3899/f7e7e7e5474d35f17571dab6314f752b6a517780.jpg"
"width": "666"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/3899/f7e7e7e5474d35f17571dab6314f752b6a517780.jpg"
"width": "333"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/3899/f7e7e7e5474d35f17571dab6314f752b6a517780.jpg"
"width": "29"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/3899/f7e7e7e5474d35f17571dab6314f752b6a517780.jpg"
"width": "125"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/3899/f7e7e7e5474d35f17571dab6314f752b6a517780.jpg"
"width": "62"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/3899/f7e7e7e5474d35f17571dab6314f752b6a517780.jpg"
"width": "832"
"height": "1000"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.3118719
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "11409"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Nalini Malani : You can't keep acid in a paper bag 1969-2014 / [curated by] Roobina Karode ; [edited by] Lotte Betting, Saumya Bhatt, Johan Pijnappel"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "Nalini Malani : You can't keep acid in a paper bag 1969-2014 / [curated by] Roobina Karode ; [edited by] Lotte Betting, Saumya Bhatt, Johan Pijnappel"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [5 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Malani, Nalini"
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Karode, Roobina"
"[2]": {1 keys}
"value": "Betting, Lotte"
"[3]": {1 keys}
"value": "Bhatt, Saumya"
"[4]": {1 keys}
"value": "Pijnappel, Johan"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "2015"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "2015-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2015-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Catalogue accompanying a retrospective of the work of Indian artist Nalini Malani. --LH"
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Transit"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"Transit""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N1/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Exhibition catalogues/Catalogues/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Exhibition catalogues/Catalogues/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "New Delhi/India"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Kiran Nadar Museum of Art"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "302 pages : illustrations (mostly colour) ; 25 cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes bibliographical references"
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "9788192803739"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "709.2 MAL"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Open Shelving/Library/Roundhouse Complex"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [10 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art -- India/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Art -- India/Arts""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art, Indic -- 20th century"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Art, Indic -- 20th century""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Artists' preparatory studies/Art/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Artists' preparatory studies/Art/Arts""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Contemporary Art/Art, Modern -- 21st century"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Contemporary Art/Art, Modern -- 21st century""
"[4]": {2 keys}
"value": "Painting/Graphic arts/Art/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Painting/Graphic arts/Art/Arts""
"[5]": {2 keys}
"value": "Photography, Artistic/Art/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Photography, Artistic/Art/Arts""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"value": "Solo exhibitions (Art)/Art -- Exhibitions/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Solo exhibitions (Art)/Art -- Exhibitions/Arts""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"value": "Video art/Art, Modern -- 20th century"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Video art/Art, Modern -- 20th century""
"[8]": {2 keys}
"value": "Video art/Art, Modern -- 21st century"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Video art/Art, Modern -- 21st century""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"value": "Women artists/Artists/Persons"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Women artists/Artists/Persons""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1969-2014"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1969-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2014-12-31Z"
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Nalini Malani: You Can't Keep Acid in a Paper Bag; Jan 2014-21 Dec 2014"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_event:"Nalini Malani: You Can't Keep Acid in a Paper Bag; Jan 2014-21 Dec 2014""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "20th Century"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_period:"20th Century""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "21st Century"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_period:"21st Century""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Nalini Malani"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Nalini Malani""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "India"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_place:"India""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [5 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "nalini-malani"
"title": "Nalini Malani"
"relatedRecordId": "15235"
"[1]": {3 keys}
"slug": "roobina-karode"
"title": "Roobina Karode"
"relatedRecordId": "11266"
"[2]": {3 keys}
"slug": "lotte-betting"
"title": "Lotte Betting"
"relatedRecordId": "19500"
"[3]": {3 keys}
"slug": "saumya-bhatt"
"title": "Saumya Bhatt"
"relatedRecordId": "20039"
"[4]": {3 keys}
"slug": "johan-pijnappel"
"title": "Johan Pijnappel"
"relatedRecordId": "20373"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 5
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes