For the past 30 years, the 100-year-old printing unit has only been using indigo, mehendi and sap sourced from across the country.
Art
How Is Beirut’s Arts Scene Doing After the Explosion?
An interview with musician and researcher Mounir Mahmalat in Beirut who talks about the city's arts sector, three months after the blast.
Weird Tales and Hobbits: How Fantasy Art Became Popular
Fantastical creatures have been featured on canvas for centuries.
In Photos | Male Self-Image Over the Years
The exhibition 'Masculinities: Liberation through Photography', showing at the Barbican Art Gallery in London, explores male self-image in a globally connected era where gender standards are constantly changing.
I’m an Artist, and I’m Not Free
A young artist on feeling stifled by stringent frameworks of gender, nation and 'respectable' art.
‘Lockdown Reminiscent of 1971 War’: Meghwal, Rangrez Artisans of Thar
Shibori artisans and Rangrezi tie-dye craftsmen, who share a working relationship that has lasted decades, have been severely affected by the fallout of the pandemic.
Illustrated | Farmers Rage Against the Government Machine
A series of artworks depicting the anger of the farmers as their fight against the three contentious farms Bills continues unabated.