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Category: Art
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.
In Photos | Not an Idyllic Despair
A photo essay capturing a day in the life of daily-wage labourers in Kolkata's Dharmatal neighbourhood.
My Art Doesn’t Smile
A poem on the culture of forced positivity in an artist's work, and how it is often similar to the ways women are expected to 'behave'.
In Photos | The Reopening of Dilli Haat
The usually bustling tourism spot lies largely empty with rows of abandoned shops and masked mannequins for company.
Debate: It’s Time to Embrace Poetry
It is the language of poetry and all things poetic that aid us in clinging onto the hope that this age of despair might soon pass.
Heart For Art: Save Your Local Artists
Your local artists, who are alive and struggling, need you urgently.