Forcing the marginalised to laugh at traumatising gibberish masquerading as 'comedy' is violence. Gaslighting the oppressed to accept their ridicule as humour is abuse.
Art
‘Our Lives Are Shaped by Violence’: Kashmiri Artist Detained for ‘We Are Palestine’ Mural
"I don’t think Kashmir is safe for artists to express themselves," Mudasir Gull says.
My Relationship With Art
How a childhood passion lost its lustre after academic strictures and a traumatic incident.
Staging the Serpent: Kasba Arghya’s ‘Naag Nagini Katha’
The play, due to be performed again at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata on April 11, celebrates the oral culture of storytelling. It is a rebellion in performance …
NFTs: Why Digital Art Has Such a Massive Carbon Footprint
NFTs (or non-fungible tokens) don't even exist in the real world, but the market around them has a big effect on the planet.
Chinese Digital Art Mocks Western Criticism of Labour Conditions in Xinjiang
Referring to a one-horned Chinese mythical beast, it shows two figures with white pointed hoods interviewing a scarecrow in a field of cotton and Black slaves.