Art
‘किमाम वाली रात के नाम’ – भारतीय इतिहास में पान की शृंगारिक भूमिका
Within its realm, each artwork embodies an emblematic act that accompanies the intricate ritual of food: hunger, gathering, fire, serving, devouring and, ultimately, nourishing.
By Annika Amber
तारशी के अंकित गुप्ता के साथ एक संवाद में – बलबीर कृषन
बलबीर कृषन भारत के उन समकालीन कलाकारों में से एक हैं जिन्होंने सांप्रदायिक हिंसा, आपदाओं, जेन्डर आधारित हिंसा, यौनिकता और…
By Ankit Gupta
Videos by Breakthrough
Breakthrough’s video – Mann ke Manjeeré – winner of the Screen Awards 2001 in India and nominated for MTV’s ‘Best…
By Breakthrough
July 1, 2014
To The Beat Of Activism
The rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi on December 16, 2012, left the Indian public consciousness…
By Pattie Gonsalves
July 1, 2014
The Editorial: Art and Activism
Art has the potential of reaching out to wide and diverse audiences and speaks to them in different ways. Therein…
By TARSHI
July 1, 2014
Social Media
By: Women’s Rights Campaigning Info-Activism Toolkit People are more likely to trust – and act on – messages from people they…
By Curated Content
July 15, 2014
Review: Women We Worship, Women We Abuse
It is almost a year old, but the Abused Goddesses campaign created ripples in the fabric of activism that are…
By Shweta Krishnan
July 1, 2014
Review: The Gaysi Zine is Envelope-Pushing, Occasionally Flawed, and Gorgeous
At the Delhi launch of the fourth edition of The Gaysi Zine, on January 21st at Max Mueller Bhavan, a…
By Guest Writer
Review: Art in the Age of Maintenance Work
Written in one sitting in Philadelphia, Ukeles’ manifesto was a manifestation of the rage she felt when she was pregnant with her first child and a male mentor proclaimed, “Well, Mierle, I guess you know you can’t be an artist now.”
By Niyati Dave
June 5, 2016
Reclining Vulnerability
Through multiple maquettes, I finally came across (since I myself did not know what the result of the form or figure would be) the Reclining Lady. She represents confident femininity and vulnerability. The feeling one has after taking a bath and sitting in the nude, drying oneself in unabashed nakedness.
By Noella Fernandes
April 19, 2021
Please Touch: Tactile Art as a Medium of Exploration
Most of us, during childhood, internalised the lesson that sex or pleasure is ‘dirty’ and ‘bad’. Artists around the world are increasingly using ‘tactile art’ to challenge the shame and embarrassment that people feel when they look at their bodies.
By Isha Vajpeyi
August 14, 2020
My Cup of Tea: Narrating Collective and Individual Stories through Illustration
By: Priyanka Sacheti at the IMOW Blog When you hear the word “illustration,” what does it conjure for you? For…
By Curated Content
More than Striking a Pose
“Something about this pose brought about a sense of owning my body, my persona, my expression, my sensuality, my whole being. The drop of the hip made the bottom vertebrae curve, and appear out of alignment from the rest of my spine. A deviance, defiance of the normal straight stance. A resistance, a revolt of sorts.”
By Robin
March 17, 2023
Interview: Sunil Gupta (Part II)
Sunil Gupta is an artist, activist, and a curator, based in London UK. In this interview, he talks to Manak…
By Manak Matiyani
July 15, 2014
Interview: Kripa Joshi
Kripa Joshi, an Illustrator and Comic Artist from Nepal, is the creator of Miss Moti, a character who defies stereotypical notions of how a person should look, feel and be. Kripa’s own experiences growing up as a plump person and her struggles with weight, have informed and inspired Miss Moti.
By Shikha Aleya
October 1, 2018