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The US Town Faces Cultural Clash Over Proposed Public Art Ban and LGBTQ Discourse

News / 16/11/2023

Introduction In the picturesque town of Littleton, New Hampshire, a controversial proposal to ban all public art has ignited a culture war, revealing deep-seated divisions in the community. The unexpected twist involves a mural with LGBTQ themes, sparking a heated debate that has now extended to the possible prohibition of all artistic expression in public […]

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Lavender: A Color Woven with Queer History and Political Expression.

Columns / 26/08/2023

“We’re not afraid to be queer and different If that means hell, well hell we’ll take the chance They’re all so straight, uptight, upright and rigid … Lavender nights our greatest treasure Where we can be just who we want to be” -The Lavender Song by Ute Lemper We see the colours Lilac and Lavender

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10 Emerging Queer Artists You Should Know About.

Do You Know?, Featured / 24/06/2023

As we approach the final week of this year’s pride month, we at Abir Pothi communicated with 10 emerging queer artists you should definitely look out for. Their art is not just an expression of their sexualities but also their expressive canvas to communicate their individual struggles and ideologies. With strong strokes and stronger voices,

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11 Queer-Coded Animated Characters in Pop-Culture.

Columns, Do You Know?, Featured / 19/06/2023

Vaishnavi Srivastava Have you ever rediscovered one of your childhood cartoons and wondered, “Hey! That seems a lot like the hand putting on nail paint emoji to me!”. Well, you’re not quite wrong. Certain characters in media have been queer-coded and it is pretty evident if you just put on your rainbow-coloured lenses. Now what

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Rewriting Gender Through The Lens: Indian Photographers Challenging the Norm.

#longread, Columns / 24/04/2023

Part -1 A gender not acknowledged: The Hijras and their struggle for representation The major works by Indian photographers Anita Khemka, Dayanita Singh, and Tejal Shah are discussed in this section while addressing transgender identity in order to comprehend the various perspectives behind their research on transgender lives. Though the subject matter seemed to be

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Alok Vaid Menon: An Embodiment of Art

Artist Profile, Featured / 11/01/2023

Aliya Usmani Alok Vaid Menon spent their early years in the small conservative town of College Station in Texas. They started writing poetry at merely 12 years of age. In an interview with The Swaddle they pointed out how this poetry became a channel for them to deal with all the harassment that they had

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Chinese vase for $9 million; Tourist smashed two 2000 years old statues; Establishment of LGBTQ+ museum

News / 07/10/2022

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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A champion of androgyny, a warrior against convention: 132 years of Hannah Höch

On This Day / 01/11/2021

November 1, On This Day One of the most interesting women in art, an LGBTQ icon, Nazi protester and feminist was born 132 years ago today, on November 1, 1889. German Dada artist Hannah Höch is best known as one of the originators of photomontage (a type of collage in which the pasted items are

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Russian LGBTQ artist goes on hunger strike; artist targeted by racism turns to video games

News / 05/05/2021

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The troubled, tumultous creative genius of Francis Bacon

On This Day / 28/04/2021

April 28, On This Day Of screaming portraits Known for his raw, unsettling imagery, Irish-born British figurative painter Francis Bacon was born in October 1909 and passed away on April 28, 1992. He built up a reputation as one of the giants of contemporary art with his unique style, and his artworks focused on subjects

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