Art And Politics
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After Indian curator quits German art panel denying antisemitism charge, all members resign
Germany’s culture minister had threatened to cut public funding for art event Documenta, terming a 2019 letter signed by Ranjit Hoskote ‘clearly antisemitic’.
Scroll Staff
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Notes from another Frankfurt (Book Fair): On Palestinian writer Adania Shibli and ‘cannibal times’
‘You cannot dictate to your muse. You cannot silence it either.’
Naveen Kishore
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How cartoonists made Bengal laugh and challenged the status quo in the years after Independence
An interview with Samit Das, the curator of an exhibition titled ‘Cartoons In Bengal 1950-1970: Freedom of Speech and Socio-Political Artistic Voice’.
Sayari Debnath
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Did a Marathi film released in May predict the current political crisis in Maharashtra?
‘Dharmaveer’, a hagiography of Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe, puts rebel Eknath Shinde in a starring role.
Nandini Ramnath
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Tattoos were common in the ancient world. It is colonialism that stigmatised them
What many people know and think about the artform is heavily influenced by oppression, racism and colonialism.
Allison Hawn, The Conversation
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A cartoonist is using satire to spotlight Assam’s biodiversity – and its destruction
Deborshee Gogoi says his work gives ‘voice to voiceless animals’.
Teresa Rehman
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Bollywood and the BJP: One year after splashy photo-op with Modi, a quiet dinner with his minister
The government’s Citizenship Amendment Act outreach event in Mumbai on Sunday was a low-key affair.
Nandini Ramnath
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The artistry of free speech in South Asia: Politics is inescapable but it isn’t the end-all of art
It is possible to be an artist, an intellectual, in a mode that is not necessarily or overtly oppositional and combative.
Ananya Vajpeyi
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Demands to remove US mural for ‘glorifying slavery’ raise important questions about art censorship
Victor Arnautoff’s ‘The Life of Washington’ has lined the hallways of San Francisco’s George Washington High School for years, but may soon be gone.
Amna Khalid, The Conversation & Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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‘There’s nothing derogatory in my paintings,’ says artist at centre of Loyola College art row
The college is being targeted because it is a minority institution, said one of the exhibition’s organisers.
S Senthalir
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Are China and India gearing up to reprise the soft power rivalry between America and Soviet Union?
China’s approach to promoting art is organised and controlled by the state. India’s is more spontaneous, sponsored by individuals and corporations.
John Zarobell
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Rudolf von Leyden: The German-born cartoonist who became Bombay’s top art critic in the 1930s
He also became a collector of, and later an authority on, antique board games and Indian playing cards.
Mollie Arbuthnot
The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May