Capitalist realism has created a pervasive atmosphere in which it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism, and making art has become a matter of imitation and recycling old styles.
80s nostalgia, Stranger Things, and the Slow Cancellation of the Future Read More »
The identity and cultural memories of the Girmitiyas, who were forced into indentured labour, are being contested today, often to suit present-day cultural and political narratives.
Girmitiya Songs: Memory, Pain, and Resistance Read More »
WE have solutions. The most ingenious solutions fall within our means, to suit our problems, in harmony with the natural world and breathe.
Pedro Almodóvar’s film Pepi, Luci, Bom functions as both a cinematic experiment and a manifesto for the Movida ethos, celebrating everything excess and the radical possibility of reshaping identity in the wake of repression.
Anarchy in Madrid: Pepi, Luci, Bom as Political Manifesto Read More »
Queer catwalks empower the marginalised on a personal level and set the stage for performance work that carries on the fabulousness of multiply marginalised heritages.
Fabulous Fabulations: Brown Empowerment on the Queer Catwalk Read More »
Depathologizing Black women’s sexuality should involve acknowledging Black women’s capacity to affirm their sexuality for and between themselves.
“‘Callin’ Out My Own Name’: Black Women’s Music, Sexual Agency, and Sounds of Pleasure Read More »
Art is breathwork. No matter the medium and the individuality of its creator(s), all art starts out as a series of inhales and exhales.
The Inhale and Exhale of Art Read More »
Subversive art is not only the soundtrack of a historical moment but also the insistence on continued practice after the moment has passed, and the refusal to be packaged as a political product.
Hearing the South Without a Crisis Read More »
With the global Outsider Art Market not being an ‘other’ but a ‘subset’ of the ‘Insider Art Market’, subversion is today the object of subsidy and support by museums and galleries.
Outsider Art: Inherently Subversive? Read More »
Music itself is a journey — one that carries uprooted Afghan musicians like Ghawgha through unexpected paths and turns.
“The Songs of Birds Whose Names I Knew”: Listening and Singing in Exile Read More »
Being far from home has taught Afghans that they can keep their stories and culture alive on social media, creating a new space for connection and sharing.
At Home on the Internet Read More »
