10 Textile Artists You Should Know
From pioneering modernists to wildly innovative contemporary artists, we explore 10 essential textile artists who have been weaving wonders in cloth from India and South Asia
Artist Profiles
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Memory Collector: Arpita Akhanda
Meet India Art Fair Artist in Residence, Arpita Akhanda, who explores history through family photographs, maps and postcards — and download a special artist poster inspired by the relationship between the river and her body
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Kantha: Women Stitching Stories in Thread
Kantha is an embroidery and stitching technique from Eastern India that makes use of a simple running stitch to create beautiful and complex textile pieces. Here, we follow Kantha artist Deepa Guha Thakurta, as she explains the extraordinary history of this craft — and the freedom it inspires in its makers to this day
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3 Things to Know: Zarina Hashmi
As the world mourns her passing, we take a look at moments that define Zarina Hashmi’s extraordinary legacy — an artist we admire and shall sorely miss
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Raghu Rai: In His Own Words
Acclaimed Indian photographer Raghu Rai turns 80 this year. To celebrate his illustrious career, we share some of his wisdom on topics ranging from photography and music to intuition and sacrifice
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Put Together, It Becomes a Whole: Performance Artists You Should Know
Strong and subversive, performance artists Jelili Atiku, Maya Krishna Rao, Raisa Kabir and Piyali Ghosh open up about their inspirations — and issues that matter to them the most
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3 Things to Know: Kartick Chandra Pyne
Indian modernist and surrealist painter Kartick Chandra Pyne is finally getting the attention he deserves. Here, we explore three facets of the artist’s enigmatic life and work
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5 Questions to Alicja Kwade
The artist, known for her installations of cosmic proportions, tells us about her personal universe — from defying the laws of physics in her Berlin studio to the artists she keeps in her orbit
