Forbidden to See Us Scream in Tehran: A Poignant Reflection on Women’s Voices in Iran
New in our b-roll column, Bangalore-based writer Neetha Kurup reviews Iranian director Farbod Ardebili’s new short film, which comments on the heavy metal scene, feminism, voicelessness, and disability within Tehran
Poet Rabha Ashry on ‘loving the alien’, Black Sunflowers, and Playing Foreigner
Winner of the 2020 Brunel International African Poetry Prize, Rabha Ashry probes her different identities, navigating Arabness, queerness and more, in her chapbook “loving the alien”, published by UK’s first crowdfunded poetry press Black Sunflowers. Tusshara Nalakumar Srilatha reviews her poems and talks to Ashry about her process and practice
Desert Cast: Towards an Identity
The new architectural exhibition at Sharjah's 1971 Design Space, featuring three Kuwait-based designers, hopes to discover a more authentic local design identity, one that is rooted in the region's rich history
Art as Service: Realizing the Value of Theater through Exit 11’s “The Bacchae”
Our Editor-in-Chief reviews a global, remotely-produced audio play within a larger conversation about how art services our lives during a pandemic
When I Get Home: Solange's Cartography
In When I Get Home, a title itself implying a road and destination tied to self, Solange sketches a journey, maps out the paths that have led her to this exact moment as both artist and woman and black being.
The Witching Hour: Watching “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
In this essay, Ria Golovakova talks about childhood magic and the new Netflix show about Sabrina the witch.
Who is Madeline's Madeline?
A review of Josephine Decker’s film Madeline’s Madeline by Lillian Snortland.
The Question of the Authentic Indian
In a striking short story titled Out on Main Street, the writer and visual artist Shani Mootoo deconstructs the idea of the authentic Indian identity, countering it with the notion of hybridity.
Japanese Connections at the Louvre Abu Dhabi
A review of the new Japanese art exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Thinking Bout Frank Ocean's Blonde
A personal review of Frank Ocean’s iconic album by Lillian Snortland.
Dismantling Detroit: Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You
Exploring the eccentric, complex character of Detroit in Boots Riley’s film Sorry to Bother You.
The Eyes of Those in The Bear Clan: A Review of the Short Story Fleur
The natures of various characters in this short story by Louise Erdrich are embodied by the creatures they master, writes Zoe Jane Patterson in this fiction analysis.
Five Roses Thorns: A Review of Sheila Hicks’ Lignes de vie
Chiran Raj Pandey takes an in-depth look at renowned American textile artist Sheila Hicks’ new exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.