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Where Heritage Meets Modernity: The Design Journey of Swati Gupta

D-Talks, D-Talks, Interview /

Swati Gupta is the founder and principal designer of Bluedot Design, bringing over two decades of experience across interiors and furniture. Trained at APIED, Gujarat, she practices a minimalist, warm aesthetic focused on functionality, material honesty, and careful detailing. Her work balances global influences with Indian context, collaborating with artisans to create handcrafted pieces and […]

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Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka at the Venice Biennale: ‘Embodied Ecologies of Paper, Water, and Memory’

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /
Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka

Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka, a queer Japanese-Canadian artist born in 1988, is a prominent figure at the Venice Biennale. Alexa Hatanaka primarily works with paper, utilising printmaking, ink drawing, and natural dyeing alongside sewing. She also interacts with traditional paper materials and techniques that both demand and support a clean environment. These modifications of customs, which

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“Love Matters”: Kushal Ray on Intimacy, Observation, and the Lifelong Marathon of Photography

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Kushal Ray’s journey into photography is as unconventional as it is compelling. Born in Kolkata in 1960, he began his career as a sports journalist at The Telegraph before turning to photography full-time in the early 1990s. Self-taught yet deeply informed by observation and empathy, he quickly developed a visual vocabulary that diverged from prevailing

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A Journey Through Layers of Truth: Norton Maza Represents Chile at the Venice Biennale

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /
Norton Maza

At the ongoing Venice Biennale, the artworks of Chilean artist Norton Maza are attracting the attention of art lovers, just as those of other artists from the Global South, and are making the concept of ‘art’ and politics the centre of discussion. Considering the artist’s family history, especially that his father was arrested after the

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Stitching Memory, Repairing History: Georgina Maxim at the Venice Biennale

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /

The presence of Zimbabwe-based mixed-media textile artist Georgina Maxim at the Venice Biennale paves the way for discussions about Global South art and the political contexts in which artists from the Global South advocate. Georgina Maxim blends more than ten years of curatorial and arts administration experience with a unique artistic practice. Maxim is also

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Waiting, Land, and Memory: Senzeni Marasela at the Venice Biennale

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /

South African interdisciplinary artist Senzeni Marasela is an active and attentive presence at the ongoing Venice Biennale. Marasela’s Venice Biennale work, which combines a wide range of artistic practices, including photography, video, prints, and mixed-media installations involving textiles and embroidery, and through which she conveys her message, captures the active attention of art lovers. Marasela’s

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Fellow Yellow Shapes Design Rooted in Stillness and Human Experience 

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Fellow Yellow Design Studio is a young and thoughtful design practice led by Geethu Gangadharan and Sreyas Vidhu S. The studio believes that good design is not just about how a space looks, but how it feels and how people connect with it. With a background in architecture, Geethu brings a strong focus on people

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Eustáquio Neves on Memory, Erasure, and Afro-Brazilian Histories at Venice

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /
Eustaquio-Neves

Self-taught photographer Eustáquio Nevse from Brazil presents projects at the Venice Biennale that bring Afro-diasporic experiences to the international stage and give them new dimensions. Neves exhibits two series at the 2026 Biennale Arte. Building relationships with a centuries-old Black community in Minas Gerais over a long period of time led to the creation of

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The Language of Textiles: Inside Kosh Furnishing Studio’s Design Philosophy

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In a design landscape increasingly driven by speed and spectacle, Nidhi and Ketan Gupta of Kosh Furnishing Studio offer a quieter, more deliberate alternative—one rooted in material sensitivity, craftsmanship, and an evolving understanding of space. Drawing from an early immersion in the textile industry, Nidhi’s practice is shaped by an intimate knowledge of fabrics, processes,

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Lines of Resistance: Marcia Kure at the Venice Biennale

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /
Marcia Kure

One of the main attractions of the ongoing Venice Biennale is the artworks of artists from countries including Africa. Among them, Marcia Kure is particularly noteworthy. Born in Nigeria in 1970, Marcia Kure is known for her mixed-media artworks. Through these, she explores themes such as identity, history, and the lasting effects of colonialism. Marcia

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