Knot possible: Art imagines India's queer unions
Indian artists are painting a picture of hope for same-sex marriage in a country where the Supreme Court recently denied the right to wed. Aksh Diwan Garg's solo exhibition, Wedding Season: Aap Kiski Taraf Se?, showcases guests at Indian weddings rather than the couple, highlighting the exclusion faced by queer unions. Shakibul Islam's painting Family features two fathers enjoying an evening in the park, celebrating parenthood denied to queer couples.
Children's books, such as Ameya Narvankar's Ritu Weds Chandni and Lavanya Karthik's Reva and Prisha, also depict lesbian couples, aiming to normalize same-sex love without resorting to historical or mythological references. These artists defy the notion that same-sex love is a Western construct, instead portraying it as a universal human experience.
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