I wrote a deeply personal essay that hopes to explain @pyaariazaadi.bsky.social’s art and how so much is outside the frame of her gallery art and how it represents a new wave of practitioners challenging us!

Same. This was just WOW! 😮

I loved this piece too 🤩 I wish I had gotten to spend more time at the show, there were so many incredible details to absorb!

Artist Pyaari Azadi has my mantra for today, and this is in her spectacular solo show at Pen & Brush gallery in Manhattan

Such a lovely group. Left to right, Pyaari, Mona Eltahawy, Roohi Choudhry, and Yashica Dutt

Went to a fantastic reading event at Pyaari Azaadi’s studio last night and it was powerful to hear discussion of being an “outside woman” and the challenges of challenging patriarchy.

@pyaariazaadi.bsky.social (aka the radical political outspoken endearing South Asian artist older sister you all need) hosted last evening's incredible reception for @bakeryprasad.bsky.social at her Xenana Projects studio.

Lock him up

Pen + Brush is open Tuesday–Saturday, 11 am–6 pm, in the heart of the Flatiron District. Featured below is “Blue Moon Goddess” by @pyaariazaadi.bsky.social, alongside works by Paola Fiterre, Shirin Neshat, and Anindita Dutta—each offering a unique perspective. Explore these works in person today!

Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"

Just got my first set of lithographs from Austin Peay University in Tennessee. Am going to embellish each one a little individually. It’s an edition of 25 with the Uni keeping 5 so 20 are on offer to the public. Let me know if you are interested. Xoxo #purplerain #lesbian #queer #lgbtq

This would be nuts even if they were gov’t employees with clearances: “Three of the sources said the DOGE personnel wanted to gain access to security systems and personnel files. Two of those sources said also they wanted access to classified information.” www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...

The power of patriarchy is strong, and our power to imagine our freedom from it must be even more ferocious. Have you put in your workouts this week to strengthen your feminist muscles?

FEMINIST GIANT Daily Dose: 84 www.feministgiant.com/p/daily-dose...

Held the second meeting for South Asian Queer/Feminist Creatives based in Long Island last night. We are aiming to create safe spaces together and identifying those that already serve as progressive sanctuaries in a right wing landscape. LMK if you wanna join us. We have a signal group you can join.