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Mumbai is taking the museum outdoors — with public art festivals

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Last December, St+Art India Foundation returned to Sassoon Docks after a five-year hiatus. Since then, the ongoing Mumbai Urban Art Festival (MUAF) has seen large murals wrap around the facades of old warehouses, abandoned shrimp factories turn into industrial art galleries, and the streets overflow with visitors braving the fishy smell, with kids and […]

Mumbai | Govandi Arts Festival: the young step up

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] It began with a simple statement: “My identity is my right.” It was February 2021, right after the lockdown had lifted. The youth of Natwar Parekh Compound, a slum relocation and rehabilitation colony in Mumbai’s Govandi neighbourhood, had convened at the community library for a workshop about reclaiming public space. One of the most […]