Tag: Pakistan

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Phulkari Embroidered Textiles Are Powerful Symbols of Identity

Image: A beautiful yellow and red 8ft x 5ft shawl worn by Punjab women is part of Phulkari: The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection at the Philadelphia- Museum of Art

Exceptional Phulkari Embroidered Textile Designs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art reexamines the history of this powerful symbol of Punjabi Cultural identity and how contemporary fashion designers are making it relevant.

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India Meets Pakistan at Venice Biennale to Confront History

Image: Installation view of My East is Your West, an exhibition that unites the historically conflicting nations of India and Pakistan at Venice Biennale

India Meets Pakistan at Venice. An exhibition at Venice Biennale investigates the conflict between India and Pakistan, two mortal enemies with common cultural cartography.