𝐊𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐳𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧: 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 curated by Akshay Mahajan and Devadeep Gupta in collaboration with Editions JOJO

Kaghazi Pairahan presents a traveling library of artists’ publications and printed works that respond to historical and contemporary acts of social and political dissent across South Asia & the diaspora. Through photo-books, zines, unpublished dummies, posters, and pamphlets from more than twenty artists, the exhibition considers various modes of publishing as strategies of resistance across interconnected struggles and experiences of marginalization. The works bring varied conceptual and documentary approaches to the circulation of photography and first person testimonies, registering the oppressive realities of state violence, entrenched patriarchy, censorship, Islamophobia, economic instability, and other concerns. The project’s title, Kaghazi Pairahan (“clothes made of paper” in Persian), draws a connection to an ancient tradition of attire worn by individuals seeking justice before their ruler.