Samya Arif, a Pakistani Artist Aiming to Go Beyond Ornamentation
MEANS spotlights the work of Samya Arif and her lean forward. The Karachi-based artist Samya Arif draws on a digital tablet and finds...
Avijit at the Wheel
I saw Zana and Ross accept their Oscars before I ever saw their film. Then, I ran out and did the latter. I watched, as these herokids...
Should art created by women be called feminist art?
What we define as ‘feminist art’ is nearly as divisive as feminism itself. There is a looseness around the term ‘feminist art’ because it...
In Portraits: Indian Women in a Never-Seen-Before Avatar
MEANS brings you the second in our series, a profile of Nimisha Bhanot via Quartz: In the summer of 2012, Nimisha Bhanot discovered her...
Sarah Maple Exposes the Abuse of Freedom of Speech
MEANS is proud to feature three treatments on the role of feminism in contemporary art today. We begin with a profile of Sarah Maple from...
Jewel of the Mekong
This past January, photographer Meredith Nevard embarked on sojourn to Laos and Vietnam to document community and culture on behalf of...
March in March: The UN Women for Peace Represent
They're all here. Everyone of them. Those who have their skin in the game. Those who have been paying attention. My desire is to just...
A Woman’s Right to Cycle: Afghan National Women’s Cycling Team
MEANS continues its focus on the creative and determined fight for rights in Afghanistan. When you go to ride your bike, what do you...
‘Art Is Stronger Than War’: An Interview With Afghanistan’s First Female Street Artist
An Afghan graffiti artist is boldly taking to the streets with a spray can and hope for a peaceful future. Shamsia Hassani, Afghanistan’s...
Unlocking Workplace Daycare in Bangladesh
The majority of the garment industry’s workers are women – up to 80 per cent by some estimates. Yet, in booming factory towns like Dhaka,...
