Renowned internationally for reviving Indian miniature painting, Amrit and Rabindra KD Kaur Singh combine traditional hand painting methods with digital imagery for Slaves of Fashion. Eleven of their new works are digital fabrics, exhibited on lightboxes, and nine are on paper. As one might expect from its title, the show tackles pertinent issues: Indian textiles and its connection to empire, enslavement and consumerism, and current debates around ethical trade. These concerns are further encapsulated by a further 40 objects, including jewellery, costume and ceramics, from National Museums Liverpool (where the show premiered earlier this year) and Wolverhampton Art Gallery – with whom the show was developed in partnership.
Slaves of Fashion: New Works by The Singh Twins
Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, 21 July – 16 September 2018
