I first got excited about Ayqa Khan when I came across the photoshoot she did with her sister Aleema earlier this month. Unlike delicate, minimalist images of white bodies and monochrome set-ups that I am so used to seeing, hers don’t shy away from saturation into the photographic safety of pale light/silence. Really, Ayqa doesn’t shy away in general. Her new series Generation America combines photography and digital illustration to energize still images. Elements of Pakistani culture are presented playfully but also as somehow sinister, making it hard to tell whether you’re seeing the objects and people through the eyes of a local or an intruder.
read our interview with artist Ayqa Khan. Words by Pooja Tripathi.
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If you wake up in the middle of the night and want to watch a movie, it is not the right time to watch Blue Velvet.
seduce me with ur history knowledge
vikings made their woman handle the finances because they thought math is witchcraft
A random guy paid me a compliment and why it was okay
So, in starbucks today, a random guy came up to my and told me I was very pretty and nice eyes.
And, as a feminist, I was okay with it.
Because he did it correctly.
He stood four feet away from me and started out with “excuse me” and waited until I nodded before approaching. He then introduced himself and we shook hands and then he gave a compliment and went on his way.
He didnt catcall. He didnt harass. He didnt use inappropriate language. He asked for permission.
Take note, gentlemen.
i just loved the fact that he actually WAITED for her CONSENT
BEFORE approaching her
and not only that
he didn’t sexualize her
i mean
finally, someone gets it
I feel like this is important to share, because we get so much shit from guys who are like “so what, we can’t EVER compliment a woman without it being harassment??” No. No one said that. I have received compliments and I have received street harassment, and I promise you I can tell you which is which.
" There’s art, there’s the art world, and there’s the world—understand the difference. "
Donna De Salvo, Whitney deputy director for international initiatives and senior curator, tells Artnet one of the secrets to art world success. (via whitneymuseum)
" The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. "
Chinese proverb (via thatkindofwoman)
