Trenton Art Fair Shooting and my Otherness
Dilemma of Durga, oil on canvas

Trenton Art Fair Shooting and my Otherness

...I was their primary contact, and my face was brown.  The deep divide among the people of NJ and other parts of the country, makes artists suffer and defeats the purpose of art itself.  My hope is that if there is a single purpose to this financially decrepit pursuit, that is art, it will be that of inclusion.

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Natraaj, Tallur and the Cosmic Soup
L. N. Tallur's work at the Armory Art Fair 2014

Natraaj, Tallur and the Cosmic Soup

The organized expression of spirituality is religion, which always depends on cultural and historical context. Unfortunately, religion often ossifies and the teachings are expressed as dogma; experience is replaced by faith. You have to believe; you don’t have to experience. These religions, all over the world, also align themselves with politics and very often with right-wing politics."

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Making of The Second Skin
Henna, preferred medium

Making of The Second Skin

performance art based works that explore how much of our cultural making such as clothing, tattoo, jewelry etcetera, serve to preserve self-identity and when do they become baggage inherited from antiquated customs and directives?  What degree of adaptation allows assimilation and when does it become appropriation.

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Iconic Idiosyncrasies
Androgyny, mixed media on paper, 42x36 inches charcoal, ink and graphite, with silk screen

Iconic Idiosyncrasies

Artist: Jogen Chowdhury Mona Lisa of my Dream Artist: Subodh Gupta https://taniasen.com/death-of-an-icon/The contemporary artist today may act a little like a rebel without a cause at times…it is not to…

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Bindas Bourgeois
Tania Sen with Louis Bourgeois @ MOMA

Bindas Bourgeois

"Bindas" is the quality of effortless spontaneity.  It is the humor in Bourgeois's works that faces the truth with mild detachment which is perhaps the most attractive element of Bourgeois’ work!  Having dealt with taboos in her own life, she is the rare woman who deals with sexuality with disarming, albeit slightly comical candidness. 

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