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Provocative Places: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
Provocative Places: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Places series Vinod Bhatia, Assistant Professor of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula (Haryana), explores the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh

2 August 2023 -

Provocative Objects / Spaces
Provocative Objects: Surrey County Asylum Photography
Provocative Objects: Surrey County Asylum Photography

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Objects series Evangeline Rouse, MA History of Design student at the Royal College of Art/Victoria and Albert Museum, discusses the practice and ethics of presenting and taking photographs of asylum patients in the mid-nineteenth century

13 July 2023 -

Provocative Objects / Spaces
Provocative Objects: tiara with flowers made of translucent fish scales
Provocative Objects: tiara with flowers made of translucent fish scales

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Objects series Amber Kim, MA History of Design student at the Royal College of Art/Victoria and Albert Museum, introduces a 19th century tiara with flowers made of translucent fish scales held by the V&A

5 June 2023 -

Provocative Objects / Spaces
Provocative Objects: The Gathri Stool - from wholesale to limited edition
Provocative Objects: The Gathri Stool - from wholesale to limited edition

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Objects series Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi introduces the Gathri Stool designed in 2017 by Delhi based designer Parth Parikh.

18 May 2023 -

Provocative Objects / Spaces
Provocative Objects: 'If I Hadn’t Ha’ Been So Shy' music sheet (1897)
Provocative Objects: 'If I Hadn’t Ha’ Been So Shy' music sheet (1897)

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Objects series Cas Bradbeer explores a music sheet held by the V&A entitled 'If I Hadn’t Ha’ Been So Shy' (1897). This music sheet was published by Francis, Day & Hunter (1877-1972), whose founders often performed in blackface.

19 April 2023 -

Provocative Objects / Spaces
Provocative Objects: Nadinola DeLuxe Bleaching Cream
Provocative Objects: Nadinola DeLuxe Bleaching Cream

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Objects series Jade Lindo offers a brief glimpse into the history of Nadinola DeLuxe Bleaching Cream.

14 March 2023 -

Provocative Objects / Spaces
Provocative Places: Prince/Mercer Street, New York and Virgil Abloh
Provocative Places: Prince/Mercer Street, New York and Virgil Abloh

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Places series Monica Jae Yeon Moon explores Prince/Mercer Street in New York and the late designer Virgil Abloh.

14 February 2023 -

Provocative Objects / Spaces
Provocative Objects: The Pirate and The Traders of the West Indies
Provocative Objects: The Pirate and The Traders of the West Indies

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Objects series Zarna Hart studies The Pirate and The Traders of the West Indies by William Spooner in relation to British Empire and the indoctrination of Victorian children.

21 January 2023 -

Provocative Objects / Spaces

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