Articles by Upasana Das

Latest articles by Upasana Das

‘With a small gesture of buying a postcard, we all become copyists’: the Louvre’s celebration of copying speaks to human nature

Contemporary artists are invited to copy works from the Louvre in a celebration of the copyist’s art, a collaboration with Centre Pompidou-Metz

We are all fetishists, says Anastasia Fedorova in her new book, which takes a deep dive into kink

In ‘Second Skin’, writer and curator Fedorova takes a tour through the materials, objects and power dynamics we have fetishised

By Upasana Das Published 28 June 25
Inside the brilliant and short career of Paul Thek: 'The goal was to live a creative existence as a maker – and he lived in a saint-like fashion'

Paul Thek's paintings are now viewable at Thomas Dane Gallery in London, in an exhibition curated by Kenny Schacter and Jonathan Anderson.

By Upasana Das Published 9 June 25
Nadia Lee Cohen and Martin Parr find the joy in 1990s Britain

Famed photographer Parr and Essex-born visual artist Nadia Lee Cohen follow the life of babysitter Julie in a new photo book

By Upasana Das Published 2 June 25
From Rembrandt to Warhol, a Paris exhibition asks: what do artists wear?

‘The Art of Dressing – Dressing like an Artist’ at Musée du Louvre-Lens inspects the sartorial choices of artists

By Upasana Das Published 21 April 25
From porn to politics: Ilona Staller on Cicciolina and a life of performative seduction

Ilona Staller reflects on life, love and controversy upon the re-release of her book ‘Memorie’

By Upasana Das Published 28 February 25
Discover Rotimi Fani-Kayode's fluid photographs of the queer male body, on show in London

‘Rotimi-Fani Kayode: The Studio – Staging Desire’ at Autograph ABP celebrates the work of the Nigerian-born photographer

By Upasana Das Published 15 February 25

'There were many radical nuns': Andrea Modica's photographs document 1980s all-girls Catholic schools in Brooklyn

Andrea Modica’s ‘Catholic Girl’ looks back to her own childhood

By Upasana Das Published 6 January 25

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Latest articles by Upasana Das

‘With a small gesture of buying a postcard, we all become copyists’: the Louvre’s celebration of copying speaks to human nature

We are all fetishists, says Anastasia Fedorova in her new book, which takes a deep dive into kink

Inside the brilliant and short career of Paul Thek: 'The goal was to live a creative existence as a maker – and he lived in a saint-like fashion'

Nadia Lee Cohen and Martin Parr find the joy in 1990s Britain

From Rembrandt to Warhol, a Paris exhibition asks: what do artists wear?

From porn to politics: Ilona Staller on Cicciolina and a life of performative seduction

Discover Rotimi Fani-Kayode's fluid photographs of the queer male body, on show in London

'There were many radical nuns': Andrea Modica's photographs document 1980s all-girls Catholic schools in Brooklyn