The Cruelty of Images

Somak Ghoshal

Could the assault of self-same images of suffering make us immune to their potency?

Diving into European art history to resurrect a vital and ignored cast of characters

The hypnotic aura of Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs triumphs over petty public morality

Rediscovering Jyoti Bhatt, the chronicler of living traditions

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