Sadaf Padder – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/sadaf-padder/ Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:03:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Hyperallergic-favicon-100x100.png Sadaf Padder – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/sadaf-padder/ 32 32 118955609 Black-Owned Film Shop Photodom Gets a New Home in Bushwick  https://hyperallergic.com/1028100/black-owned-film-shop-photodom-gets-a-new-home-in-bushwick/ https://hyperallergic.com/1028100/black-owned-film-shop-photodom-gets-a-new-home-in-bushwick/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:03:33 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=1028100 The beloved store’s expanded ground-floor location marks a major milestone for Brooklyn’s analog photography community. ]]>

The beloved store’s expanded ground-floor location marks a major milestone for Brooklyn’s analog photography community.

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Artists Look to Sufism for Echoes of the Divine https://hyperallergic.com/998293/artists-look-to-sufism-for-echoes-of-the-divine/ https://hyperallergic.com/998293/artists-look-to-sufism-for-echoes-of-the-divine/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:44:07 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=998293 From qawwali nights in Brooklyn to diasporic sculptors, contemporary artists are expanding and remixing Sufi traditions while honoring their roots.]]>

From qawwali nights in Brooklyn to diasporic sculptors, contemporary artists are expanding and remixing Sufi traditions while honoring their roots.

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Indian TV Show Draws Criticism After Dalit Writer Alleges Appropriation https://hyperallergic.com/844631/indian-tv-show-draws-criticism-after-dalit-writer-alleges-appropriation/ https://hyperallergic.com/844631/indian-tv-show-draws-criticism-after-dalit-writer-alleges-appropriation/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2023 21:04:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=844631 Yashica Dutt has pointed out similarities between her life’s story and one of the characters in Made in Heaven.]]>

Yashica Dutt has pointed out similarities between her life’s story and one of the characters in Made in Heaven.

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Artists Reflect on Dalit History Month https://hyperallergic.com/818431/artists-reflect-on-dalit-history-month/ https://hyperallergic.com/818431/artists-reflect-on-dalit-history-month/#respond Fri, 28 Apr 2023 21:44:53 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=818431 Taking inspiration from Black History Month, Dalit artists and activists fighting for caste abolition celebrate April as a month of resistance and pride.]]>

Taking inspiration from Black History Month, Dalit artists and activists fighting for caste abolition celebrate April as a month of resistance and pride.

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Coasting the Topography of South Asian Futurisms https://hyperallergic.com/810814/coasting-the-topography-of-south-asian-futurisms/ https://hyperallergic.com/810814/coasting-the-topography-of-south-asian-futurisms/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:36:19 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=810814 As part of Hyperallergic’s Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, Sadaf Padder presents an exhibition to offer insight into her curatorial process.]]>

As part of Hyperallergic’s Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, Sadaf Padder presents an exhibition to offer insight into her curatorial process.

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How Can a Curator Approach South Asian Futurisms? https://hyperallergic.com/809860/how-can-a-curator-approach-south-asian-futurisms/ https://hyperallergic.com/809860/how-can-a-curator-approach-south-asian-futurisms/#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2023 20:41:31 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=809860 How do I acknowledge my shortcomings while reckoning with obscured histories and the exclusion of subaltern narratives in the fine art landscape? A working checklist for curators. ]]>

How do I acknowledge my shortcomings while reckoning with obscured histories and the exclusion of subaltern narratives in the fine art landscape? A working checklist for curators.

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In Search of Inclusive South Asian Futurisms https://hyperallergic.com/809732/in-search-of-inclusive-south-asian-futurisms/ https://hyperallergic.com/809732/in-search-of-inclusive-south-asian-futurisms/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:37:13 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=809732 We have been dangerously siloed for far too long by colonial constructs of race, nation, and time that separate, divide, and deny us our very being.]]>

We have been dangerously siloed for far too long by colonial constructs of race, nation, and time that separate, divide, and deny us our very being.

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A Tale of Two Countries: Finding Indo-Caribbean Shakti in Colorado https://hyperallergic.com/705864/a-tale-of-two-countries-finding-indo-caribbean-shakti-in-colorado/ https://hyperallergic.com/705864/a-tale-of-two-countries-finding-indo-caribbean-shakti-in-colorado/#respond Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:34:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=705864 While the South Asian diaspora is one of the largest and most widely dispersed in the world, the Indo-Caribbean community is often overlooked and excluded from discussions of South Asian art.]]>

While the South Asian diaspora is one of the largest and most widely dispersed in the world, the Indo-Caribbean community is often overlooked and excluded from discussions of South Asian art.

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