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In the latest series of Singapore-based Indian artist, Kanchana Gupta, she explores the delicate fabric of lace, a material that holds many rich connotations. She analyses the history and evolution of lace, and the intricate relationships between this delicate fabric and gender politics and identity, as a material inextricably associated with both female labour and female form.

In 'Open and Close', curated by Lourdes A. Samson, Gupta explores the delicate fabric of lace; a material that holds many rich connotations. The shifting perceptions of the fabric across time and its …