Tussen heden en verleden: gender en macht in Perilous Order van Shahzia Sikander

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Title:	Tussen heden en verleden: gender en macht in Perilous Order van Shahzia Sikander
Author(s):	Schulenberg, A.
Publication year:	2008
Source:	Desipientia. Kunsthistorisch Tijdschrift, vol. 15, iss. 2, (2008), pp. 30-32
Number of Pages:	3 p.
ISSN:	1386-1069
Publication type:	Article / Letter to editor
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Subject:	Dynamics of gender
Organization:	FSW_Institute for Gender Studies (IGS)
Journal title:	Desipientia. Kunsthistorisch Tijdschrift
Volume:	vol. 15
Issue:	iss. 2
Page start:	p. 30
Page end:	p. 32
Abstract:	In Perilous Order Shahzia Sikander brought together several images from various sources, cultures and religions to discuss issues around gender and power. The portrait of Sikander’s gay friend living in Pakistan where homosexuality is not tolerated, is mingled with the portrait of Aurangzeb, a Mughal emperor of India from 1658 to 1707. Aurangzeb was an enforcer of the Islamic orthodoxy in South Asia, although allegedly a homosexual. Sikander has surrounded this figure with gopis, Hindu nymphs and worshippers of Krishna, whose identity is defined in relation to Krishna, and are in a subordinate position with regard to Krishna. The only figure who is not dependent on other people, or institutional and religious legislation is the female figure with roots in place of feet who is self-nourishing.