Sheetal Deo was shocked when she got a letter from her Queens apartment building’s co-op board calling her Diwali decoration “offensive” and demanding she take it down. “I recognize the swastika as a symbol of hate.” New York-based Steven Heller, a design historian and author of “Swastika: Symbol Beyond Redemption?”, said the swastika is “a charged symbol for so many …
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I recognize the swastika as a symbol of hate.” …
How dystopias can save the world Donovan Quintero/Weinberg/Newton Gallery Donovan Quintero's photos reveal the impacts of climate change on Navajo communities A new exhibition 'mingles the jolt of the dystopian with the lure of beauty', writes Diane Cole. Photography by Evan Jenkins Monument by Regan Rosberg combines black plastic with moss and orchids to startling effect Monument, the show's centrepiece, …
