Divine Color: Hindu Prints from Modern Bengal Publisher / The British Museum Sourcing archival materials

Sourcing archival materials

Featuring profiles on their practice and process

examined through the lives of its creatives

Lego works replicating media images of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

each page invites you to explore the boundless creativity and artistry of contemporary typographic design

Divine Color: Hindu Prints from Modern Bengal Publisher / The British Museum Sourcing archival materialsUnder the rule of the British Raj, Bengali artists embraced European techniques to devise a uniquely local visual language that appealed to a diverse audience. 'Divine Color' magnifies this phenomenon through mapping popular devotional art through lithographic printing in then 19th and early 20th century Calcutta. These vibrant mass produced images brought the divine into the everyday, offering devotees new ways to engage with their gods, and