"At the core of Pyaari Azaadi's diasporic artistic genius lies the belief that to do something fully and in an embodied way, one must immerse oneself in the storms of the heart, where our emotional and physical selves congeal as both metaphor and sacred koan. It is in that space - where even light is dimmed - that we live our truth, the elusive state that all people of conscience strive to hold."
"I first encountered Pyaari in 2017, when she invited me to a studio visit early that year. Her invitation introduced me to her expansive practice, which felt as much like the work of a conductor or community organizer as that of a conventional visual artist. Her first message to me began, "Hi Hrag, hope this finds you in fighting spirit," a phrase that immediately revealed her engaged, unapologetic approach to the world."
"A few months later, she curated a major exhibition, Lucid Dreams and Distant Visions: South Asian Art in the Diaspora, at New York City's Asia Society. She also organized an associated conference at the Queens Museum, where she served as the founding director of Public Events and Projects from 2003 to 2006. The gathering built on an early exhibition of diasporic South Asian art she had curated"
An editor's note provides the National Sexual Assault Hotline number and RAINN website. Pyaari Azaadi centers immersive, embodied practice that requires entering 'storms of the heart' where emotional and physical selves merge as metaphor and koan. Those storms produce spiritual reckonings that prompt reflection, reassessment, and communal rescue. Azaadi's work reads as monuments to future victories. A 2017 studio visit revealed an expansive practice combining conductorial and community-organizing modes with unapologetic engagement. Azaadi curated Lucid Dreams and Distant Visions at Asia Society, organized a conference at Queens Museum, and served as founding director of Public Events and Projects (2003–2006).
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