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Art couple,Subodh Gupta and Bharti Kher,are on the cover of the June edition of Wallpaper,the UK magazine for design,interiors,fashion,art and lifestyle. Dressed as a Nawab and his begum,Gupta and Kher posed specially for this limited edition cover. The photograph titled,In Another Life,was taken by a photographer friend and the artists have a personal joke about their outfits.
We were asked to wear something quintessentially Indian, says Gupta. The idea of distilling an identity as complex as being Indian,seemed a bit hilarious to begin with,which is why the couple decided to play the dressing game to the hilt. In a photo-moment that appears surreal but plausible,they decided to wear vintage royal robes against a painted backdrop in Hyderabad while visiting the Charminar Palace. Gupta has on a red Fez and a sherwani offset with pearls,while Kher offers the right complement with vintage bling in a highly ornate red gota-covered skirt. Kher says she loved her garment. Its a half skirt that I put over my jeans and the whole outfit can be worn over your existing clothes, she chuckles. Of course it is a tongue-in-cheek photograph, adds Kher.
The photograph can be bought as a limited edition of the cover on e-Bay for $19.99 (approximately Rs 900). Interestingly,the two artists were featured in Wallpapers May issue too,in a section called Artist Palette where Gupta whipped up an East Indian fish curry,offset against his famous bartan collection and Kher made a banana split arrangement around her famous bindis.
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