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“I am greeted by a frog holding aloft a serving tray. Its head is cocked a bit to the side, elbow bent and hand on the hip. Less ready to please, more this again? The image is surreal, but it’s no escapist fantasy. The figure calls to mind a lawn jockey or a blackamoor—both statues of servitude with histories steeped in racism. Welcome to Ajay Kurian’s world of Polyphemus.
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