This is the art world, not a rap video. We’re not gangsters—we’re artists, gallerists, curators, professionals. So stop acting like a crew with street codes.
The backroom politics, the whisper campaigns, the favour exchanges, the caste and class groupings—it’s embarrassing. And it’s killing the credibility of contemporary art in India.
When you band together to protect your own, push your agendas, or block others out, you don’t look strong. You look insecure. You’re not building community—you’re gatekeeping.
This culture of “us vs them” is lazy. It reduces complex individuals to categories. It sidelines merit. It fuels mediocrity. And it makes the ecosystem toxic.
Drop the posturing. Stop playing identity games. Do the work, show up, and let the art speak. That’s the only real currency here.