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'The God of Small Things'

A photograph documenting conservation work on an embroidered oleograph by Raja Ravi Varma, showing just the textile conservator's hands carefully stabilising embroidered elements of a colourful print.
The Raja Ravi Varma Conservation Project

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Raja Ravi Varma's Laxmi 1894, printed by the Ravi Varma Press c.1910–20, garlanded with flowers for the official opening of 'The God of Small Things', QAG, September 2025 / © The artists / Photograph: N Umek, QAGOMA
The Raja Ravi Varma Conservation Project

Raja Ravi Varma

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A detail view of an oleograph that depicts Vishu appearing to Dhruva, an ascetic devotee of Vishnu. Dhruva is seated against the backdrop of cliffs and forest, under a large tree that forms the right hand side of the image, looking towards Vishnu. Vishnu appears proportionally larger than Dhruva, and is adorned with zardosi fabric with yellow and red garment, and pink, white and grey garland.
The Raja Ravi Varma Conservation Project

What is an oleograph?

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PATUA 2017.009 2017.010

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PATUA 2017.005

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SHYAM 2016.011

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LÊ 2024.312a-

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Mai Nguyễn-Long: The Vomit Girl Project

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SONABAI 2000.165a-m

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SUTHAR 2016.241 2016.242

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Kalu Ram: Cycle of Life

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SOE YU NWE 2018.230a-e

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Works by Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan and Natee Utarit installed at QAG for 'The God of Small Things', August 2025 / © The artists / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA
DIDACTIC

Introducing 'The God of Small Things'

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LEANG 2015.003

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MURAKAMI 2023.065a-e

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Li Jin: Guanghuan (Aura)

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BOSE 1995.186 1995.185

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BOSE 1998.100a-f

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Rirkrit Tiravanija's photographs

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CHONG 2021.318

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Natee Utarit's 'Déjà vu' series

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Santiago Bose's ceramics

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RAWANCHAIKUL 2015.147

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