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Abstract
This short chapter describes the 2023 ‘Artful Struggles’ exhibition in London that commemorated the 2022 Sri Lankan protest movement (Aragalaya-Porattam, or ‘struggle’) and contextualized ongoing struggles in the country. The exhibition foregrounded paintings by Sujith Rathnayake, who had set up the Art Gallery at the main occupy site in Colombo. Overall, the exhibition explored how the visual arts helped promote – and now help sustain – a more hopeful, pluralistic, and just politics for Sri Lanka.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Contemporary Sri Lankan Literature and Art |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Creation of a New Community in the Aftermath of War |
| Editors | Stefan Horlacher, Thilini Meegaswatta |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pages | 183–190 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003603498 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032479170 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Nov 2025 |
Keywords
- art
- exhibition
- protest
- Sri Lanka
- Sujith Rathnayake
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Waldorf, L. & Premaratna, N., 3 Nov 2025, Contemporary Sri Lankan Literature and Art: The Creation of a New Community in the Aftermath of War. Horlacher, S. & Meegaswatta, T. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Routledge, p. 89-113 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review