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'''The Singh Twins''' (twin sisters '''Amrit Singh''' [[Order of the British Empire (MBE)|MBE]] and '''Rabindra Kaur Singh''' [[Order of the British Empire (MBE)|MBE]]) are British artists who work together on their artworks. Their work draws on both traditional Indian (in particular, [[Sikh art|Sikh]]) tradition, Western medieval illuminated manuscripts and contemporary Western culture, often 'pop culture'. Their work has been shown in galleries and museums such as the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]] in London.<ref name="NPG">{{cite web |title=Contemporary Connections: The Singh Twins |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/display/20101/contemporary-connections-the-singh-twins/ |website=www.npg.org.uk |publisher=National Portrait Gallery |accessdate=5 December 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Twin sisters Amrit and Rabindra Kaur Singh are British artists of [[Sikh]] heritage. They were born in Richmond, Surrey, and raised in Birkenhead.<ref name="Independent">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/seeing-as-one-why-has-the-british-establishment-never-quite-accepted-the-singh-twins-1654135.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/seeing-as-one-why-has-the-british-establishment-never-quite-accepted-the-singh-twins-1654135.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Seeing as one: Why has the British establishment never quite accepted the Singh Twins?|author=Peter Stanford|work=The Independent|access-date=5 December 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/nov/18/singh-sisters-artists-identity|title=Sister act: the Singh Twins|author=Leo Mirani|work=The Guardian|access-date=5 December 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref> They were the only non-Catholics to attend their Catholic convent school, Holt Hill Convent.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="YMLiverpool">{{Cite news|url=https://ymliverpool.com/interview-singh-twins/31555|title=Interview: Renowned Wirral-raised artists The Singh Twins|author=Laurence Saunders|work=Your Magazine Liverpool|access-date=5 December 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref> In the mid 1980s to 1991 they studied art together at University College, Chester, followed by Manchester University.<ref name="Independent"/><br />
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==Work==<br />
They combine traditions from both Eastern and Western art to make provocative and sharply political work.<br />
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The sisters' work is always credited to The Singh Twins, even if the sisters have worked alone on a piece.<ref name="Guardian"/> The Singh Twins work from their studio near [[Liverpool]],<ref name="Christies">{{cite web |title=Studio visit: The Singh Twins |url=https://www.christies.com/features/The-Singh-Twins-Studio-Visit-7344-3.aspx |website=www.christies.com |publisher=Christies |accessdate=5 December 2020}}</ref> which is next to the family home they share with their extended family.<ref name="Independent"/><br />
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The Singh Twins' work is influenced by Indian miniature paintings, but deals with British contemporary culture, as well as topics such as globalisation and migration.<ref name="Independent"/><ref name="Guardian"/><br />
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In 2002, their work was the subject of an exhibition at the [[National Gallery of Modern Art]] in [[New Delhi]], making them only the second British-born artists, after [[Henry Moore]], to be accorded such an honour.<ref name="Independent"/><br />
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In 2009 their work was the subject of an exhibition, "The Singh Twins: Art in Motion" at [[Leamington Spa]] Art Gallery.<ref name="Independent"/> The following year the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]] featured 27 of their works as part of an exhibition, and [[Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens]] held a retrospective of the previous two decades' worth of their work.<ref name="Guardian"/><br />
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In 2018 they curated the ‘Slaves of Fashion’ exhibition at the [[Walker Art Gallery]] in Liverpool.<ref name="YMLiverpool"/><br />
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In 2020 they were featured in ''[[Grayson's Art Club]]'', hosted by [[Grayson Perry]] on [[Channel 4]], and a work of theirs is in the accompanying exhibition at [[Manchester Art Gallery]].<ref name="MAG">{{cite web |title=Grayson's Art Club |url=https://manchesterartgallery.org/exhibitions-and-events/exhibition/graysons-art-club/|website=manchesterartgallery.org |publisher=Manchester Art Gallery |accessdate=5 December 2020}}</ref> Perry said of the twins, whose work he admires: 'They combine traditions from both Eastern and Western art to make provocative and sharply political work.'<ref name="channel4.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/graysons-art-club/on-demand/71402-006|title = Grayson's Art Club: Series 1 Episode 6 - All 4}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.singhtwins.co.uk/ The Singh Twins' website]<br />
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