Share:By Rama LakshmiWashington Post Foreign Service NEW DELHI — In the heady celebration of the boom in India’s contemporary art market in recent years, an iconic artist has been conspicuous by his absence. Maqbool Fida Husain is hailed by many as India’s Picasso, and the 94-year-old artist’s paintings are coveted at international auctions, but galleries […]
Share:MUMBAI—Five canvases by Indian artist Nitai Das were withdrawn from an exhibition at the Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai after protests from the nonprofit organization Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, reports the Hindustan Times.Among the controversial canvases are a nude portrayal of a figure bearing a likeness to the deity Shiva and a portrait of Bharat Mata […]
Share:London (PTI): Noted Indian artist M F Husain, who is in self-imposed exile following attacks by fundamentalists over his controversial art works, has said he would return home after finishing his current series of paintings in Dubai and London.“India is my country and nobody prevents me from returning to my country. I will return as […]
