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British Museum to Loan 350-year-old Vrindavani Vastra to India

02/28/2026

The Vrindavani Vastra, a 350-year-old tapestry woven in the foothills of the Himalayas and depicting the life of the god Krishna, will make a six-month homecoming, as part of a loan struck between the British Museum and the state government …

Метки : искусствоиндиякришнакультурное наследиетекстильмузей

Artist Withdraws Painting from Kochi-Muziris Biennale After Protests

01/05/2026

One week after an exhibition associated with India’s top biennial, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, closed to due to religious protests, the offending painting has been withdrawn from the show. The work, Supper at a Nunnery by Tom Vattakuzhy, was being exhibited …

Метки : искусствопротестыиндияkochi biennaleкартинасвобода искусства

Doug Aitken’s First Exhibition in India to Open Next Month

11/06/2025

Multimedia artist and filmmaker Doug Aitken‘s first exhibition in India is expected to open on Saturday, December 6. The exhibition, titled “Under the Sun”, will debut at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai. Aitken, who is known …

Метки : искусствовыставкаиндиясовременное искусствоdoug aitkennmacc

Kiran Nadar Bought M.F. Husain’s Record-Breaking $13.8M Painting

10/18/2025

Kiran Nadar, one of India’s most important collectors, has revealed to ARTnews that she was the buyer of M.F. Husain’s large-scale 1954 painting Untitled (Gram Yatra), which sold for $13.8 million at Christie’s New York. The work was offered during …

Метки : искусствоколлекционированиеиндияm.f. хусайнаукционживопись

Poor Farmer Allegedly Posed as Maharaja to Sell Fake Art in India

10/17/2025

Officials in India continued their investigation into the sale of faked paintings by M. F. Husain, S. H. Raza, and other key Indian artists, releasing a charge sheet in September that accused a poor farmer of posing as a maharaja …

Метки : искусствоподделкирасследованиеиндиясовременное искусствоm. f. husain

Indian Court Orders Seizure of Two 'Offensive' MF Hussein Paintings

01/23/2025

On Monday, a court in India’s capital city, Delhi, ordered the seizure of two paintings by the late Maqbool Fida Husain – aka MF Husain – after they were deemed “offensive” by authorities. He is one of India’s best-known artists. …

Метки : искусствоиндияхусейнсудрелигияконтроверзия