Maqbool Fida Husain: Loving The Art, Disowning The Artist
Maqbool Fida Husain, the painter and filmmaker that India has all but disowned, certainly invisibilised in the last decade, ...
The Lion Capital of Ashoka: A Statue’s Roaring Symbolism
The elegantly carved feline figures from the third century B.C., unearthed by the British in northern India, embody both ...
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This Modern Indian Artwork Just Made History at Auction
A large painting by M.F. Husain set a record at Christie's for any work of Modern Indian art, fetching $13.8 million.
These extreme stunts aren’t just magic tricks—they’re a religious experience
Eating glass. Fire walking. Sword swallowing. These acts that shock and delight have roots in the real and mythical practices ...
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Do not miss out on this art exhibition in New Delhi which showcases modern Indian art
The exhibition is on at the newly opened Thapar Gallery in New Delhi. Titled Celebrating the Modernists of Indian Art, this ...
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At Rs 108 crore, M F Husain painting is most expensive modern Indian art
Legendary painter M F Husain’s Untitled (Gram Yatra), billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for $13.8 million (over R118 crore) at an auction, setting the new ...
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MF Husain artwork’s INR 118 crore sale breaks records: A look at India’s most expensive paintings
MF Husain’s Untitled (Gram Yatra) has added yet another feather in his cap as it sold for a staggering USD 13.7 million ...
Drawing Room: Why Niyamat Mehta is fascinated by Bharti Kher’s bindi art
Zoom in. Bharti Kher’s works are dotted with meaning. And every bindi represents her connection to India and the spiritual ...
Indian art collector shells $13.8mn for MF Husain's artwork unseen for 70 years: Report
A painting by Indian artist MF Husain that had not been seen for over 70 years has set a new record after being sold at a ...
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Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in ...
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See These Newly Restored Massive Paintings Devoted to a Hindu God
A regal, indigo-painted portal cuts between a virtual landscape of green hedges and blue skies with high puffy clouds, while ...
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The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials ...