Advocate Amita Sachdeva claimed paintings by MF Husain at DAG insulted Hindu gods, depicting them with nude women. She sought court directives for an FIR after a magistrate court only ordered seizure ...
Three days after a court in India ordered the seizure of two paintings by late artist MF Husain over a complaint that they were “offensive,” the gallery displaying them strongly opposed the “unfounded ...
The Delhi High Court approved the seizure of two works by the renowned late artist M.F. Husain after a visitor complained that they “outraged religious feelings.” Maqbool Fida (M.F.) Husain in 1999 ...
The style of art called ‘Thanjavur paintings’, found in most South Indian homes, is extremely popular, but has hardly been well understood. This genre of art which is essentially religious broadly ...
Aside from the purely visual pleasures they provide, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s new Chinese, Indian and Southeast Asian galleries constitute an invitation to learn about Hinduism and Buddhism, the ...
From glittered God frames to velvet animal prints and psychedelic plastic flowers, what was once termed ‘loud’ is reclaiming ...
What does God look like? Chennai exhibit traces the evolution of commercial art’s religious identity
Gods and goddesses have been part of South Indian homes in the most unusual forms since the late 19th Century. It’s not rare to find a stray calendar, an invitation card or even advertisement ...
Critics note a shift in the depiction of Hindu gods towards muscular bodies, influenced by Western ideals. Traditionally, ...
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