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'Sculpting the Century', an art exhibition at the Triveni Kala Sangam, is like a sampling menu of the biggest names in modern Indian sculpting in the 20th century - with some (expected and unexpected) lacunae.

MF Husain’s Gram Yatra is the most expensive modern Indian artwork sold at auction for Rs 119 crore

MF Husain's mural-sized painting, Untitled (Gram Yatra), has set a new auction record for modern Indian art. Originally acquired in 1954 by Norwegian surgeon and art collector Leon Elias Volodarsky while leading a WHO team in Delhi, the artwork remained largely unseen for decades.

Delhi court refuses to order FIR on plea claiming M F Husain's paintings 'hurt religious sentiments'

Judicial Magistrate First Class Sahil Monga said that all the facts and circumstances of the case were within the knowledge of the complainant

How do you solve a problem like MF Husain?

MF Husain was so prolific, and had such a wide range of interests, over his long career that often exhibitions are able to give only a limited idea of his range and his thinking. It doesn't help that so much of his work is squirreled away in private collections in India and abroad. So how to get a sense of the real MF Husain?

Artist Anjolie Ela Menon: What can be done on AI was demonstrated to me and it was amazing

Mumbai hosts "Anjolie The Wanton Fabulist", veteran artist Anjolie Ela Menon's solo show after nine years. Menon, who's painted almost every day for the last 60 years, talks about the change in colours in her works, memories with legends, art market boom and Artificial Intelligence.

President Droupadi Murmu shows how Artificial Intelligence can revolutionise future of art museums in India

State-run cultural institutions, and galleries like Navachara in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, are leading the way in technological innovations for an immersive experience for museum visitors in India.

75 years on, the Progressive Artists Group redux in a Delhi exhibition

The works of FN Souza, SH Raza, KH Ara, HA Gade, MF Husain and Sadanand K Bakre come together for the first time, at Delhi's Triveni Kala Sangam, after their July 1949 exhibition at the Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai.

Gandhys of Chemould: A biography and a documentary train the lens on the first family of Mumbai's art world

A biography by Jerry Pinto and a personal documentary by Behroze Gandhy on the Gandhys, their abode Kekee Manzil, and what it says about the intersection of engaged citizenry and art.

MF Husain’s unseen works to be auctioned online by Artiana in December

In a bid to make the deals lucrative for the buyers, Artiana’s finance arm is offering an installment scheme which allows buyers to pay for an artwork in installments ranging from 3 months to 24 months

MF Husain's artworks help Artiana achieve first white-glove sale

Around 60 works that were on the block at the Artiana South Asian Art auction were sold fetching close to Rs 11.1 crore.

2011, a year where Indian art lost giants

Sorrow was overarching sentiment in the year for Indian art as it witnessed the death of two stalwarts - M F Husain and Jehangir Sabavala - bringing to an end an illustrious period.

Remembering the legend M F Husain

Legendary painter MF Husain who would have turned 96 on September 17 is being remembered in myriad ways with galleries, artists and cultural bodies in the country who are celebrating his birth anniversary.

Controversies shadowed MF Husain all his life

All through his illustrious career, MF Husain seemed to be controversy's favourite child.

Artist MF Husain passes away in London

Celebrated Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain, who earned fame and controversy over his paintings, died in a London hospital at on Thursday. He was 96.