Indian Artists

Celebrated modernists MF Husain, VS Gaitonde’s artworks to be auctioned in first-ever sale

Set to be held online on 30-31 March, the auction will have on offer a carefully curated set artworks making an appearance in the auction market for the very first time since they were acquired directly by their present owners from either the artists themselves, or from galleries.

Re-envisioning the relationship between the artist and State: Facilitators, not benefactors, are need of the hour

The State as a modern patron needs to account for standard processes and procedures to be put in place for the complete welfare of the artist.

Remembering Zarina Hashmi: Simplicity and meditativeness of artist's minimalist style are timeless

Zarina Hashmi's personal life, in which themes of home, displacement, belongingness and exile were paramount, shaped her art practice as well.

Amid anti-CAA, NRC protests, artists in India are creating — and sharing — a portrait of dissent

Protest art and music have been at the forefront of the nationwide agitations against the CAA and NRC. Comics, illustrations and posters created over the past few weeks have helped raise awareness about the flaws in the NRC and CAA, while also refuting the government narrative surrounding these policies.

Arpita Singh's retrospective journeys through her observations, struggles, and silences in life

Artist Arpita Singh's retrospective exhibition brings together her poignant works that are compositionally varied, yet rich in their meaning and silences, bringing together a host of themes based on her observations, memories, and experiences.

Gunehar Art Festival: Artists meditate on 'borderlines' in a Himachal village, where empty shops turn into galleries

The Gunehar Art Festival was held in Himachal Pradesh earlier this month. The triennale, now in its third edition, hosts budding artists for over half-a-month, exploring different themes through various artistic mediums. The theme of 'borderlines' was chosen this year.

Aravani Project to UR/Unreserved: Five Indian art collectives that made 2017 a better year

Here's a look at five Indian art collectives that touched communities and changed lives in 2017 | #YearInReview

KH Ara's art wasn't celebrated like Raza, Husain's; a new exhibition hopes to remedy that

The son of a bus driver, KH Ara cleaned cars for a living, and painted because art was his life. A new exhibition hopes to illuminate his nearly overlooked artistic legacy.

New Google doodle pays tribute to MF Husain, calls him 'Picasso of India'

Google on Thursday celebrated the birth centenary of renowned Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain who died in London on the 9th of June, 2011.