A bold blue museum inspired by a sketch drawn by M.F. Husain in 2008 has opened in Doha, showcasing six decades of his work and inviting visitors into the mind of one of India’s most iconic artists.
Installation view of M.F. Husain: Art and the Nation at Asia Society Museum, 2018 (image courtesy of the Asia Society) In 1975, then-Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was convicted of electoral ...
M. F. Husain Museum is dedicated to the restlessly energetic Indian artist, who spent his final years in Qatar working on an ...
Doha has become the unlikely home for one of India’s most celebrated and controversial modern artists, Maqbool Fida Husain. Known for his vibrant canvases, mythic imagery, and sometimes provocative ...
For the complex legacy of M.F. Husain, one of 20th-century India’s most important artists, this year has been a tale of two auctions. In March, one of the late painter’s monumental depictions of rural ...
Last month, Artinfo reported that: … celebrated Indian painter M.F. Husain has been shuttling between Dubai and London in self-imposed exile after leaving his country amid harsh attacks from ...
NEW YORK, NY – A lost masterpiece by M.F. Husain, hidden from public view for nearly seven decades, has now made history. Untitled (Gram Yatra), a monumental 1954 painting by the modernist icon, sold ...
Qatar Foundation has unveiled Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum—a new addition to the cultural and creative landscape of Qatar and the Arab world.
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Doha, Qatar: This week, Qatar Foundation will officially unveil Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum to the public – a new addition to the arts and cultural landscape of Qatar, celebrating the life and ...
Martand Khosla, the architect of the newly-opened Lawh Wa Qalam: M F Husain Museum says that the museum was designed to spark inquiry and discourse. Khosla says that Education City has buildings ...
Dohas has opened the M.F. Husain Museum, a vibrant new space based on a sketch the Indian modernist artist created in 2008. Designed by architect Martand Khosla, the museum displays six decades of ...