This final chapter has come to MF Husain posthumously, far away from India. A promise kept by his friend, the HH of Qatar, who spearheaded and helped realise his dream.
Artists and admirers gathered to celebrate the 87-year-old post-Partition painter, art historian, and poet Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.
MF Husain faced multiple legal battles after his provocative depictions of Hindu deities sparked outrage. Courts upheld his right to artistic freedom, dismissing charges of obscenity.
Global media also looks at MF Husain’s controversial history in light of a court-ordered seizure of 2 of his paintings & ‘rising tide of illiberalism against artistic expression in India’.
The 2 paintings of Hindu deities were displayed at Delhi Art Gallery. Experts say courts must set boundaries on the extent to which individuals can object to artists' creative expression.
An exhibition at Delhi’s DAG World revisits MF Husain’s paintings a decade after his death in 2011 in London. He left India in 2006 amid hundreds of legal cases, virulent abuse, hate speech, assault, and a climate of fear.
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“He later apologised if sentiments were hurt, and much to his relief, the Supreme Court of India also cleared his name by supporting the argument of artistic freedom”
So the Supreme Court can actually be in favor of freedom ? The new CJI doesn’t believe that tho, does he ?
Freedom of speech for the elites but not for me.
Good article but I had to point it out since the new CJI is not a big fan of freedom of speech or expression.
“He later apologised if sentiments were hurt, and much to his relief, the Supreme Court of India also cleared his name by supporting the argument of artistic freedom”
So the Supreme Court can actually be in favor of freedom ? The new CJI doesn’t believe that tho, does he ?
Freedom of speech for the elites but not for me.
Good article but I had to point it out since the new CJI is not a big fan of freedom of speech or expression.