India Art Summit
The India Art Summit occurred from August 19 to August 22, 2009, and is known as India’s first Modern and Contemporary Art Fair. This year has been its second edition.
From their website:
“In 2009, the second edition of India’s international art fair promises to be much larger; showcasing the most diverse range of modern and contemporary paintings, sculpture, photography, mix media, prints, drawings and video art by established and upcoming artists. With over 50 top galleries from around the world”
However, this year’s fair was not without controversy. According to an AFP article, India Art Summit occurred, ”without works from the country’s most acclaimed painter because of fears of attacks by Hindu extremist groups.
Painter M.F. Husain, 94, who has been called the ‘Picasso of India’, has angered hardline Hindus by portraying Hindu deities in the nude or in a sexually suggestive manner.”
