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Article: Modern Indian art enjoys new boom Soaring prices are attracting investment funds
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- International Herald Tribune
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- January 26, 2007
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Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
International Herald Tribune
01-26-2007
In many ways, 2006 proved to be a difficult year for M.F. Husain, a 91-year-old Indian artist. In May, a London gallery closed his show early ''for security reasons,'' according to The Daily Telegraph, after protesters sprayed black paint on two of his paintings that portrayed two Hindu goddesses in the nude.Back in India, outrage over these and other paintings of Hindu deities has led to court summonses and warrants. Husain now describes himself as an "international gypsy," living mainly in London and traveling frequently.Yet perhaps because of the controversy, Husain's work remains in demand as that of one of the most ...