Last of the master: Final paintings of M F Husain
Nine paintings by the late M F Husain (1915-2011), described as his final major works before his passing, are on public display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 28 May–27 July 2014, writes SAJID RIZVI. It’s a poignant tour de force and a foretaste, interrupted, of what could or would have been a sumptuous feast of Maqbool Fida Husain’s creative expression had he not died in self-imposed exile in London....
The Music of Ink at the British Museum
The Music of Ink at the British Museum (ISBN-13 9781872843995), published 17 April 2012 to coincide with China Focus at the London Book Fair, is edited by Helen Wang with contributions by Denis Brown, Rohan de Saram, Romesh Gunesekera, Qu Lei Lei, Yang Lian, Wang Tao and Zeng Laide. Buy this book. About the book How are contemporary artists, east and west, conveying and transforming the soul, philosophy and aesthetics of the classical...
Images of the Western Lake: The revival of the colour print in contemporary China
Images of the Western Lake: The revival of the colour print in contemporary China was an important exhibition and conference organised by former British Museum curator Anne Farrer in February 1996, writes SAJID RIZVI. This image of a watercolour woodblock print by Du Rongyao (born December 1927) was one of numerous seen during the exhibition and the study day. One of three contributions by Farrer to the study was published in 2010...
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