Via Agence France-Presse
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| "Offering" by Eleena Banik. Image courtesy of artist website. |
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Indian Artist, Eleena Banik, Forced to Remove Goddess Paintings
Posted on 10:14 by the great khali
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Via Agence France-Presse
INDIA --- An Indian artist said Wednesday she feared for her safety after Hindu extremists forced her to remove two paintings from a Mumbai exhibition because they showed scantily clad goddesses. Eleena Banik's paintings, displayed at the city's well-established Jehangir Art Gallery, included the Hindu goddess Kali without the garland of skulls that normally covers her breasts. [link]
Via Agence France-Presse
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