SAHMAT Celebrates Husain at 92
Artist MF Husain turns 92 on September 17th, 2007. While he remains in exile from the soil of his birth, abandoned by the central government and enmeshed in false, cynical and politically motivated court cases lodged by the Hindutva forces, we, the artist community honor and celebrate him with all our heart. We know that his name and work will live on in historical memory long after the petty politicians are lost in the dust of history.
Sahmat is issuing an open call to all galleries and museums in India and around the world to celebrate a month in honour of Husain. Please hang at least one work of his in your spaces for the month. We also call on art schools and students to mark the month in ways of their own choosing and inspiration.
Sahmat will host a street celebration on the 2nd of October, Gandhi Jayanti, at Rafi Marg in New Delhi, in front of Husain's huge mural of Jawaharlal Nehru on the CSIR building, with street bands, hoarding painters and artists. We will also host a festival of his films including Gaja Gamini, Meenakshi - a Tale of Three Cities and Through The Eyes of a Painter.
Please join the artists of India in celebrating Husain !
Ram Rahman, Vivan Sundaram, MK Raina, Parthiv Shah for Sahmat
