Tyeb Mehta’s ‘Kali’ fetches whopping Rs 26.4 cr

New Delhi: Indian painter Tyeb Mehta’s monumental 1989 Untitled work ‘Kali’, fetched a whopping Rs 26.4 crore at Saffronart’s recent ‘Milestone 200th Auction’, setting a new world record for the artist. One of the only three standing figures painted by Mehta, the artwork, initially estimated at Rs 19.8 crore, surpassed his previous record when his 1994 Untitled (Woman on rickshaw) painting sold for Rs 22.99 crore at a 2017 Christie’s auction.  “The sale marks an important achievement in modern Indian art sales,” D Vazirani, CEO of Saffronart, said. PTI

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San Francisco elects first black woman mayor

Los Angeles: San Francisco is to get its first woman black mayor after a knife-edge election, with the African American population in decline in the famously liberal Californian city. London Breed campaigned on her modest upbringing and a pledge to address the overwhelmingly white and Hispanic city’s housing crisis, winning with just over 50% of the vote. “No matter where you come from, no matter what you decide to do in life, you can do anything you want to do,” the 43-year-old, who will be the only woman mayor in the 15 largest US cities, said. AFP