MF Husain exhibition to take place in Qatar

Qatar Museums on Wednesday announced an immersive exhibition having recourse to works by MF Husain, reflecting the iconic artist’s vision of India as both an ancient civilisation and a postcolonial nation.

Organised in collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi, the exhibition will be on view from October 28 to February 7 at the QM Gallery Katara.

‘The Rooted Nomad: MF Husain’ captures the dual essence of Husain’s life, his deep connections to his homeland and his nomadic, cosmopolitan spirit, the museum said in a statement.

It reflects Husain’s vision of India as both an ancient civilisation and a postcolonial nation. “Drawing upon a reserve of mythologies, shared histories, literature and manifestations, Husain articulated his harmonised vision of a modern India through a lexicon of symbolic iconographies anchored in an artistic sensibility,” said the statement.

The exhibition’s inaugural presentation was at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in 2024.