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ART STOLEN: Thieves broke into the Sao Paulo Museum of Art.

ART STOLEN: Thieves broke into the Sao Paulo Museum of Art.

Picasso painting stolen in Brazil museum

Thieves broke into the Sao Paulo Museum of Art and made off with paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari in a brazen heist lasting three minutes Thursday morning. The thieves stole Picasso's "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch," among the most valuable pieces in the museum's collection, said museum spokesman Eduardo Cosomano.

ART CONTROVERSY: The dean of Maharaja Sayajirao University

Arjun to look into Baroda dean issue

Centre may ask the UGC to reinstate suspended dean of fine arts at Vadodara's MS University, but will it set off a centre-state conflict?

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/arjun-to-look-into-baroda-dean-issue/40613-3.html

ART UNDER ATTACK: VHP activists have demanded that students, teachers involved in the exhibition be suspended.

Artists say VHP politicising art

The artists' community in the Capital has reacted sharply to the developments in Vadodara.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/artists-say-vhp-politicising-art/40430-3.html

ART CONTROVERSY: The dean of Maharaja Sayajirao University

Baroda university dean suspended

The MS University in Baroda suspends its Fine Arts faculty dean for supporting the students arrested for painting allegedly obscene works.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/baroda-university-dean-suspended/40421-3.html

ART OF THE MATTER: Artist Vivan Sundaram says students should be allowed the freedom of expression.

Debate: Nude vs nudity, what's art?

What does it mean for democracy when artists are put in jail or subjected to moral police’s treatment for simply painting their mind?

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/debate-nude-vs-nudity-whats-art/40202-3.html

VOICING PROTESTS: Students of the university protesting against the arrests of the two students.

Students held for 'obscene' paintings

VHP and BJP activists had damaged the paintings in the hall where they were on display, claiming they were offensive.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/students-held-for-obscene--paintings/40177-3.html

MORAL BRIGADE? Two art students in Vadodara were arrested on Wednesday for making

VHP moral brigade trashes exhibition

VHP and BJP activists damaged the paintings in the hall where they were on display, claiming they were offensive.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/vhp-moral-brigade-trashes-exhibition/40154-3.html

BRUSH WITH TROUBLE: At 92 years, painter MF Husain is a veteran when it comes to controversies on the canvas.

India 360: Husain a soft target?

India is a democracy but when it comes to the fundamental rights of artistic expression, we seem to run out of space.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-360-husain-a-soft-target/39954-19.html

ART OF THE MATTER: Mumbai Police on Monday attached M F Husain

Husain has another brush with law

Mumbai police has put up seizure notices outside Husain's properties on the direction of a Haridwar court.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/husain-has-another-brush-with-law/39944-8.html

DIFFERENT STROKES: Husain has been living in London after Hindu Right-wing activists filed cases against him.

We got no summons: Husain's lawyer

After a Haridwar court declared Husain a proclaimed offender, the police is now preparing a list of all his properties.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/we-got-no-summons-husains-lawyer/39906-3.html

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