Academy of Fine Arts in doldrums - The Times of India

Academy of Fine Arts in doldrums - The Times of IndiaKOLKATA: Considered the sanctum sanctorum by Bengal's revered artists for well over half a century, the Academy of Fine Arts is in the throes of a deep crisis, with members of the trustee, executive committee and unions embroiled in a three-way wrangle.

Things have come to such a pass that 75th All India Fine Arts Exhibition, a prestigious annual event in the academy's calender, had to be cancelled at the eleventh hour. The six galleries considered the most coveted forum in the city to showcase works of budding artists lie padlocked. The likes of M F Hussain, Manjit Bawa, Bikash Bhattacharjee and Ramanand Bandyopadhyay have exhibited their paintings at this hallowed portal, that now lies in darkness.

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