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Obscured Gauguin nude sculpture may be revealed in its entirety following museum donation

A polychromed wood relief by Paul Gauguin, titled 'Te Fare Amu', is set to undergo conservation to remove overpaint that has obscured the figure's genitals for seven decades. The sculpture was partially painted over in 1954 by American collector Henry Pearlman, who feared the work would be seized by US Customs as 'obscene' or 'indecent' upon its import from Paris. The piece is part of a major 63-work promised donation from the Pearlman family foundation to the Brooklyn Museum, LACMA, and MoMA.

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Kiran Nadar's Art Powerhouse: The Art Collector Building India’s MoMA Moment - Outlook Luxe

Kiran Nadar, one of India’s most prominent art collectors, is spearheading a transformative shift in the country’s cultural infrastructure through the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA). What began as a personal journey of instinctive collecting—acquiring works by masters like M.F. Husain and Rameshwar Broota—evolved into a mission to address the lack of public institutional frameworks in India. Driven by the frustration of keeping significant works in storage, Nadar transitioned from a private collector to a museum founder, aiming to create a space where art is accessible to the public rather than a private privilege.

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