New Delhi, Feb 5 : An art exhibition here showcasing a retrospective on modern nude art ran into trouble on Monday with right wing activists forcing it to shut down temporarily and organisers reopening it with police protection.
"The Naked and the Nude" exhibition hosted at the Delhi Art Gallery's exhibition space in south Delhi witnessed a protest by the women's wing of VHP demanding a ban on the show which they said contained "nude and obscene paintings that showed women in very bad light".
Gallery owner Ashish Ananad, however, said the exhibition "explores a popular thematic concept in art" and will continue as planned, with police protection if necessary.
"We have today personally seen all such paintings and called the police to stop it as the nude and obscene paintings show women in very bad light and disrespectfully and are highly objectionable," said Sanjana Chaudhary, state convener of Durga Vahini.
The exhibition, which opened in the city this Saturday and scheduled to continue till March 15 showcases around 250 works by artists like Karamkar, Goud and Ara.
