What I Buy and Why: Museum Impresario Kiran Nadar on Championing Indian Artists on the Global Stage
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- 18 Oct 2022
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Kiran Nadar has become a central force in India’s cultural landscape. In 2010, she founded the private nonprofit Kiran Nadar Museum of Art to share her collection with a larger audience, which since opening, has grown to now include more than 8,000 works of Modern and contemporary Indian art.
With branches in both Delhi and Noida, Nadar sees the museum as a way to ensure wide accessibility to the collection and foster a museum-going culture among younger Indians.
Beyond India, Nadar has forged collaborations on a global scale with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, Musee Guimet, the India Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, the Reina Sofia, and the Sharjah Foundation. She has supported Indian artists including Jayshree Chakravarty, Nasreen Mohamedi, Nalini Malani, and Bhupen Kkakhar.
When she’s not promoting the arts at home and abroad, Nadar also happens to be an internationally renowned bridge player. We caught up with Nadar at her home in Delhi, where she lives with her husband, Shiv Nadar.
What was your first purchase?
Runners (1982) by Rameshwar Broota. I was looking to decorate our home in Delhi and I have to admit, it was quite a bold purchase. The work is a very graphic male nude and my husband was surprised and hesitant to hang the work in the house. We often host, and the nature of the work can stir discussion. This power in art is why it is so important. I took my husband to Rameshwar’s studio and in meeting the artist in person he was entranced and we haven’t stopped collecting since. Read More...
