Kiran Nadar
Kiran Nadar collects modern and contemporary art from India and South Asia. In 2010 she opened the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, described as India's first private museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The holdings run from modern masters to contemporary names such as Subodh Gupta and Bharti Kher.
Artists named in the collection
M. F. Husain, F. N. Souza, S. H. Raza, V. S. Gaitonde, Tyeb Mehta, Arpita Singh, Nasreen Mohamedi, Subodh Gupta, Anish Kapoor, Bharti Kher, Rina Banerjee
On record
- She bought S. H. Raza's Saurashtra (1983) at a London auction in 2010 for a reported record price of about US$3.5 million.
- In 2012 she unveiled Subodh Gupta's Line of Control, a 26-ton sculpture first shown at the 2009 Tate Triennial.
- Art+Auction named her to its 2012 Power Collectors list.
Institutional roles
- Chairperson, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
- International council member, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Questions
What does Kiran Nadar collect?Kiran Nadar collects modern and contemporary art from India and South Asia. In 2010 she opened the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, described as India's first private museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The holdings run from modern masters to contemporary names such as Subodh Gupta and Bharti Kher.
Which artists are in the Kiran Nadar collection?Cited sources name works by M. F. Husain, F. N. Souza, S. H. Raza, V. S. Gaitonde, Tyeb Mehta, Arpita Singh, Nasreen Mohamedi, Subodh Gupta.
Can the public see the collection of Kiran Nadar?Yes. Works are shown at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi, India.
Sources
- Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Wikipedia
- Art+Auction's Power Collectors 2012: Kiran Nadar, Saffronart, 2012
- Kiran Nadar, Wikipedia
Last verified 2026-10-31.
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