DRMumbai: A stay with Taj not only offers unmatchable hospitality, but also a commitment towards the preservation of heritage, with an assortment of art echoing India’s history and showcasing burgeoning new artists. Beyond aesthetics, the Taj’s art portfolio boats of an enormous collection of over four thousand artworks with over a hundred museum quality masterworks.
Taj’s collection details the progression of the Modern Art Movement from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s. The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai’s medley of precious artworks, reflects an important era of creativity in Indian history.
Significant works acquired from 1968 to the 70s include artists working in India in the Post-Independence era such as M F Husain, S H Raza, Jamini Roy, Tyeb Mehta, K H Ara, Jehangir Sabavala, Bose Krishnamachari, V S Gaitonde and others. In recent times, three works of V S Gaitonde from the hotel were lent to the Guggenheim Museum for an exhibition in New York and Venice.
Continuing the legacy of The Taj Mahal Palace, additions were made to the existing collection through acquiring the works of young and emerging artists. The masterpieces by M F Husain, Krishen Khanna, Akbar Padamsee, Prafulla Dahanukar and Ganesh Haloi in The Pierre reflect the New York hotel’s Indian heritage.
The self-exiled Polish artist Stefan Norblin’s works at the iconic Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur and wall frescos by French artist Jean Gaudier at Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad, echoes the best of Indian and Western art at Taj. These great works of art across Taj hotels stand as testament to the changing patterns of history.
