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The Artist Project: Nalini Malani

Jun 22, 2015 3 MINUTES

"I'm attracted to the myths because, for me, it's a language to link with people."

Artist Nalini Malani reflects on "Hanuman Bearing the Mountaintop with Medicinal Herbs" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Nalini Malani, born in 1946, is an Indian painter and multimedia installation artist.

Nalini Malani (Indian, born 1946)

Gamepieces, 2003-2009

Four-channel video (color, sound), six acrylic reverse-painted Lexan cylinders. The Museum of Modern Art, Gift of the Richard J. Massey Foundation for Arts and Sciences (199.2007) © 2015 Nalini Malani

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