Hindu cleric targets QAGOMA for return of Indian antiquities

QAGOMA is the latest Australian gallery to run into problems over Indian antiquities in the international provenance debate.
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Rajan Zed, a US-based Hindu cleric and outspoken leader of the Interfaith Relationship of Nevada Clergy Association, has ​cited the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) and Queensland Art Gallery I Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) as galleries containing potentially stolen art.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina