Several works by Algerian-French artist Hanan Benammar were vandalised allegedly by two other artists during an ongoing exhibition at the Durbar Hall Art Gallery in Kerala’s Kochi on Wednesday evening, The Indian Express reported.

Kochi-based sculptor PH Hochimin and his associate Sudamshu alleged that Benammar’s works were obscene and destroyed several linocut graphic prints around 6.30 pm on Wednesday, just as the gallery was closing.

Only two people were present in the premises at the time of the vandalism, the newspaper reported.

The artworks were part of an international exhibition that opened on October 18, titled “Estranged Geographies”. It is jointly organised by the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, and curated by Anushka Rajendran and Dam

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