Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh to be held in September

Performance art, an important part of New Media art practice, is going to be the main theme of the upcoming 18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh (AABB) scheduled to be held in September in Dhaka. For the very first time, the art form will officially be a part of the initiative.

Many of the country's promising performance artists in association with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) will showcase various types of performance art under the initiative titled, Shilper Shohor as part of the 18th edition of AABB.

A press conference was held in this regard yesterday at BSA where Liaquat Ali Lucky, Director General of BSA, elaborated on the artistic initiative, aside from the recent activities of BSA. Renowned artist Mahbubur Rahman and BSA secretary Jahangir Hossain Chowdhury were present among others at the press conference.

Shilper Shohor will shed light on the city of Dhaka and its 400-year glorious history together with the prominent culture of Bangladesh. To revisit the glorious heritage of Dhaka, and to stir up the artistic conscience among the megacity dwellers, the initiative of Shilper Shohor will take place. Planned by Liaquat Ali Lucky, the Dhaka centric initiative will include different activities including renditions by Baul singers and cultural performances by child artistes at various places in the capital.