NOVERA: FINDING REFUGE IN ART

Bangladeshi modern sculptor, Novera Ahmed, was a woman far ahead of her times.
6 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Poking Conscience through Photography

On the evening of 5th January, 2017, a two-week long photography exhibition titled “16” was launched at the EMK Center located at the heart of Dhaka, Dhanmondi 27.The exhibition is a joint collaboration of two renowned and vibrant Bangladeshi photographers, Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo and Imrul Islam.
12 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Uronto, flying away in search of art

The July sun sparkled and reflected from the rows of tin-shed roofs that the almost hundred year old PK Sen building looked out upon. The little known, Prashanna Kumar Sen building was cracking at its seams; the pale yellow and green painted walls were peeling and gave the walls a snakeskin texture.
29 December 2016, 18:00 PM

A Journey to the Centre of Art

A surrealist reflection of oneself, a Hybrid Foundation for a forceful image creation, the play of good and evil, the absurdity of contemporary childhood...
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Opening up a new horizon of oriental painting in Bangladesh

In art classifications, oriental art exists as one of the major branches as it is often interchangeably used with the terms Eastern or Asian art originating from various Asian cultures.
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Rooted in our Soul and Soil

An indigenous community called Santal lives in the northern districts of Bangladesh. For thousands of years, these people have been
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Charcoal's Visual Retreat

We all know that engineering and architecture students pull all-nighters very often, struggling under a regular wave of stress of their assignments, quizzes and submissions.
6 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Dancing away boundaries

The thought of three young Bangladeshi dancers in North America immediately conjures up images of distance, of 'otherness', of struggle.
19 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Lest we forget: Atiśa

The above lyrics, from medieval Bengal, is an example of the earliest 'kirtan', or musical accolade, which began the practice of presenting philosophical notions through music, and is continued till date by our Bauls.
12 August 2016, 18:00 PM

And, theatre strikes back!

After the Gulshan carnage, July 15, 2016 was the first day that Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) opened its doors for public performances, to packed audiences in all three of its auditoriums.
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

The Art & Politics of Documentation

For me, watching Naeem Mohaiemen's expository documentary,'Last Man in Dhaka Central', was essentially a trip down memory lane, reliving a time of hope.
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Culture: The present site for struggle

We, the children of the language and cultural movement, of Bangladesh are heartbroken to witness, unfolding before our eyes, the phenomenon of an alien and mutant culture overtaking the very consciousness of our progeny, our nation. This is a consequence of a two-pronged assault.
15 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Of Monsoons, Myths and Manasa

In Bangladesh, after the scorching heat of 'grishsho', or summer, comes the monsoons and with it come welcome thunder, lightning and pouring rainfall.
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM

HISTORY OF RHYTHM, IN PIXELS

Dance is the one of the most ephemeral artistic creations, as it is here one moment and then gone the next.
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM

The Milkshake Collective

The Milkshake Collective is a group of 22 local artists, specialising art forms starting from pop to modern and graphic. Each
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

A Digital Gypsy

With more than 1000 artworks, artist Najib Tareque is striving to take our traditional art to a large scale market through his online venture titled 'Art Makes Us Human'.
26 May 2016, 18:00 PM

A day in Vancouver with Arts and Flowers

My husband and I were planning to take a trip to Vancouver for some time. Vancouver offers so much to see and to do, so our itinerary for the trip was long.
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM

LOUD AND VIBRANT

It is an unique genre in the art world, a distinctive niche of its own. Meanwhile, it may be deemed as "the common man's art", if you will.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

The Big Apple's Love for Art

Famous journalist and writer Tom Wolfe once said, “One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years”.
7 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Finding Meaning in the Mundane

An alley of Old Dhaka; an ordinary rickshaw ride; children playing in the rain; and the little joys and every day celebrations that
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM