Arts
ESSAY / Music and the space it creates for literature
I cannot, for the life of me, definitively describe what makes music. Growing up in a family where music of any form was not typically paid any reverence, my exposure to it was tunnelled into mainstream pop songs for the longest time.
Naeem Mohaiemen discusses ‘Midnight’s Third Child’ at ULAB and Bengal Institute
Naeem Mohaiemen called the book and its selections, which comprise fairly short essays and editorials on contemporary matters, “an argument for somehow recording all that seems ephemeral, so we can then look back and trace what was happening.”
Dhaka Art Summit for young visitors
Animation, games and performances your children shouldn't miss on the last day of DAS 2023 today
These folk tales record a unique past between South Asia and Soviet Russia
The Slavic fairy tales and Soviet stories formed a significant part of the childhood memories of people who grew up in the subcontinent from the 1960s to the mid 1980s.
The books you will meet at Dhaka Art Summit 2023
For those who are especially interested in literature in book form, the first two floors of the exhibition hold treasures.
Revisiting indigenous folktales at Dhaka Art Summit
“We wanted to share the story in our native language, just the way we heard it from our elders", said Kanak Chanpa Chakma.
BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Andy Warhol & Truman Capote talk out their anxieties
Andy Warhol suggested they tape their conversations on his Sony Walkman, to which Truman Capote agrees.
Himu taught me it was okay to not be normal
Himu not only made me look beyond goals that lead to a luxury of life, but he also taught me to enjoy the tiny bits that make life agreeable.
Shilpacharya's birth anniversary celebrated in Mymensingh
Children sketched the life and works of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, marking the 101st birth anniversary celebrations of the master painter, at Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala (art gallery) on Friday.
Tone Int'l Miniature Art Biennale in the capital
In an endeavour to bring back the golden era of art, the 5th Tone International Miniature Art Biennale 2015 is now simultaneously on at two galleries...
Raghunath Chakraborty passes away
Noted artist Raghunath Chakraborty passed away yesterday early morning at 3:30am at BIRDEM hospital in the capital due to brain hemorrhage.
Kolkata Art Camp 2015 concludes
Starting from November 20, the three-day Kolkata Art Camp 2015, concluded yesterday (November 22) at the Bangladesh Deputy High...
Fifth Tone Int'l Miniature Art Biennale 2015 sets off today
Tone Art Society of Bangladesh (TASB) brings the Fifth Tone International Miniature Art Biennale 2015 to Dhaka today.
Celebration of surrealism and beyond
Gallery Twenty One has organised an 11-day long group art exhibition titled “ERA” at its gallery, Dhanmondi in the capital. Member of the ...
Homage to Mubinul Azim
Today (November 1) marks the 40th death anniversary of renowned painter Mubinul Azim, considered as a pioneer in the Bangladeshi
Five artists display their works at Alliance
Under the banner of “To the Root of Art”, the works of Laila Sharmeen, Mini Karim, Tayabuzzaman Khan Topu, Samiran Chowdhury and Zebun Nehar Nayem have been on display at Alliance Francaise since October 2.
Brian Friel: Famed playwright dies aged 86
Acclaimed Irish playwright Brian Friel has dies aged 86 after a long illness.