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.
'Most valuable art collection ever' on show in Hong Kong
Masterpieces belonging to controversial former Sotheby's owner A. Alfred Taubman goes on show in Hong Kong as the most valuable private collection ever offered at auction.
Sensitising art lovers with a new media - Video art at Britto Art Space
Five visual artists -- Jewel A Rob, Fahema Ahmed, Reetu Sattar, Kehkasha Sabah and Shimul Datta recently displayed their video art pieces at Britto Space. The pieces were the outcome of a six-day workshop held last year at the same space, titled “Pixelation 3”.
Abul Khair - The heart of an art collector
Eminent art connoisseur and Chairman of Bengal Foundation Abul Khair is an avid art collector who started his collection in 1974. An exhibition from his art collection, showcasing masterpieces by pioneer painters of Bangladesh and India, was on display at Bengal Shilpalaya, Dhanmondi in the capital until earlier this week.
Melancholy of Urban Life
I started painting in my childhood and since then I have taken part in many competitions, including international/national competitions, in Egypt, India and Japan.
A Fiesta of Art
The first edition of International Art Biennale Cox's Bazar-2015, a new platform for international art, will be held at Cox's Bazar Institute and Public Library from September 10 - 13.
Voice for the unvoiced
It is easy to swim towards downstream, but swimming upstream can be quite a task. Those who don't follow conventional norms and values of the society are generally treated as outcast, but who are we to label them that?
Proshanto Kumar Buddha's art on display
Artist Proshanto Kumar Buddha's first series at Shilpangan titled “Reminiscence” -- that began on on August 6 -- is on books.
[Watch Interview] Sultan: The master painter
A bohemian and mystic, SM Sultan’s works delve deep into rural life -- especially peasants, fishermen, day labourers and their simple lives. His paintings visually narrate stories of rural households, where men and women are seen immersed in chores and farmers toiling in the fields.
Of myth and heritage
Artist AR Rumy's third solo exhibit at the Alliance Francaise, “Puzzle of Myths”, expresses his taste, dreams and designs. He is an assistant professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Dhaka University. The show began on August 7.
Kumar's Jamini: A Class Apart
Sheltered by the snow-capped Swiss mountains, the picturesque city of Lugano sits demurely next to Lake Lugano with intermittent sunny mornings gracing the city with a magical air.