Arts

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.

1y ago

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.”

2y ago

Dhaka Art Summit for young visitors

Animation, games and performances your children shouldn't miss on the last day of DAS 2023 today

2y ago

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.

2y ago

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. 

2y ago

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.

2y ago

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.

2y ago

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.

2y ago

Two-day Art Weekend at five embassies

The embassies of Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland will host a joint “Art Weekend” on July 24 and 25 at their respective residencies.

10y ago

Collage Poetry at Zainul Gallery

A week-long solo water colour exhibition titled “Collage Poetry” is on at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Art (FFA), University of Dhaka.

10y ago

Open Call for Only Connect.Edition 3

Bengal Foundation has announced an open to artists for the third edition of ONLY CONNECT, a biannual, collaborative exhibition programme.

10y ago

Safiuddin Ahmed's 93rd birth anniversary observed

Yesterday marked the 93rd birth anniversary of eminent painter and printmaker Shilpaguru Safiuddin Ahmed.

10y ago

“The Beauty of Drawing” at Athena Gallery

Athena Gallery of Fine Arts organised group drawing workshop “The Beauty of Drawing” featuring the works of accomplished artists in Bangladesh, says a press release.

10y ago

“ONLY CONNECT.EDITION TWO” on display

A group art exhibition, titled “ONLY CONNECT.EDITION TWO”, opened at the Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct in the capital on May 23.

10y ago

Brilliance of Bangladeshi Art

It's indeed a grand celebration of the brilliance of Bangladeshi art. Artists of our country are doing great with their multifarious expressions of art -- be it painting, print, sculpture, installation, video or performance art.

10y ago

Nasreen Begum's “Pleasant Journey” at Gallery Chitrak

The inaugural ceremony of “Pleasant Journey”, a solo painting exhibition by noted artist Professor Nasreen Begum, was held at Gallery Chitrak, Dhanmondi, Dhaka on May 15.

10y ago

“Madona-43” screened in Manikganj In memory of Shilpacharya Zainul

Documentary film “Madona-43” by Bangladesh Udichi Shilpi Goshthi (Udichi) was screened at Central Shaheed Minar premises in Manikganj on Saturday evening.

10y ago

Art itself is more powerful than the artist-- Monirul Islam

People often say they don't understand what an artist depicts. Internationally-acclaimed artist Monirul Islam says art, aesthetics and

10y ago