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.
“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.
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
Artist Kazi Ghiyasuddin's solo exhibition opens today
The exhibition titled “Notation. Reconstructed”, opens today (April 18) at 6pm at Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts.
Gulshan Hossain's artistic sensitivity
Well-known visual artist Gulshan Hossain has developed a style of abstraction by exploring variations with different materials and techniques.
Rare gifts for Boishakh Sukanta's Dhamrai Metal Crafts
On Boishakh, why not add a striking traditional gift to your list? For starters you could venture out to the village of Dhamrai, north of Dhaka beyond Savar, on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway.
Countdown to Pahela Boishakh
Pahela Boishakh (first day of the Bengali year), the biggest celebration in secular Bengal, is just days away.
Dhaka Art Summit 2016 announced
The third edition of the Dhaka Art Summit -- dubbed the world's largest platform for South Asian art-- will be held on February 5-8, 2016 at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, the organisers announced in a press conference yesterday.
A visual treat of shapes and shades
The weeklong Oriental Painting Exhibition, organised by Oriental Painting Study Group, will close this evening at the Zainul Gallery of Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka.
Oriental painting exhibit inaugurated
Oriental Painting Study Group (OPSG) in association with The Daily Star has organised a week-long (March 17-23) 5th Oriental Painting Exhibition at Zainul Gallery-1 and 2, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka.
Water colour workshop concludes
A three- day water colour workshop titled “Experimenting with Soft Reflections” concluded at Gallery Cosmos, Malibagh, Dhaka, on Sunday.