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.
Oriental Painting Exhibition opens today at Zainul Gallery
Oriental Painting Study Group (OPSG) in association with The Daily Star has organised a weeklong (March 17-23) 5th “Oriental Painting Exhibition” at Zainul Gallery-1 and 2, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka.
Children's art exhibition at National Museum
An art exhibition and competition by child artists is on at Nalini Kanta Bhattashali auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum.
Qayyum Chowdhury's last signature work
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC), Dhaka brought out an innovative table calendar for the year 2015, of which each month focuses on portraits of a great personality – from politicians, litterateurs, poets, artist, mystic bard, classical musician and religious and social reformers of both Bangladesh and India.
Shiro Sadoshima's rich tribute to Bangladeshi art
Shiro Sadoshima, a passionate artist and the Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, paid his rich tribute to our culture, rendering Bangladeshi lives onto his canvases. The self-taught artist's maiden solo exhibition was jointly inaugurated by cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor and Anjan Chowdhury, chairman of Society for Promotion of Bangladesh Art (SPBA) at Zainul Gallery on March 2.
Laila Anjuman Ara and the joys of nature
If anyone wanted to relax and simply be with nature one had only to go to the “Joy of Nature” exhibit at Alliance Francaise de Dhaka (AFD).
Art Bazar
Art Bazar, a community of creative youths, held an open exhibition in Dhanmondi on February 28, of photos taken with mobile phones. Square-framed and panorama photos were on display on the walls of Dhanmondi 4/A from 3-9pm, while artists also drew free live caricatures of attending audience, while many played live music. The goal of the group is to establish mobile phone photography as an art form, and thus opening it up to the mass people.
Zainul's birthday celebration
Marking the birth centenary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, cultural organisation Chhayanaut arranged a celebration programme, featuring, discussion and musical offerings at its main auditorium on February 28. Dr. Sarwar Ali, vice-president of Chhayanaut, delivered the welcome address while Dr. Sanjida Khatun, president of the organisation gave a speech.
BANGLADESH AND ME - Concludes at Drik
A solo art exhibition by Isabel Zaman concluded at Drik Gallery in the capital on February 26. The five-day exhibit, titled “Bangladesh en mis ojos e yo” (Bangladesh and Me), featured artworks by the Mexican artist.
Maksud's Mumbai Adventures
In his recently-concluded weeklong exhibition at Mumbai's busy Jehangir Art Gallery, Maksudul Ahsan showcased about 46 paintings -- mostly in acrylic and oil. Some of the large scale paintings hark back to the Partition of 1947 and its aftermath.
Reflection of beauty and heritage
Standing in front of a mirror, one looks forward to space to look for beauty. The reflection of beauty together with manifestation of our own heritage is on display at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), University of Dhaka. Vertical Art and Craft Research organised the exhibition.