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.
Majhi International Art Residency Program begins in Berlin
Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation (DBF) is hosting the second edition of the Majhi International Art Residency Program. The curator of the second edition is Zippora Elders, currently based in Amsterdam and Berlin. While the first edition of the event was held in Venice last year, the second edition will take place from August 24 to September 12, 2020, in Berlin.
Eminent artist Murtaja Baseer no more
Eminent artist Murtaja Baseer passes away at the age of 88.
‘Vinima in Bangladesh’ concludes today
A solo art exhibition titled, Vinima in Bangladesh, was inaugurated recently at Britto Arts Trust in Green Road, Dhaka. The exhibition is showcasing artifacts by Indian sculptor Vinima Gulati.
Honouring Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin and indigenous terracotta artists
In honour of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin and the indigenous terracotta artists of our country, a beautiful exhibition titled, Putul: Banglar Pran-Protima by Samina Nafis, concluded at Bangladesh National Museum recently.
Aminul Islam Young Artists Award 2018 conferred
Artist Aminul Islam (1931-2011) is amongst the first generation artists and a leading member of the pioneering modern art movement in Bangladesh.
Kazi Ghiyasuddin's 'The Work of Creation' to open at Bengal Shilpalaya
Bengal Foundation will open their newly renovated exhibition halls at Bengal Shilpalay in Dhanmondi on April 5 with the inauguration of Japan-based eminent Bangladeshi artist Kazi Ghiyasuddin's solo exhibition
Graphic novel 'Mujib 6' launched
The 6th edition of graphic novel Mujib was launched yesterday on the 99 birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum.
Cosmos Art Camp 2019 concludes in Chaottogram
Gallery Cosmos organised a four-day art camp that concluded yesterday in Chaottogram's Finlay Hills, where 12 of the country's eminent artists participated and produced stellar artworks away from urban life.
Art exhibition at AFD
Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) Director Olivier Dintinger, Chairman of Gallery Cosmos and Cosmos Atelier 71 Enayetullah Khan with artists Biren Shom (4-L), Abdul Guffar Babu and Bishwajit Goswami among others at the inaugural ceremony of an art exhibition at La Gelerie of AFD. Photo: Courtesy
Chittagong Open Art Biennale Ends Tomorrow
A total of 12 artistes, from six different countries, are participating in the festival with their work.