MERRY MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS
A week before Christmas, bakery shop Coopers has its fairy lights. In Dhanmondi, the places are decked up with blue, white and purple fairy lights. I am forced to put on my 'dancing shoes and dance away the blues'.
7y ago
The legend lives on
A month long solo painting exhibition paying tribute to legendary boxer Mohammad Ali began on July 30 at Bay's Gallery in Radius Centre, in the capital's Gulshan. There are 32 paintings by Proshanto Karmakar tracing Ali's life from youth to old age.
7y ago
Eid gifts: An array of gift options
Sharis and suits make for popular Eid gifts. If one is affluent, little pieces of jewellery will do the trick, while perfumes and cosmetics are also dear to many. Going in for ornate quilted rugs for best friends is a pleasant gesture too.
7y ago
Beautification with Henna
What with Eid approaching, people are going helter skelter to touch-up their hair and hands with “mehdi”--both to look their best and keep with an old tradition of Bangladesh.
7y ago
Madan Shahu and His Magnificient Ways
It was the requiem of Madan Shahu, with all its magnificence. His body lay splendid in the wooden byre while the office colleagues of 25 years had gathered there.
8y ago
Bipul's “Journey With Wreckage-2” at AFD
Broken windows, rotting and weather-beaten walls, moth-eaten pieces of wood...
8y ago
“Taste of Light and Darkness-2” at AFD
A group art exhibition titled “Taste of Light Darkness- 2” began on February 26 and ends on March 8 at La galerie,
8y ago
Hamiduzzaman Khan - The wonder of sculpture
Galleri Kaya celebrates Hamiduzzaman Khan's 70th birth anniversary with a solo sculpture exhibition. The exhibit opens today and runs till March18.
8y ago
October 14, 2015
Mythology as muse
Bengal Art Lounge is holding a solo exhibition of paintings, installations and video by Ronni Ahmmed titled “Gods and Beast”.
October 13, 2015
The Glory that was of Old Dhaka
“It is essential that one should preserve the relics of Old Dhaka,” says Kazi Salahuddin Ahmed. “This is so that the next generation
October 11, 2015
Ecstatic delineations of Old Dhaka
Shahanoor Mamun is a talented and persevering artist. Now his second solo is on at the exhibit room of Galleri Kaya.
October 7, 2015
Five artists display their works at Alliance
Under the banner of “To the Root of Art”, the works of Laila Sharmeen, Mini Karim, Tayabuzzaman Khan Topu, Samiran Chowdhury and Zebun Nehar Nayem have been on display at Alliance Francaise since October 2.
August 10, 2015
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.
February 27, 2015
KAJOL'S VISION
According to artist Ruhul Amin Kajol, who is in Bangladesh for three months , visiting friends and relatives, formal art began with the Egyptians, Phoenicians and the cave dwellers before them, who used art to express their thoughts, beliefs and stories through architecture and relief work and to glorify their power.
February 20, 2015
RAFI'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH FORM AND COLOUR
Rafi Haque's works juxtapose the past and the contemporary world. His journals fuse images and texts. His journals mix collages, doodles, written texts. Besides creating intriguing images with strong political or social messages, they also document his life.
February 6, 2015
A Fantastical Protest against a Capitalist World
Noah's menagerie, domestic animals and birds, fairy tales, Biblical stories , popular proverbs, popular, fiction and movies are rolled into one. Einstein, Dracula and Batman may also creep into Ronnie Ahmmed's creations. He is concerned about the real world rapidly losing touch with reality. He imagines a barren, disintegrated world losing its ideologies. He has used myth and history before, creative forces that shape the human imagination.
July 9, 1991
A Glory Fading Out
Ragged, faded and torn in the folds are the fragments of Jamdanee saris that hang In Islampur shops, which a few decades ago housed the Muslin of international farm.
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