Carnival of grotesque
The walls of artist-run space, Kalakendra, host artist Nisar Hossain's drawings and prints this month. Part of the third instalment of the gallery's “Drawing and Thinking” series,...
An opulent display of sculptures
As one enters into the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), one encounters a magnificent ray of light illuminating many of the finest pieces of sculptures.
Far from the Maddening Crowd
"Far from representing reality, pictures probe multiple realities by fabricating narratives of events that never occurred." This quote by Mark C Taylor from his book on the American...
The dolled-up, leopard-spotted women of 'Concealed'
Habiba Nowrose's first solo exhibition
Priyabhashini's orchestrations of carbon
'Megher Shongi', sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini's 13th Solo Exhibition
Poking Conscience through Photography
On the evening of 5th January, 2017, a two-week long photography exhibition titled “16” was launched at the EMK Center located at the heart of Dhaka, Dhanmondi 27.The exhibition is a joint...
An assimilation of classical and contemporary art
7th Oriental Painting Exhibition under spotlight
Whimsical, political, subversive: A review of 'Tasher Desh'
There are no bright lights, no potted greens artistically arranged around the entrance, no indication that an exhibition is going on somewhere here in Arambagh.
The dolled-up, leopard-spotted women of 'Concealed'
Habiba Nowrose's first solo exhibition
Priyabhashini's orchestrations of carbon
'Megher Shongi', sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini's 13th Solo Exhibition
Poking Conscience through Photography
On the evening of 5th January, 2017, a two-week long photography exhibition titled “16” was launched at the EMK Center located at the heart of Dhaka, Dhanmondi 27.The exhibition is a joint...
A Journey to the Centre of Art
A surrealist reflection of oneself, a Hybrid Foundation for a forceful image creation, the play of good and evil, the absurdity of contemporary childhood...
Opening up a new horizon of oriental painting in Bangladesh
In art classifications, oriental art exists as one of the major branches as it is often interchangeably used with the terms Eastern or Asian art originating from various Asian cultures.
Rooted in our Soul and Soil
An indigenous community called Santal lives in the northern districts of Bangladesh. For thousands of years, these people have been
A Digital Gypsy
With more than 1000 artworks, artist Najib Tareque is striving to take our traditional art to a large scale market through his online venture titled 'Art Makes Us Human'.
LOUD AND VIBRANT
It is an unique genre in the art world, a distinctive niche of its own. Meanwhile, it may be deemed as "the common man's art", if you will.