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Bringing together the works of four artists with distinctive, independent styles, Abstract 06 offers an aesthetic exploration of the complex, often contradictory, world inhabited by our subliminal selves. In Biswajit Mukherjee’s paintings (one of them appears left), structures become fragmented into geometrical shapes, maintaining a constant rhythm in spite of their irregularity. Paint takes on a life of its own in the works of Partha Roy Tom. Characterised by fluid, luminous use of colours, his canvases give the unique impression of being painted on the wall; their graffiti-like effect enhanced by text splashed boldly over layers of colour. Raju Sutar’s works are more sombre in tone, opaque colours creating intriguing forms even out of partial transparency. A collage-like quality is evident in Mallika Das’s paintings, with her subject often being inscribed within a clearly-discernible frame. Almost minimal in her use of colours, inanimate objects appear to take on the form of the animate in nearly all her works.
Event: Paintings by a group of four artists
When: Till October 28, 3 pm - 8 pm
Where: Artspace India, 7 Deodar Street
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art
Till October 24 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Inspiring Images, paintings by well-known artists.
Till October 26 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings and sculptures by Sourabh Mazumdar, Kamal Kushari and Pankaj Nigam.
Till October 28 at Akar Prakar, P-238 Hindustan Park; 3 pm - 8 pm: Synchrome 3, an exhibition of works by over 70 artists.
Till November 4 (except Sunday) at CIMA Gallery, 43 Ashutosh Choudhury Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm (Monday, 3 pm - 7 pm): Printed works of Georg Baselitz.
Till November 18 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Celebrations on Canvas, showcasing Indian art and sculpture.
drama
October 24 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sanglap Kolkata presents its latest production, Astorag. Direction: Kuntal Mukhopadhyay.
October 25 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30 pm: The concluding evening of Nabankur’s theatre festival features its own productions, Shunya Seema, a play for children and Mukta Dhara, a dance-drama based on a Tagore story.
October 25 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rang Roop presents Mukhosh Nritya. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay.
October 25 at Mukta Angan; 6.30 pm: Shouvanik presents Daant Paake Bandha. Direction: Chandan Das.
October 26 at Padatik; 7 pm: Theatrecian presents The Mumbai Zoo. Drama and direction: Tathagata Chowdhury.
October 27 at Bijon Theatre; 6.30 pm: Drishya Katha presents Astitwa. Drama and direction: Debabrata Dasgupta.
October 27 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.45 pm & October 29 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Kasba Arghya presents Bharat Katha. Direction: Manish Mitra.
October 28 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Lok Krishti presents Page 4 — Its Also A Game. Drama and direction: Bratya Basu.
October 29 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Pratikriti presents its latest production, Padmanadir Majhi. Direction: Alok Deb.
theatre Festival
October 26 - October 29 at Laalan Manch, Surendranath Park; 3 pm - 8.15 pm: Jana Sanskriti presents Muktadhara II: An International Forum Theatre Festival with ‘forum theatre’ performances of teams from Austria, Brazil, Pakistan, Palestine, as well as several Indian states including West Bengal. Also, folk music and dance performances.
performing arts
October 26 at Bangla Akademi Sabhaghar; 5.30 pm: Chakratirtha presents Mone Taar Nitya Jaowa Asha, a Bijoya Sammilani cultural programme. A variety concert, it features recitation, music, audio-play (Honeymoon) and reading by well-known artistes.
October 26 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC hosts Odissi Sandhya, Odissi dances to be presented by Chandrani Ghosh and her troupe, Surer Kheya. Choreography and direction: Kumkum Mohanty.
October 27 - October 29 at Mysore Association Hall, Raja Basanta Roy Road; 5.45 pm: Guruguha Sangeet Sammelan offers Sangeetanjali to Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar. Aradhana on October 29 at 8 am.
October 27 at Sujata Sadan, 7 Hazra Road; 6 pm: Himaghna Smriti Sangeet Protiva presents its 18th annual classical concert. Featuring Avisekh Mallick (sitar), Dr Chitrita Sinha (vocal), Sanchita Dutta (dance; dir: Ruby Bandyopadhyay) and Ambarish Das (vocal).
October 27 at The Tollygunge Club; 7 pm: Reliance Mobile, Tollygunge Club and Spandan present An Evening of Fame. Featuring Arunima, Rila, Tanya and Anita, who will showcase their individual styles through pop, rock, country, blues, jazz and new age numbers.
October 28 at Gyan Manch, 11 Pretoria Street; 6 pm: Nataraja Natya Niketan presents the Bharat Natyam arangetram of Ronita Mookerji and Khushi Kejriwal.
October 28 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6 pm: Sanchari Kala Kendra presents a cultural programme to raise funds for underprivileged children of Kasba Charu Chetana. The programme includes a play, Rasik Rabindranath and Tagore songs and recitation by Sraboni Sen and Ratna Mitra.
talk
October 24 - October 26 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Jaya Row will speak in English on Bhagavad Gita (Profile of a Perfect Person; Chapter II, verses 54 - 72).
October 24 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Atmabodhananda will discuss in Bengali on Sri Sri Mayer Katha.
photographs
Till October 25 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Varanasi, an exhibition of photographs by Wera Saether.
in memoriam
October 24 at Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Centre, 361 Keyatala Lane; 6.30 pm: A condolence meeting in memory of Somnath Hore.
film show
Till October 27 at Seagull Bookstore; 6 pm: Men, Martians, Machines, a festival of science-fiction films hosted by The Seagull Foundation for the Arts. Today: The Quatermass Experiment (dir: Val Guest).
Festival
Till October 28 at Sri Ganesh and Murugan Temples, Lake Gardens: Skanda Shasti Festival.
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