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One of India’s more intriguing artists, Jatin Das creates visual poetry with unmatched passion and power. His imagery is, in his own words, ‘metaphoric and not narrative’ and is filled with energy and rhythm. The precision of his single lines and the tonal quality of his art, along with the empty spaces between his lines, quietly, yet emphatically, suggest powerful movement. A body-observer, the artist approaches the human body as a space-manipulating, free entity. If experienced deeply, his forms make his paintings appear like silent, expressionist drama. Inspired by craft traditions of India and other lands, his art, nonetheless, is distinctive for its vigour, dynamism and intensity. A sensual being, a lover of poetry, music and fine cuisine, glimpses of his fondness for these can also be found in his artwork. Charged Figures, the ongoing exhibition of Das’ paintings, serves as an important catalyst for the reinterpretation of his works.
lEvent: An exhibition of paintings by Jatin Das lWhen: Till March 17 (except Sundays & public holidays); 2 pm - 7 pm (Mondays, 3 pm - 7 pm) lWhere: CIMA Gallery, 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue
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February 26 - March 4 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sunil Roy.
February 26 - March 4 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings presented by Friends. Participating artists are ex-students of art college in the 1960s.
Till February 28 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 1st floor, Orbit Enclave, 12/3A Hungerford Street: Indigenous Modernity Various Trends - A Tribute to Bikash Bhattacharjee. Paintings by senior artists of Bengal. Curated by Mrinal Ghosh. Participating artists: Paritosh Sen, Dhirendra Nath Brahma, Reba Hore, B.R. Panesar, Amitabha Banerjee, Shanu Lahiri, Kartick Chandra Pyne, Sailen Mitra, Prokash Karmakar, Sanat Kar, Amal Nath Chakladar, Dhiraj Choudhury, Dipak Banerjee, Ganesh Haloi, Suhas Roy, Barun Roy, Ganesh Pyne, Anita Roy Chowdhury, Jogen Chowdhury and Suchibrata Deb.
Till February 28 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 1st floor, Orbit Enclave, 12/3A Hungerford Street: In Search of Micro to Macro Organic Sculptures — sculptures by Gopal Prasad Mandal.
Till February 28 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Realism and Surrealism, paintings by well-known artists.
Till February 28 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by the Ash Family: Gobardhan Ash, Arunima Ash, Nirban Ash, Deborshi Ash, Jyotirmoy Ash and Chinmoy Ash.
Till February 28 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue; 12 noon - 7 pm: Togetherness, a thematic exposition of works by artist couples who have shared both life and art in contemporary times.
Till March 4 (except Monday and March 3) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 1st floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: Beyond Credos: Painting in Baroda Today. Featuring works by Vasudevan Akkitham, Suresh B.V., M. Sashidharan, Indrapramit Roy, Anjum Chaturvedi, Maneesha Doshi, K.K. Muhamed, Nikhileswar Barua, Shruti Nelson, Kim Kyoungae, Heeral Trivedi, Soumen Das, Arunanshu Chowdhury, Ajay Sharma, K.P. Reji, Sajal Sasanka Sarkar, Sathyanand Mohan, Lavanya Mani, Chinnan Vinod, Alok Bal, Abir Karmakar, Raju Patel, Poushali Das, Lokesh Khodke, Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Sharmi Chowdhury, Puja Vaish and Saumya Ananthakrishna. Curated by Prof. Shivaji K. Panikkar of MS University, Baroda.
Till March 5 at Gandhara Art Gallery, 1B Gurusaday Road, Flat 5A, Palm Springs; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Gandhara Art Gallery presents Pampa Panwar in the moods and colour of changing season.
Till March 7 at Gallery Exposure, 54B Mahanirban Road; 4 pm - 8 pm: Faag: Celebration of Colours. Paintings by Abhijit Mollick, Biswajit Mitra, Bijoy Basak and Sujit Das.
Till March 10 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani; 3 pm - 7 pm: Galerie 88 presents B / W (drawings, paintings, photographs and book) by Samit Das.
Till March 10 at Gallery Kanishka’s, 2/1 Hindustan Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Black & White — an exhibition of the works of Akbar Padamsee, Ganesh Haloi, Gurcharan Singh, K.R. Subbanna, Paritosh Sen, Partha Pratim Deb, Rabin Mondal, Ramananda Bandhyopadhyay, Senaka Senanayake, Shuvaprasanna and Wasim Kapoor.
Till March 11 at Galerie La Mere, 3 Regent Park; 4 pm - 7 pm: Parama 2007 — an exhibition, featuring works by well-known artists, to mark the 129th birth anniversary of The Mother.
Till March 13 (except Sundays) at Akar Prakar, P238 Hindustan Park; 3 pm - 8 pm: Art in Itself — works of K.M. Adimoolam, P. Gopinath, Achuthan Kudallur, V. Viswanadhan, R.M. Palaniappan and Akkitham Narayanan.
drama
February 26 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sudaram presents its latest play, Ranger Haat. Drama, direction & acting: Manoj Mitra.
February 26 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Aneek presents Punorujjiban. Direction: Amalesh Chakraborty.
February 26 & 27 at Sisir Mancha; 10.30 am onwards: A drama festival of unprotected child by Humanity Association. Theatre conducted and designed by Ashokenagar Nattyamukh. Feb. 26: Inauguration ceremony (10.30 am), drama Chhoto Nadi (12.15 pm), drama Echya School (1 pm) and drama Hingsute Daitya (1.45 pm). Feb. 27: Discussion on children’s theatre (10.30 am), drama Sujan Horbola (12.15 pm, drama Kolkatar Kaltala (1.20 pm) and drama Duster Sasti (2 pm).
February 27 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: Little Thespian presents its latest production, ? (question mark), based on the play, They Burn People; They Do, by London-based playwright Ismail Chhonara. Direction: S.M. Azhar Aalam.n March 2 at Max Mueller Bhavan auditorium; 6.30 pm: Agunmukho, the Bengali adaptation of Marius von Mayenburg’s contemporary German play Feuergesicht (Fireface) by Bratya Basu will be performed by Tritiyo Sutra and directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay.
March 2 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Rangakarmee’s latest production, Manto Aur Manto. Design & direction: Usha Ganguli.
performing arts
February 26 at Sisir Mancha; 6 pm: Hasan-Lalan Sandhya — Tapan Roy presents a solo recital of songs composed by Hasan Raja and Lalan Fakir. Organised by Madal and Cosmic Harmony.
talk
February 26 at Charukala Kendra, Abanindra Sabhaghar, behind Calcutta Information Centre; 5 pm: John Mage, a member of the editorial board of Monthly Review and director of Monthly Review Foundation, USA, will speak on Neo Liberal Economics and Contemporary Imperialism.
February 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Kritarthananda will speak on Swamijir Vani.
February 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Bengali on Panchadashi.
February 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Puranananda will speak in Bengali on Adhyatma Ramayana.
February 26 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Prof Amalendu Chakraborty will speak on Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga.
pHOTOGRAPHS
Till March 1 at Seminar hall of Howrah District Library: International Exhibition of Colour Slides organised by Society of Photographers. Slide shows daily at 6.30 pm.
EXHIBITION
Till February 28 at P-249 Purna Das Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Darbari presents Va Va Voom, featuring wearables for men and women. Also, accessories like dupattas and embroidered fabric and leather bags.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to: Time out, The Telegraph, 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001; Fax: 2234-8244
All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less
than a week ahead to:
Time out, The Telegraph, 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001;
Fax: 2234-8244
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