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The works of renowned sculptor Meera Mukherjee (1923 - 1998) are imprints of the artist’s life-long search for the spirit of Vishwakarma, the divine technocrat and maker of the universe. She searches for connections between various aspects of Buddhist practices and its influence on traditional crafts and on the artisan community in general. The world of indigenous metal craftsmanship of the sub-continent was familiar to Mukherjee and formed the very basis of her artistic content. Her virtuosity in metal works and her ability to improvise in indigenous method of metal casting through combining it with the European wax process (now extinct) of casting metal made her works look impressive. Mukherjee would combine myth, history and her memories of the various elements of nature into a meaningful metaphor. This often gave her pieces multiple points of view. At times, her works depict a spatial expansion constituting a layered, complex narration. This is considered an achievement, particularly in sculpture since the discipline, unlike painting, seldom looks at the physical expansion of either riverscape or landscape. All said and done, Mukherjee’s works are a continuation of a rich artistic legacy that is relevant and modern even today.
Event: An exhibition of sculptures by Meera Mukherjee When: Till June 7 (except Sunday); 11 am - 7 pm (Mondays: 2 pm - 7 pm) Where: Gallerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani
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May 26 - 31 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Suvra Chandra.
Till May 26 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Kolkata Canvas. Participants: Aloke Sardar, Biswarup Halder, Ranjan Mitra, Malay Chandan Saha and Anirban Seth.
Till May 30 at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #98300 49825; 4 pm - 7.30 pm: A collection of paintings by contemporary upcoming artists Bikas Karmakar, Partha Chatterjee, Sk Shahajahan, Shekhar Baran Karmakar, Sambhu Saha and others.
Till May 30 (except Sunday) at Weavers Studio Centre for Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #24604245; 6 pm: Inner Vision, an exhibition of terracotta sculptures by Durgadas, a visually impaired sculptor.
Till May 31 at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Summer Show of works by Suhas Roy, Samir Roy and Samit Dey.
Till May 31 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: Chitrakoot presents works by Shyam Sharma.
Till May 31 (except Monday) at Shree Art Gallery, 11 Gurusaday Road, Kusum Apartment, Flat no. 61, #30222040; 3 pm - 7 pm: Bengal Contemporary Art — An exhibition of exclusive artworks by 20 promising artists of Bengal.
Till June 3 (except Sunday) at The Palladian Lounge, Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry; 11 am - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings on canvas by Vandana Lohia.
Till June 7 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7 pm, Mondays (2 pm - 7 pm): Sculptures by Meera Mukherjee.
Till June 8 (except Tuesdays) at The Halo Heritage Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road, Maddox Square; 2 pm - 8 pm: Inner Eye, an exhibition of paintings on canvas by Jonaki Pal.
Till June 17 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street, #2229 3886; 2 pm - 7 pm: Showcasing a host of latest works by contemporary, radical artists.
Till July 5 (except Sundays & public holidays) at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers, 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, #2485 8717/8509; Mondays: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2 pm - 7 pm: Summer Show featuring works by Jayasri Burman, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Rameshwar Broota, Jogen Chowdhury, Rini Dhumal, Ramendra Nath Kastha, Paresh Maity, Uday Mondal, Santosh More, Rm. Palaniappan, Manu Parekh, Ganesh Pyne, Malay Saha, Dilip Kumar Samanta, Kingshuk Sarkar, Shambhavi, Lalu Prosad Shaw, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Sanjeev Sonpimpare and others.
Till July 31 (except Sundays) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Installation Photographs Vido Art. Participating artists: Jayashree Chakravarty, Aditya Basak, Chhatrapati Dutta, Paula Sengupta, Sanjeet Chowdhury, Debnath Basu, Tapati Chowdhury and Adip Dutta. Curated by Jayashree Chakravarty.
DRAMA
May 26 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Barasat Anushilanee presents Ek Rashik Doubarik. Drama & direction Ramaprasad Banik.
May 27 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents Chandan Sen’s Dildar. Direction: Meghnad Bhattacharya.
May 28 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Anya Theatre presents Aachhe Aachhe Sthan, with Bibhas Chakraborty in the lead. Direction: Ramaprasad Banik.
DRAMA FESTIVAL
May 27 - 30 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: The 5th Drama Festival organised by Nehru Children’s Museum. May 27: Jadiyo Sandhya. May 28: Bhanga Buker Panjore. May 29: Anubhav. May 30: Saraswati Samipeshu. Students of Nehru Children’s Museum will act in all the four plays, directed by Ramaprasad Banik.
PERFORMING ARTS
Till May 31 at Rathindra Mancha, Jorasankto Thakurbari; 5.30 pm: Rabindra Janmotsav organised by Rabindra Bharati Society. Today: Songs by Manini Mukhopadhyay, Arpita Bandyopadhyay, Alo Mukhopadhyay, Supratik Das, Bhaswati Dutta, Gargi Das Bakshi, Chitralekha Dutta, Debashis Roy and Krishnakali Dasgupta.
May 30 - June 1 at Uttam Mancha: Rasikhapriya presents its mid-year series of Carnatic classical music programme. May 30, 6.30 pm: R. Thiagarajan (flute) with B. Ananthakrishnan (violin) and Nagai S. Narayanan (mridangam). May 31, 4.15 pm: Kunnakkudi Master M. Balamuralikrishna (vocal) with Anayampatti G. Venkatasubramanian (violin) and K.V. Gopalakrishnana (mridangam); at 6.30 pm: Dr Pantula Rama (vocal) with MSN Murthy (violin) and Mangalagiri Sridhar (mridangam). June 1, 4.15 pm: Sikkil C. Gurucharan (vocal) with Anayampatti G. Venkatasubramanian (violin) and K.V. Gopalakrishnana (mridangam); at 6.30 pm: Mala Ramadorai (Hindusthani vocal) with Abhay Datar (tabla) and Ananth Joshi (harmonium).
June 1 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: Bhavna Records & Cassettes presents an evening of Tagore songs by Sreeradha Bandyopadhyay, Manoj Murali Nair, Shampa Kundu, Mrinmay Roy and Manisha Murali Nair.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till May 26 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of photographs by the members of Association of Freelance Photographers and Art Pictorialists.
Till May 28 at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road; 11 am - 7 pm: A set of 20 photographs, by Bivas Bhattacharjee, son of renowned contemporary painter Bikash Bhattacharjee.
Till May 30 at Gallery Kanishka’s, 2/1 Hindusthan Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Portraits of a Director — an exhibition of photographs on Satyajit Ray by Asit Poddar.
Till May 31 (except Monday) at Bose Pacia Kolkata, Stephens Court, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: Bose Pacia Kolkata Gallery, the Embassy of France in India and Alliance Française du Bengale host India by Magnum: Plural Perspectives, a projected exhibition by 14 photographers from Magnum Photos.
TALK
May 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Bengali on Panchadashi.
May 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Kritarthananda will speak on Swamijir Vani.
May 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Ritananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga.
May 26 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Prof. Amalendu Chakraborty will speak in Bengali on Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga.
WORKSHOP
May 27 - 31 at Starmark, Lord Sinha Road; 10.30 am - 12.30 pm: Mad Science workshops for 6 to 12-year-olds designed by a professional team of educators and scientists. Topics: Day 1 - Lights, colour, action + Seeking our senses; Day 2 - Magnetic magic + Dinosaurs; Day 3 - Optical illusions + Harnessing heat; Day 4 - Mineral mania + Sonic sounds, Day 5 - Tantalizing taste + Where’s the air. Registration at #9903985097.
May 28 - 30 at Nehru Children’s Museum; 12 noon - 3 pm: Three-day workshop on Natural Sand painting for children 12 years to 16 years. To be conducted by Madhurima Goswami.
May 28 - 30 & June 4 at Nehru Children’s Museum; 4 pm - 7 pm: Four-day workshop on Redefining Nritya - Changing Trends in Bharata Natyam for the age group 14 years to 25 years. To be conducted by Arkadev Bhattacharjee.
FILM SHOW
May 26 - 29 at Nandan II; 4 pm & 6.30 pm: The Consulate General of Italy, in collaboration with Nandan West Bengal Film Centre, presents the screening of a package of Italian films (Neapolitan cinema). May 26: L’Amore Molesto (Nasty Love; Dir: Mario Martone) at 4 pm and Giro Di Lune Tra Terra E Mare (Round the Moons between Earth and Sea; Dir: Giuseppe M Gaudino) at 6.30 pm. May 27: Libera (Free; Dir: Pappi Corsicato) at 4 pm and Planese Nunzio, 14 Anni A Maggio (Pianese Nunzio, 14 in May; Dir: Antonio Capuano) at 6.30 pm. May 28: Teatro Di Guerra (Rehearsal for War; Dir: Mario Martone) at 4 pm and Il Verificatore (The Gas Inspector; Dir: Stefano Incerti) at 6.30 pm. May 29, 4 pm: I Vesuviani (The Vesuvians), Director: A Capuano, M. Martone, P. Corsicato, A. De Lillo, S. Incerti.
EXHIBITION
Till May 31 at Cottage Emporium, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road: Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd, popularly known as Cottage, hosts Summer Cool, an indoor exhibition of cotton sarees, produced by masterweavers.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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