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Contemporary visual culture has matured a lot and the difference between high and low art is utterly insignificant now. The on-going exhibition of sculptures and paintings, titled The Wandering Alchemist, by Alexis Kersey (a painting by him appears here), George K. and Manish Nai Lambhachiya, is unconventional, kitschy and entertaining. Kersey is of British-Australian origin and his artistic language is designed such that it addresses issues of globalisation and rapid urban development in contemporary India from a critical subjective viewpoint. He has painted a series in the style of hoardings, studio portraits and a Duerer Adam wearing a Nehru cap. George K paints familiar faces in a bazaar in a photo-realist style. He paints a Kathakali dancer, before and after make-up, all in the same frame. He uses his canvases to communicate directly with his viewers. Manish Nai’s works are neither restricted by material, nor by any formal conventions as he creates his aesthetically refined works from a variety of materials and mediums, including paper, watercolour and jute fibre. This show is a jointly hosted by Gallery Sanskriti and Apparao Galleries.
Event: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Alexis Kersey George K. and Manish Nai When: Till August 9; 11 am - 7 pm Where: Gallery Sanskriti, 5C, Alipore Park Road
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Till August 8 at Gallery Kolkata, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, 2nd floor, Duckback House, #2287 3377/88; 11 am - 7 pm: Glimpses — showcasing paintings and sculptures by modern and contemporary Indian artists.
Till August 8 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: Masters of Bengal — Graphic works by Somnath Hore, Ramendra Nath Chakraborty, Chittoprasad, Haren Das, Nandalal Bose, Manindra Bhushan Gupta, Prankrishna Pal, Dharmanarayan Dasgupta, Suhas Roy, Arun Bose, Amitabha Banerjee, Lalu Prasad Shaw, Sanat Kar, Shyamal Dutta Roy, Ganesh Pyne, Bikash Bhattacharjee, K.G. Subramanyan and others.
Till August 9 at CIMA Gallery; 2 pm - 7 pm: Untiled and more recent works by Shakila.
Till August 10 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 2nd floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: Freedom Land — an exhibition of paintings by Alaykumar Ghoshal, Arnab Mukherjee, Chandra Nath Saha (Tilak), Kamal Kumar Mukherjee, Nandita Mukherjee, Shubhabrata Bose, Sudipta Dutta, Sujata Kar Saha and Utpal Dutta.
Till August 10 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: West Bengal Government School Teachers Association presents an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by art teachers of West Bengal government schools.
Till August 10 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue, #2283 3176; 2 pm - 7 pm: Contemplative Inwardness, a solo show by Samir Saha.
Till August 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of sculptures by Umesh Chandra Bera.
Till August 14 (except Sunday) at Emami Chisel Art Pvt. Ltd, Emami Towers, 687 Anandapur EM Bypass, #40113182; 11 am - 7 pm: Maanush, paintings, collages and mix media works by Haku Shah.
Till August 16 (except Sunday) at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #4007 6042; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Horses, a solo show of horses in mixed media on canvas by artist Dhiren Sasmal.
Till August 17 at Gallery Katayun, 4A Auckland Square; 3 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Nilima Dutta.
Till August 20 (except Sundays) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Abol Tabol: An installation in clay by Nidhi Jalan.
DRAMA
August 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rangapat presents Aurangzeb. Direction: Harimadhab Mukhopadhyay, who also acts in this play along with Debshankar Haldar, Bijoylakshmi Barman and Rita Dutta Chakraborty.
August 8 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Aneek presents its latest production, Adventure Karey Koy. Direction: Moloy Biswas.
August 8 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Mukhomukhi presents Nashta Asim. Drama: Hara Bhattacharya. Direction: Biplab Bandyopadhyay.
TALK
August 8 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Jushtananda will speak in Bengali on Bhagavat Katha.
PERFORMING ARTS
August 8 at DePOT, e-Mall, CR Avenue, near Chandni Chowk Metro Railway station; 4.30 pm: DePOT and Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City present The Tarang Trail: From Calcutta to Los Angeles, with a performance by well-known percussionist Abhijit Banerjee with his ensemble Tarang as a prelude to the recital at Los Angeles Music Festival.
August 8 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC presents Ek Shravana Sandhya — an evening of Tagore songs by Lily Islam of Bangladesh.
Till August 9 at Kala Mandir; 6 pm & August 10 at Science City Auditorium; 11 am & 6 pm: Indo Occidental Symbiosis and Juhu Cultural Association (Mumbai) present Mallhar Festival. August 8: Kartick Kumar (sitar) with Kumar Bose (tabla); and Ustad Rashid Khan (vocal) with Subhankar Banerjee (tabla) and Jyoti Goho (harmonium). August 9: Budhaditya Mukherjee (sitar) with Abhijit Banerjee (tabla); and Ajoy Chakraborty (vocal) with Kumar Bose (tabla). August 10, 11 am: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (sarod); at 6 pm: Kishori Amonkar (vocal) with Kumar Bose (tabla).
August 8 at Padatik Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Ranan presents Rangeeniyan, a journey through the sensuous and romantic poetry of Indian musical genres and the lyrical beauty and imagery of Kathak. Conceived and choreographed by Debashree Bhattacharya and Vikram Iyengar.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till August 12 at Photographers’ Gallery, 59A Southend Park, #65406499, 98303 31556; 3 pm - 8 pm: Bouquet of Photographs, featuring images taken by Atanu Paul and members of Third Eye.
Till August 13 at 46 Satish Mukherjee Road (near Kalighat tram depot), #2455 6942/43; 2 pm - 8 pm: Running Amok: An exhibition of photographs by Jasmeen Patheja.
Till August 17 at By the Way, Taj Bengal; 10.30 am onwards: A Whole New World, an exhibition of photographs by Rashi Goenka.
EXHIBITION
Till August 8 at Finesse, 11/1B New Road, #24790545; 11 am - 7 pm: Spining dreams and weaving spells of sarees from the banks of Narmada; subtle maheshwari sarees in myriad hues handblock printed for the elegant look, venkatgari and uppadas in real zari from Andhra Pradesh with traditional motif and contemporary look.
Till August 9 at Kaushik Hall, Nari Seva Sangha, Jodhpur Park; 11 am - 8 pm: All India Women’s Conference, Jodhpur Park Constituent Branch is showcasing an exhibition of batik, kantha stitch items, hand painting, applique, dress material, sarees, tops, children’s garments and costume jewellery.
Till August 9 at Shri Thyagaraja Hall, P 530 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 12 noon - 8 pm: Exhibition of sarees, costume jewellery, etc. in aid of charity. Hosted by All India Women’s Conference South Calcutta Constituent Branch.
Till August 14 (except Sunday) at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace, #2223 9422; 11 am - 7 pm: Display of kantha embroidery sarees and dupattas.
Till August 15 at 85 Lansdowne, 85B Sarat Bose Road, #24862136; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Festal Prelude, an exhibition of creative, instinctive and original designs of fine jewellery by Queenie Dhody (Aug. 7 & 8), contemporary Indian wear by Namrata Joshipura, traditional Jodhpuri saris by Sheffali Poddar and a new festive line by resident designers.
Till August 13 at Merlin Homeland, 18 Asutosh Mookerjee Road; 12 noon - 8.30 pm: Green Drive: The Nature and Environment Awareness Programme showcasing rare and common saplings, foliage creepers, bonsai and rare blooms, seeds manure, palm trees, cycads and various gardening tools.
KIDS’ CORNER
August 8 at Oxford Junior, 17 Park Street; 5 pm: Oxford Junior celebrates its third birthday with an evening of mime, dance and antakshari by the children of CINI ASHA along with singer Sudeshna Basu.
QUIZ
August 10 at Samaj Sadan Auditorium (Kamarhati Municipality): Inter-School Quiz Contest for two-member teams for students upto class XII. Organised by Resurract. Details with Rajkumar Dutta (2564 7944) or A. Siddiqui (92327 94795).
August 10 at Hooghly Zilla Parishad Hall, opp. Hooghly District Court, Chinsurah: Questia is organising Quizbrain 2008, a general quiz for two-member teams from (a) students upto class XII; 10.30 am onwards; and (b) open-to-all; 2 pm onwards. For details, contact Subhaditya (2108 9368) or Rounak (94335 50629) or Raktim (2680 6605) or Monisit (2680 1538).
August 10 at ITC Hotel, The Sonar Kolkata; 10 am onwards: The XVth Royal Bengal Corporate Quiz, organised by the Calcutta Alipore Round Table No.12 to aid the education of underprivileged children.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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