In defence of art Icons, Idioms and Inamoratas is an attempt by five artists to challenge the allegation that contemporary art is born out of a restricted, myopic world view. For Ganesh C. Basu, art is primal exploration of the two-dimensional surface where the act of producing art is brought down to the relationship between colours and form, allowing us to respond physically to the canvas in a sensuous participation. Sukumar Bhattacharjee speaks through his paintings that serve as a record of absorption and incorporation, with imagery at once rich and complex: a veritable tribute to the contemporary modes of life. Dilip Guchait’s art is earthy and owes much to traditional and primitive forms. It is a quest for stability amidst the turmoil of modern existence. Dipak Mukherjee involves us in endless arguments and conjectures as his works make us look for standardised contexts, which, he claims, are after all absent. Incorporating images from varied sources, Satyajit Roy puts across with works like Gopala I (right) that hierarchy in art is not inherent; it is more a product of social conditioning. Event: Icons, Idioms and Inamoratas, an exhibition of paintings When: Till November 12 (except Sunday); 11 am - 7 pm Where: Gallery K2, 35 Landsdowne Terrace, Supra Court

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Till November 7 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Rang Tarang, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures to celebrate 50 years of Mallhar. Participating artists: Bikash Bhattacharjee, Shyamal Dutta Roy, Dharmanarayan Dasgupta, Aditya Basak, Amitava Banerjee, B.R. Panesar, Chanchal Mukherjee, Dipankar Dasgupta, Jogen Chowdhury, Kanchan Dasgupta, lalu Prasad Shaw, Manoj Dutta, Manoj Mitra, Partha Shaw, Pradip Maitra, Rabin Mondal, Ranjan Sarkar, Sadhan Chakraborty, Sailen Mitra, Sanat Kar, Shyamal Sen, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Suhas Roy, Suman Roy, Swapan Kumar Das, Wasim R. Kapoor, Bimal Kundu, Manik Talukdar, Niranjan Pradhan, Sankar Ghosh, Sunil Kumar Das and Tapas Sarkar. Till November 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Gautam Mukherjii. Till November 8 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Ganesh C. Basu, Bidula Basu and Puspita Ray. Till November 10 at G.C. Laha Gallery, Laha Paint House, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue; 3 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of Joy Bhaduri’s works. Till November 10 at Gallery Exposure, 54B Mahanirban Road; 1 pm - 8 pm: Masters, Different Strokes — featuring works by Jogen Chowdhury, Bijon Chaudhury, Manoj Dutta, Paritosh Sen, Prakash Karmakar, Rabin Mandal, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Suhas Roy and Suman Roy. Till November 11 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue, #22833176; 2 pm - 7 pm: The Deities, a show by senior contemporary artists in celebration of Diwali. Till November 12 (except Sunday) at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #24651444; 11 am - 7 pm: Icons, Idols, Inamoratas, an exhibition of paintings by Ganesh C. Basu, Sukumar Bhattacharjee, Dipak Mukherjee, Dilip Guchait and Satyajit Roy. Till November 14 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #22893027; 3 pm - 7 pm: Paintings by Sekhar Roy. Till November 18 at Samokal Art Gallery, Gol Park, #9836276110; 4 pm - 8 pm: Crosscurrents, Crosstalk: The Politics of Location, a group show curated by Nanak Ganguly. Till November 25 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7.30 pm: Divine Lovers, a solo exhibition of recent paintings of the Radha-Krishna series by Nitya Kundu. Till November 26 at Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street, 2nd floor, #22892928; 12 noon - 7.30 pm: A Route to Eternity, a journey of Indian art from 1960s to 2007. Showcasing works by Avijit Dutta, Bratin Khan, Dhiraj Chowdhury, Manoj Dutta, R. Muralidharan, Prakash Karmakar, Prasenjit Sengupta, Partha Bhattacharjee, Ramananda Bandopadhyay, Shyamal Dutta Roy, Suhas Roy, Suman Roy, Sunil Das, Shuvaprasanna, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Sekhar Kar, Shipra Bhattacharjee, Sanatan Dinda, T. Vaikuntham and Wasim Kapoor. Till November 30 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Celebrations on Canvas, showcasing Indian art and sculpture by Gourango Beshai, Suhas Roy, Prokash Karmakar, Sanatan Dinda, Bratin Khan, Sibsaday, Subrata Pal, Tapas Sardar, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Kartick Pyne, Samir Paul, Sukanta Das, Subrata Das and others.

TALK

November 6 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Purba Sengupta will speak in Bengali on Janakalyane Rani Rasmanir Avadan. November 6 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Atmabodhananda will discuss in Bengali Sri Sri Mayer Katha.

PERFORMING ARTS

November 6 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, Salt Lake; 5.30 pm: EZCC hosts Srijan-O-Chhande, an evening of creative dance to be presented by Manas Dance Centre.

DRAMA

November 6 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Anya Theatre presents its latest production, Akhono Khudha. Direction: Ranjit Chakraborty. November 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Naba Mayukh Nattya Sangstha presents Gopichand. Direction: Rishi Mukhopadhyay. November 8 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, Salt Lake; 6 pm: Kalindi Natyasrijan presents Parashmoni, directed by Bilwadal Chattopadhyay. November 10 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Gandhar will launch its latest production, Kachher Manush. Playwright: Dr Shirish Athwale (Marathi). Translated into Bengali by Kamal Sanyal and Bijoylakshmi Barman. Direction: Goutam Halder. November 10 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Abanindranath Tagore’s Bappaditya. Performance by Sohini Sengupta. Drama, music & direction: Goutam Halder. November 10 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.45 pm: Arghya will stage Tagore’s Rakta Karabi. Direction: Manish Mitra. November 11 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts and Lok-Krishti present Krishna Gahwar. Drama, direction & acting: Bratya Basu.

FELICITATION

November 6 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 5 pm: Felicitation to renowned artist Paritosh Sen. Organised by Birla Academy.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till November 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Jara Parijaee presents Landscapes, an exhibition of photographs by Soumitra Datta.

EXHIBITION

November 6 & 7 at The Oriental Hall, Taj Bengal; 12 noon - 8 pm: Myrah, an exotic range of jewellery by Roopa Vohra. Till November 7 at 85 Lansdowne, 85B Sarat Bose Road; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Featuring fall winter collection by Rajesh Pratap Singh and Amit GT; launch of two resident designers Wendell Rodricks and Pankaj Ahujya; men’s wearline by Anamika Khanna and Kiran Uttam Ghosh; and the festive line by 42 resident designers. Till November 9 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place; 11 am - 7 pm: Colour in Crystal, an exhibition of hand-blown glass by Srila Mukherjee. Till November 9 at Starmark, 3 Lord Sinha Road; 10.30 am - 8 pm: Lights, an exhibition of over 100 varieties of diyas, candles and Diwali decorations. Till November 17 (except Sundays & holidays) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #22902274; 3 pm - 7 pm: Works in handmade paper by Anupam Chakraborty.

VARIETY

Till November 9 at DePOT, E Mall, 6 Chittaranjan Avenue: DePOT, a one stop shop for books, music and gift, presents fun events like magic show, harbola, puppet show and a workshop on candle-making and mehendi. Details at #39836642.

FESTIVAL

November 9 - 16 at Sri Ganesh and Sri Murugan Temples, 58/14/3 & 6 Prince Anwar Shah Road, #24175058: Skanda Shasti Festival.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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All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:

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Fax: 2234-8244