Contemporary colours Since the dawn of the 21st century, the contemporary art scene has witnessed a growth and diversity like never before. In India, art has always been an integral part of our life and culture. Excavations of art objects from historical places have shown that Indian art had reached very high degrees of sophistication at various times in our history. Many of the artists of our time use these historical styles in their work. Likewise, other artists draw their inspiration from the rich folk traditions of India or are influenced by European and Oriental styles of art. Though contemporary artists draw inspiration from various sources and styles, Indian art still retains its distinct indegenous quality. Newer styles, hitherto unseen, are also emerging, as are forms and styles that cannot be categorised into any specific existing genre. The ongoing group exhibition of contemporary art features works that bring together the amazing variety and vitality of the current generation of artists. Eye-catching and emotionally stirring, they consist of panels that resonate the seasons of nature and tides of emotions. Quirky fusions of brilliant hues and energising flow of light in space mingle with abstract contextual themes and gentle, tinted landscapes, all bearing handsome testimony to the skill and finesse of the artists. Participants include Aditya Basak, Sukanta Das, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Suhas Roy, Samir Paul (a painting by him appears here), Bratin Khan and Sibsaday Chaudhuri. lEvent: A group exhibition of paintings lWhen: Till September 19 (Sunday by appointment); 10.30 am - 6.30 pm lWhere: Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road

Art

Till September 11 at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm: Cut and Paste — a group show of collages by Rajen Bali, Mitali Dey, Ranjan Sarkar, Sk. Shakila and Ashok Varma. Till September 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery ‘A’; 3 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Arpita Sengupta. Till September 12 at Society of Contemporary Artists Gallery, 398 Rashbehari Avenue Bypass Connector; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Biswajit Saha. Till September 13 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 2nd floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: Facets-II — recent works by Gulab Kankaria. Till September 13 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Temporal Hues presents an exhibition of paintings by Ashok Kumar Dey and Pinaki Acharyya. Till September 13 at the Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: Recent works by Apurba Mazumder. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm. Till September 16 at Ambo Art, 3 Pretoria Street, Chandrakunj, Suite 2A, #2282 1125; 12 noon - 7 pm: Recent paintings by Shyamal Sikdar. Till September 19 at Khilat Art Gallery, 47 Pathuriaghata Street; 4 pm - 8 pm: Paintings and drawings by Prithwish Shikdar. Till September 23 (except Mondays) at Gallery Rasa, 828/1 Block-P, New Alipore, #2400 7348/8803; 4 pm - 8 pm: Single Edition Woodcut Prints on Canvas by Rajesh Deb. Till September 23 (except Sundays) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Materials and Materiality — A group show of sculpture. Featuring works by Rishi Barua, Tapas Biswas, Debasish Bhattacharya, Saurav Roy Chowdhury, Prasun Ghosh, Pritpal Singh Ladi and Pankaj Panwar. Till September 24 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7 pm, Monday (2 pm - 7 pm): Recent works by Samit Das. Till October 16 (except Mondays) at Bose pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of new paintings by Ramakrishna Behera. Till October 19 (except Tuesdays) at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Mind’s Eye — an exhibition of paintings by Anita Roychowdhury, Prabir Sen, Krishnendu Chaki and Subhendu Sarkar.

DRAMA

September 11 at Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd, P43 Hyde Road Extn; 5.30 pm: Little Thespian presents Munshi Premchand’s Bade Bhaisahab and Shailendar’s Sapne Ki Baat under its story theatre Katha Collage. Design & direction: Uma Jhunjhunwala. n September 11 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: PLT presents Utpal Dutt’s Titumeer. Recreated by Mrinal Ghosh.

PERFORMING ARTS

Till September 12 at Kala Mandir; 6.30 pm: Indo Occidental Symbiosis and Academy of Indian Culture present Shanti, a festival of Indian classical music and dance dedicated to the memory of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Today: Madhvi Mudgal (Odissi); Shivkumar Sharma (santoor) and Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute) duet, Kumar Bose (tabla). September 11 at Bharatiya Sanskriti Samsad; 6.30 pm: An evening of classical vocal by Sohini Roy Chowdhury (disciple of Pandit A.T. Kanan) and Saptarshi Chakraborty (disciple of Pandit Jasraj).

TALK

September 11 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Atmapriyananda will speak in English on Kena Upanishad.

SEMINAR

September 11 at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, 3 Regent Park; 2 pm: The concluding day of a birth centenary seminar on Nishikanto. Hosted by Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi and Visva Bharati. Today at 2 pm: Genre: Life; speakers: Dalia Sarkar, Biswanath Ray and Nirmal Singh Nahar; at 3.30 pm: Genre: Literature; speakers: Amal Pal, Manabendra Mukhopadhyay and Kalikrishna Guha; at 5 pm: Genre: Painting and Music; speakers: Subhash Chaudhury and Satyajit Chaudhury. September 11 at Rotary Sadan; 6.30 pm: Icfai Calcutta is organising a seminar on Personality Development. Speaker: Dr Sunita Chadra.

EXHIBITION

Till September 24 at CIMA Gallery; 11 am - 8 pm: Art in Life 2009 — Exclusive sarees, fashion wear, stoles & scarves, jewellery, brocade handbags, T-shirts, books, masks, exclusive textiles, bed spreads, table linen, decorative arts, brass items, wall hangings, carpets and dhurries. September 11 - 16 at Weavers Studio centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place; 10 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of ceramic art by Aditi Saraogi September 11 - 16 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 11 am - 8 pm: Agomoni — a festive bazaar of traditional crafts and textiles, organised by Hast Karigar Society, New Delhi. Till September 11 at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala; 3 pm - 8 pm: Mahul organises an exhibition on Sukumar Ray’s works. Till September 12 at Kamala, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 10 am - 7 pm: Festive Collection — an exhibition of sarees, dupattas, stoles and silver jewellery. Till September 15 at Jain House, 8/1 Esplanade East, #9831604270: Calcutta Fashion Week designer Sujata Sarawgi showcases hand-woven and printed sarees and dupattas. Till September 16 at 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Paramita Viswanathan presents a Puja collection of exclusive sarees from the South and prints by Design. Till September 20 at Astha, 19 Lake Road; 10.30 am - 8 pm: Exhibition of Lucknowi chikan sarees, suit material, kurtis, etc. Till September 21 at 80G Sarat Bose Road, #9831038115; 11 am - 5.30 pm: Chandni displays her festive collection of sarees, lehengas and diaper cakes for baby showers and arrivals. Till September 22 at 1/57B Dover Place; 2 pm - 7 pm: Gharoya launches its Puja collections of designer sarees and meklas. Till September 24 at Darbari, P-249 Purna Das Road, #2464 4027; 11 am - 8 pm: An exhibition showcasing exclusive hand-embroidered, printed and woven ladies and men’s wear. Till September 21 at 80G Sarat Bose Road, #9831038115; 11 am - 5.30 pm: Chandni displays her festive collection of sarees, lehengas and diaper cakes for baby showers and arrivals. Till September 24 at Central Cottage Industries, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road; 10 am - 7 pm: Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd organises an exclusive saree exhibition. Till September 24 (except Sundays) at Micasa, 229 AJC Bose Road, Crescent Tower, 6th floor; 11.30 am - 6.30 pm: An exhibition of furniture and affordable art.

BOOK LAUNCH

September 11 at Oxford Bookstore, Park Street; 5 pm: Oxford Junior and Think Big Books, Chennai host the launch of a series of five books about the escapades of Woofus, the lovable dog. Also, a storytelling session and puppet show with music by Sria Chatterjee and Indira.

SCREENING

September 11 at Calcutta School of Music, Sandre Hall; 6.30 pm: Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers in Thiri PoSaw’s Bonus Friday presentation.

QUIZ

September 12 at St Xavier’s College auditorium; 4 pm - 8 pm: ALSOC Alumni Quiz for three-member teams from the same school or college, with at least one member being an alumnus of the institution. No entry fee. QM: Gautam Ghosh. Celebrity guest QM: Neil O’Brien. Eight teams qualify for the final. For details, contact Shankar Ramalingam (98300 09889) or Gautam Ghosh (98300 44093). September 12 at Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan auditorium; 3 pm onwards: Brainstormer ’09, the annual undergraduate/+2 level quizzing event of Netaji Subhash Engineering College for three-member teams. QM: Errol O’Brien. No entry fee. For details log on to www.brainstormer.co.in or call Soumalya Ghosh (9830638763).

WORKSHOP

September 11 at The Oberoi Grand; 4.45 pm - 5.30 pm: Workshop - Study in Switzerland with Glion and Les Roches / Seminar on international hospitality education. For registration, contact Anjali Khavnekar (9324408439). September 11 - 13 at Kenilworth Hotel: California Hypnosis Institute presents Basic Hypnotherapy Course, Level-I. For registration & details, call 9830129292 or 9051252665.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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