Sauntering through art lane I’m not an abstractionist. I’m not interested in the relationship of color or form or anything else. I’m interested only in expressing basic human emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on — Mark Rothko Any artist, for that matter, interprets the world around him/her through the creations and conveys his/her basic human emotions, trying to bridge the gap between the artist and the viewer. The stage is set for a silent yet vibrant dialogue. The on-going month-long exhibition of art works, Bengal 2009, by both eminent city artists as well as upcoming ones is a testimony of this. Here distinguished artists, including Prakash Karmakar, Aditya Basak, Amitava Dhar, Partha Pratim Deb, Sunil De and Shekhar Roy, display their works along with artists like Tapash Biswas, Debasish Barui, Nantu Behari Das. Mixed media works by Supam Adhikary, Sourav Jana and Anindya Roy share space with wood cuts by Rajesh Deb (one of his exhibits appears here), bronze sculptures by Subrata Biswas, acrylic on canvas by Dipak Kundu, Ashoke Mullick and Ritendra Roy. Also on display are paintings by Kartick Chandra Pyne and Paritosh Sen. The assorted range of artists and their works allow viewers to contemplate on the present art scenario. The show leads one to travel the transition of the phase to complete the cycle of discovering a new moment of experiences and vibrating expressions. Event: Bengal 2009 — exhibition of art works by various artists When: Till January 15 Where: Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street

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Till January 24 (except Sundays & holidays) at CIMA Gallery; 3 pm - 7 pm (Mondays) 2 pm - 7 pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays): Review, an exhibition of artworks that aspires to redefine our perception and understanding of art of the 20th century. Participating artists: Abir Karmakar, Alok Bal, Debraj Goswami, Farhad Hussain, Jogen Chowdhury, Kingshuk Sarkar, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Mithu Sen, Paresh Maity, Partha Pratim Deb, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Samit Das, Santosh More, Sumitro Basak and Swarna Chitrakar. Till January 13 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12-F Park Street; 10 am - 8 pm: The seventh solo exhibition of paintings by Arup Lodh. Till January 15 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #24752275, 24618812; 3 pm - 8 pm: Pata — paintings of Bengal (Santhal Pat, Vishnupur Pat, Kalighat type Pat and others) from the collection of C.K. Kejriwal. Till January 15 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #22893027: Bengal 2009, an exhibition of art works by the city’s eminent artists. Till January 15 at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: sEe, an abstract solo show of Deepak Tandon in three versions: painting, photographs and video. Till January 17 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The eighth annual art exhibition of Srijan Charu O Karu Kala Kendra. Till January 17 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue, 1st floor; 1 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Jagadish Majumder, Mrinmay Sarma, Subrata Saha and Amit Dey. Till January 17 at the Abanindranath Tagore Gallery, ICCR: Calcutta Painters hosts a solo exhibition of paintings by Rabin Mondal. Till January 17 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Puspen Niyogi, Tapas Gangopadhyay and Subhendu Ghosh. Till January 17 (except Monday) at Bose Pacia, Stephen’s Court, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: Recent works of Bari Kumar: Foreign Bodies. Till January 18 (except Saturday) at Galerie La Mère, 3 Regent Park, #24712612, 24811557; 4 pm - 8 pm: Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture presents La Mère Annual, an exhibition of paintings and drawings. Till January 18 at Starmark, South City Mall; 10 am - 8.30 pm: Paintings by Santanu Ray. Till January 20 (except Sunday and public holidays) at Studio 21, 17L Dover Terrace, #24866735; Monday: 3 pm - 7 pm; Tuesday - Saturday: 11 am - 7 pm: Subliminal Images — Works by Gauri, Satya Dheer Singh and Gourishankar Soni. Till January 22 (except Sunday) at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road, #24484925; 11 am - 8 pm: Balaka Bhattacharjee’s exhibition of paintings, ...sidesteps — a personal piece as well as a narrative on the emotional state of a city. Till January 31 (weekdays only) at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G-7 Malalay Apartments, 3 Woodburn Park Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Small is Beautiful 3, an exhibition of miniature artworks by some of the greatest living legends along with some of the exciting new talents. Till January 31 (except Mondays) at Shree Art Gallery, 11 Gurusaday Road, Kusum Apartment, Flat no. 61, #9903235566; 3 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings, titled Festive Hues, featuring works by B.R. Panesar, Debabrata Chakrabarti, Dhiren Sasmal, Ratan Acharya, Samir Paul, Subrata Das, Sukanta Das, Soumitra Kar, Ritu Singh, Milanendu Mandal, Atin Mitra, Anirban Seth and others. Till January 31 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7 pm, Monday (2 pm - 7 pm): Galerie 88 presents recent works by K. Laxma Goud. Till February 1 (except Mondays, January 23 and 26) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: The 42nd Annual Exhibition 2009 featuring works by young and upcoming artists from all over India as well as works of senior eminent artists. Till February 28 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: The Masters of Imagination — an exhibition of the works by Kartick Pyne, Atin basak, Tapas Sardar, Prokash Karmakar, Suhas Roy, Sanatan Dinda, Sukanta Das, Bratin Khan, Aditya Basak, Sibsaday, Subroto Das and others.

PERFORMING ARTS

January 16 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Sangeet Ashram presents a sarod recital by Alam Khan, son and disciple of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Saheb. Tabla accompaniment by Tanmoy Bose. January 16 & 17 at ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Tollygunge: ITC Sangeet Sammelan: 30 years of Guru-Shishya Parampara. January 16, 6 pm: Inauguration and presentation of ITC Award to Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan. To be followed by Manali Bose (vocal), Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan (shehnai), and Ulhas Kashalkar with Sameehan Kashalkar (vocal). January 17, 2 pm: Abir Hossain (sarod), Arun Bhaduri with Adarsh Saxena (vocal), Anindo Chatterjee with Anubrata Chatterjee (tabla), Mashkoor Ali Khan with Arshad Ali Khan (vocal), Buddhadev Das Gupta and Manilal Nag (sarod-sitar jugalbandi), and Ajoy Chakrabarty with Anal Chatterjee and Deborshee Bhattacharjee (vocal). January 17 at Kala Mandir; 9 pm onwards (night-long): Sabrang Sangeet Sammelan, organised by Sabrang Music Trust. Featuring Rajan and Sajan Mishra (vocal); Subhra Guha (vocal); Kushal Das (sitar); Arshad Ali Khan (vocal); Tarang ensemble led by Abhijit Banerjee (pakhawaj, tabla, cajun) with Snehashish Majumder (mandolin, double-neck banjo), Somnath Roy (ghatam, kanjira, duff, folk percussion), Bangalore Rajshekhar (morsing) and Goutam Shome (keyboard); and introducing Jaya Seal Ghosh in a Bharata Natyam recital. January 18 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Janhabi presents Hridkamaleshu Shreemati Hey..., a programme of songs and dance based on Tagore’s work. Featuring Manoj Murali Nair and Uttam Das Baul in songs, and Madhuboni Chatterjee in dance. January 18 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: An evening of Bengali songs by Arati Mukherjee, Madhuri Chatterjee, Mrinmay Roy and Shikha Dutta. Organised by Madhusudan Mancha Staff Welfare Organisation.

BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

January 13 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30 pm: Gaane Gaaner Tomar Smarane — Renowned singer and music composer Shyamal Mitra will be remembered on his 80th birth anniversary with an evening of Bengali songs to be presented by well-known artistes. Hosted by Shyamal Mitra Smriti Samsad.

IN CONVERSATION

January 13 at British Council; 7 pm: Neel Mukherjee, an Indian author settled in London, will be in conversation with Moon Moon Sen and Bishan Samaddar on the launch of his first novel, Past Continuous.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till January 15 at Earthcare Books and Resource Centre, 10 Middleton Street; 11 am - 7 pm: Calcutta! — an exhibition of black-and-white photographs taken by Thomas Patrick Kiernan.

EXHIBITION

Till January 14 at Oxford Bookstore, 17 Park Street; 6.30 pm: Oxford Bookstore, Calcutta and New Theatres, Saregama present Yesterday Once More, an exhibition of select films and music memorabilia. Till January 15 at Design, 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road, #2466 4315: Paramita Viswanathan’s annual exhibition of silks from West Bengal and south India. Till January 20 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Symphony: An exhibition of Canvas and Chinese Ceramics. Featuring cermaic works and paintings by Asit Patnaik, Bhagat Singh, Gautam Mukherjee, Shyamal Mukherjee, Seema Kohli, Harish Kumar, Phalguni Dasgupta, Dhananjay Mukherjee, Gosto Kumar and others.

TALK

January 13 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Atmapriyananda will speak in English on Kena Upanishad. January 13 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Atmabodhananda will discuss in Bengali Sri Sri Mayer Katha.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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