Responding to violence Combining diverse elements including painting, sculpture, collage and photography, Hema Upadhyay reflects upon issues of gender, class and dislocation in her art. Her paintings are generally characterised by the presence of small, collaged, photographic self-portraits. Miniaturising images of herself in various positions, she inserts them into her allegorical landscapes, allowing them to interact with the decorative and fictional environments that she creates. Another remarkable feature of her works is her patterned surfaces that have references to Indian spiritual iconography and traditional textile design. Yours Sincerely, the ongoing show of her paintings and sculpture, focuses on her current concern with the violence, destruction and turbulence afflicting the country. The symbols in Upadhyay’s work clearly point to the rising sectarian intolerance to be found everywhere and to the perpetrators and innocent victims. Event: An exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Hema Upadhyay When: Till April 19; 11 am - 7 pm Where: Bose Pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street

Art

Till April 18 at CIMA Gallery; 2 pm - 7 pm: Through the Eye of a Needle — recent works by Shreyasi Chatterjee. Till April 18 at Studio 21, 17L Dover Terrace, #2486 6735; 11 am - 7 pm: Intersection — works by Anand Prakash, Satyajit Roy and Sougata Das. April 16 - 30 at Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: ...and Nature — an exhibition of recent watercolours and mixed media works by Suman Kabiraj. Inauguration today at 6 pm. April 16 - 30 (except Sunday) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Rokeya Sultana: Mixed Media and Gouache. Inauguration today at 6 pm. Till April 18 at Emami Chisel Art Pvt. Ltd, 687 Anandapur EM Bypass, #40113182/3; 11 am - 7 pm: Art Against Terrorism, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Till April 18 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Dilip Kumar Das, Indira Halder, Partha Shree Chanda and Pradipta Shankar Das. Till April 18 at Shree Art Gallery, 11 Gurusaday Road, Kusum Apartment, Flat no. 61, #30222040; 3 pm - 7 pm: Colours of Spring — an exhibition of paintings by well-known artists. Till April 19 at Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: Adekha Dekha — an exhibition of paintings by Dhiren Sasmal. Till April 19 at Bose Pacia, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: The works of Hema Upadhyay. Till April 21 (except Sunday) at Aakriti Art Gallery, Orbit Enclave, 1st floor, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #22893027; 12 noon - 7 pm: Chisel Crafts Pvt. Ltd presents Khoj Kolkata: Art Against Terrorism. Participating artists: Abhijit Gupta, Chhatrapati Dutta, Sanjeet Choudhury, Dr Paula Sengupta, Tamal Mitra, Dipyaman Kar, Srikanta Paul and Saikat Surai. Till April 25 at Artists Circle Gallery, 46 Circus Avenue, #2283 3176; 3 pm - 8 pm: Parampara — an exhibition of recent works by Anita Roy Chowdhury and Subhendu Sarkar. Till April 30 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 7 pm: The Rhythm of Colour — works by Subrata Gangopadhyay, Suhas Roy, Prakash Karmakar, Shyamal Mukherjee, Samir Paul, Bratin Khan, Sanatan Dinda, Gourango Beshai, Sibsaday Chaudhuri, Atin Basak and others. Till April 30 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Connoisseurs’ Choice — an exhibition of paintings by Arpan Bhowmik, Arunabha Karmakar, Bratin Khan, Dewashish Das, Hari Sadhan Dey, Partha Pratim Deb, Sanatan Dinda, Shyamal Mukherjee, Subhendu Porel, Subrata Das, Suchismita Sahoo, Suhas Roy, Sukanta Das, Sutapa Khan and sculptures by Banasri Khan. Till May 20 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Somnath Hore: Bronzes, Drawings, Watercolours — an exhibition of the works of Somnath Hore.

DRAMA

April 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Chetana presents its latest production, Manush Kimba Kolbalish. Story: Swapnamoy Chakraborty. Drama & direction: Arun Mukhopadhyay. April 18 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.45 pm: Sudrak will stage Purbo Nirdharito. April 19 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Rangakarmee presents Chehre, directed by Azhar Alam. April 19 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Bohurupee presents Birjasulka. Direction: Tulika Das. April 19 at Sujata Sadan; 6.30 pm: Samstab presents Gunadharer Asukh. Direction: Dwijen Bandopadhyay.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till April 19 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of photographs taken by Smita Barooah Sanyal, Suparno Banerjee and Mala Mukerjee. Till April 17 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: 1st Chhayapath All India Salon of Digital Photography 2009. Till April 19 at 46 Satish Mukherjee Road, Calcutta 26; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts and Tasveer present an exhibition of photographs by Shadi Ghadirian.

PERFORMING ARTS

April 16 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: An evening of classical music featuring Arun Bhattacharya (dhrupad) with Ratnankur Mitra (pakhawaj), and Swapan Kumar Ghosh (sitar) with Sandip Ghosh (tabla). April 16 at Indumati Sabhagar, Jadavpur Vidyapith; 6 pm: Naad Foundation presents Naad 2009, an evening of Indian classical music. Participating artistes: Basudev Roy (vocal) accompanied by Indrajit Ghosh (tabla) and Arunashis Roy (harmonium); and Ashim Chowdhury (sitar) with Durjay Bhaumik (tabla). April 17, 18 & 19 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Ranan will present its latest production, Equus, a dance and theatre staging of Peter Shaffer’s landmark play. Direction: Vikram Iyengar. April 17 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Sangeet Ashram presents A Bandish Baithak featuring Ustad Md. Sayeed Khan (of the famed Khan Brothers of Bombay, now residing in Holland) and Amir Md. Khan (of Jaipur, presenting rare compositions of Agra gharana). Accompanied by Zafar Md. Khan on the tabla.

TALK

April 16 at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, 3 Regent Park; 6.30 pm: Sunil Gangopadhyay will deliver the Indira Debi Chowdhurani Memorial Lecture. Debesh Ray will chair the occasion. April 16 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Samshuddhananda will speak in Bengali on Mandukya-Karika. April 16 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 7 pm: Discourse on Sri Sri Ma Sarada Punthi by Swami Snehamayanandaji.

BOOK release

April 16 at Starmark, South City Mall; 7 pm: Release of Solo, a novel by Rana Dasgupta, followed by an interactive session with the author, to be conducted by Devnita Chakraborty.

ALBUM LAUNCH

April 16 at Music World, Park Street; 12.30 pm: Launch of Sourabhee’s (winner of the Indian Idol 4) first music album, Meherbaan.

EXHIBITION

Till April 16 at Gorky Sadan: Gorky Sadan and Forum for Philately jointly present a philatelic exhibition, World of Philately in Celebration of Life, to mark the 35th anniversary of Gorky Sadan. Till April 18 at Finesse, 11/1B New Road, Alipore; 11 am - 7 pm: Calcutta Fashion Week designer Sujata Sarawgi showcases tussar printed / kantha / woven saris. Till April 18 at 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor, #2281 1524/7840: Earthy Myth presents a Poila Baishakh sari bazaar of kota, organza and chiffons. Till April 19 at The Kolkata Store, City Centre; 10.30 am - 8.30 pm: The Kolkata Store, in association with Aaleya, presents The Kolkata Candle Festival. Featuring a wide array of decorative and aromatic candles created by Bonnya Bose and her team. Till April 20 at Banaraswala, 45/4A Chakraberia Road (S), Bhowanipore, #32911918; 11 am - 8 pm: A collection of Banarasi fabrics. Till April 30 (except Sunday) at Lepakshi Handicrafts Emporium, F-17 Dakshinapan, Dhakuria; 11.30 am - 7.30 pm: Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation presents a collection of saris like Mangalgiri, Gadwal and Chanderi, and handicrafts like Bidris, Kondapally, toys and brass statues. Till April 30 at P-249 Purna Das Road, #24644027; 11 am - 8 pm: Darbari is holding an exhibition, Agomoni, showcasing a summer collection of saris, salwar-suits, kurtis, skirts, accessories and an all-new men’s chic ethnic collection.

WORKSHOP

April 16 - 18 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #24613145; 4 pm - 6 pm: Raphael Dance Workshop by Leah Raphael Curtis and an inspiring documentary, Yoga Unveiled, to complement the workshop. April 17 - 19 at Oxford Bookstore, 17 Park Street; 3.30 pm - 6.30 pm: Back to the Roots — a three-day workshop (for the age group: 6 yrs - 12 yrs) theatre, craft, games and Fakiri songs. For registration, call 9831442177, 9830021628.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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Fax: 2234-8244