Painting with commitment Formed in 1980, Painters 80 is a group of artists with serious social responsibility. To some extent the group is rebellious, for it challenges the decadence of modern society. Though the profile of the group has changed somewhat over the last three decades, its basic ideology remains the same. Its ongoing 36th group exhibition showcases works of nine artists. Amitava Dhar (founder and former member) expresses his angst through figures of birds and beasts. Amit Chakrabarti creates an environment of turmoil, with distorted figures placed against a stormy background. The dream-like images of Alik Das give the sensation of a nameless tension, appearing and dissolving among the colours of his canvas. Dipankar Dutta tries to dissect the idiosyncrasies of life caused by a globalised community. Debashis Chakraborty uncovers the enigmatic veil that separates appearance from reality. The landscape and foliage of Pradosh Paul symbolise the violence that has penetrated all spheres of life. Tarun Dey (a painting by him appears here) explores the mythical layers of subconscious existence. Bhabatosh Sutar strives to find a balance between life and nature through his figurative exposures. The meditative forms of Tanmoy Biswas unveil the inner harmony of consciousness. Event: Group show by members of Painters 80 When: Till June 26; 2 pm - 8 pm Where: Samokal Art Gallery, 23 Gariahat Road, 1st floor, Gol Park

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June 17 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 5.30 pm: Industrialist Sanjay Budhia will inaugurate Bonded Friendship, the 24th group exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures by well-known artists. June 17 - 23 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South (B) Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Colour Jugglers presents an exhibition of contemporary works by Prasanna Chaudhuri, Subhabrata Bose, Sudipta Dutta and Utpal Dutta. June 17 - 28 at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #98300 49825; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Summer Workshop: Acrylic and charcoal works, inspired by the Bengal countryside, by Dhiren Sasmal, Ashok Ganguly, Arunava Mondol, Biswarup Garai, Avijit Mukherjee, Tarun Chakravorty, Malay Chandan Saha, Debasish Sen Gupta and Subrata Sen. Till June 17 at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of recent work by Susmit Biswas. Till June 17 at Metropolitan Art Salon, Suite 18, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, #2228 9719; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sibaji Bhattacharjee, Dibakar Chakraborty, Piyali Hom Choudhuri and Sahanaj Parvin. Till June 17 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street, #2229 3886; 2 pm - 7 pm: Showcasing a host of latest works by contemporary, radical artists. Till June 21 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by M. Narayanan Namboodiri. Till June 21 at the Museum & Art Gallery of Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park; 10.30 am - 1 pm & 2.30 pm - 6 pm: Exploring the Unexplored — Artists of 20th Century Bengal, an exhibition of the works of those artists who had made substantial contribution to the development of art in India but had not received due recognition. Till June 22 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sujit Kumar Ghosh, Ranjan Mitra, Biswarup Halder, Anirban Seth, Sudipta Tewary and Apurba Biswas. Till June 22 at Starmark, South City Mall; 11 am - 8 pm: Art on Display — an exhibition of sculptures by Soumen Das and patachitra by award-winning artist Bijay Parida. Till June 22 at The Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: A solo exhibition of Munmun Das’ recent work. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm. Till June 22 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of the works by Ashok Roy Karmakar, Puspen Roy, Chandan Sengupta, Dhiraj Roy, Susanta Chowdhury, Subrata Saha, Biswa Basu, Panajit Adhikary, Prabir Mondal, Sujit Das, Subrata Paul and Arun Mondal. Till June 26 at Samokal Art Gallery, Gol Park; #98362 76110; 4 pm - 8 pm: The 36th group exhibition of Painters ’80. Participating artists: Alik Das, Amit Chakrabarti, Amitava Dhar, Bhabatosh Sutar, Dipankar Dutta, Debasish Chakraborty, Pradosh Paul, Tarun Dey and Tanmoy Biswas. Till June 30 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road, 1st floor: Transparent watercolour specialist Shyamal Sen and upcoming artist Chhanda Singh unveil their latest creations in an exhibition, titled Different Strokes. Till July 5 (except Sundays & public holidays) at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers, 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, #2485 8717/8509; Mondays: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2 pm - 7 pm: Summer Show featuring works by Jayasri Burman, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Rameshwar Broota, Jogen Chowdhury, Rini Dhumal, Ramendra Nath Kastha, Paresh Maity, Uday Mondal, Santosh More, Rm. Palaniappan, Manu Parekh, Ganesh Pyne, Malay Saha, Dilip Kumar Samanta, Kingshuk Sarkar, Shambhavi, Lalu Prosad Shaw, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Sanjeev Sonpimpare and others. Till July 6 (except Mondays) at Shree Art Gallery, 11 Gurusaday Road, Kusum Apartment, Flat no. 61, #30222040; 3 pm - 7 pm: Monsoon Collections — paintings by Ashok Mondal, Asimava Dutta, Chandidas Bhattacharya, Dhiren Sasmal, Pramathes Chandra, Ratan Acharya, Shilpi Acharya, Subrata Das and others. Till July 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #6550 8418; 11 am - 7 pm: In the Realms of Fantasy, an exhibition of the works by Sanatan Dinda, Prokash Karmakar, Suhas Roy, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Sibsaday, Samir Paul, Subrata Pal, Gouran-go Beshai, Bratin Khan, Kamalaksha Gangopadhyay, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay and others. Till July 31 (except Sundays) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Installation Photographs Video Art. Participating artists: Jayashree Chakravarty, Aditya Basak, Chhatrapati Dutta, Paula Sengupta, Sanjeet Chowdhury, Debnath Basu, Tapati Chowdhury and Adip Dutta. Curated by Jayashree Chakravarty.

DRAMA

June 17 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Naba Mayukh Nattya Sangstha presents Gopichand, directed by Rishi Mukhopadhyay. June 17 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Spandan IPTA presents Anticlock, written and directed by Sangram Guha. June 17 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Good Morning Nishikanta — Taki Natyam’s latest production, directed by Ramaprasad Banik. June 18 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Chetana presents its latest production, Manik Bandyopadhyay’s Putul Nacher Itikatha. Dramatised and directed by Arun Mukhopadhyay. June 18 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Natya-Anan presents Satyajit Ray’s Heerak Rajar Deshe. Direction: Chandan Sen. June 18 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: Ensemble presents Sonata, designed and directed by Sohag Sen. June 19 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6 pm: Choopkatha presents Mrs. Soriano, directed by Dolly Basu. June 19 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Gandhar presents Kachher Manush, a play by Dr Sirish Atawale; translated by Kamal Sanyal and Bijoylakshmi Barman. Direction: Gautam Haldar. June 20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Ajantrik presents Pratham Paath, written and directed by Ramaprasad Banik. June 22 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Shohan will stage its latest production, Helmet, a comedy written by Rajat Ghosh and directed by Anish Ghosh.

TALK

June 17 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Sarvabhutananda will speak in Hindi on Manas Mein Sri Rama Ka Charitra. June 17 at Ramakrishnan Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Atmabodhananda will discuss in Bengali Sri Sri Mayer Katha.

FILM SHOW

June 17 - 19 at Gorky Sadan; 6.30 pm: Eisenstein Cine Club hosts Cinema of Humane Concerns: In Search of Truth, a tribute to Ernesto Che Guevara on 80th birth anniversary. Today: Motorcycle Diaries (Dir: Walter Salles).

PERFORMING ARTS

June 18 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2440 8937; 6.30 pm: Sange Dohar, a series of evenings introducing Bengal’s folk music. The seventh evening of the series features Dohar’s performance of folk songs/ forms of different regions of Bengal and the North-east; the main attraction will be Manab Putul (live puppets). June 19 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: A santoor recital by Ulhas Bapat, with Subhankar Banerjee on the tabla. June 19 at Gyan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Creations India presents Monsoon Hues, an evening of music and poetry by Sudeshna Basu and Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee. June 20 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Mahul hosts a rhythmic evening Ayre Pagol Abol Tabol, the central theme is Sukumar Ray. The second half features Mahul’s own compositions.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till June 28 (except Mondays) at Bose-Pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street; 11 am - 7 pm: Minutes to Midnight, an exhibition of photographs by Trent Parke.

IN MEMORIAM

June 17 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Shinjan Nrityalaya pays tribute to Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra with felicitation to Guru Raghunath Dutta, screening of a video on Bandha Nritya (research, script & direction: Aloka Kanungo) and performances by child artiste Ashima Mohanty, A. Snehashini (New Delhi), Arnab Bandopadhyay and Kakoli Bose.

WORKSHOP

July 1 - 8 at British Council; 10 am - 6 pm: Professional Development Workshops on Managing People, Presentation Skills and Business Communication Skills. Recommended for young corporate executives and managers. For information about the registration process, call 98300 74073 or 40074329.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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