Cross-cultural ties in art Recent measures of globalisation have allowed for an intensity of distribution, creating a shared database of ideas, images and location. Yet, they have also strengthened the flow and distribution of iconography from which has developed a visual vernacular and an international language with readings regulated by reference and ethics. Amrita Sher-Gill (1913-1941) was perhaps the first modern artist who employed cross-cultural references in her works. Besides Paris, the ongoing exhibition, brings together the work of 18 artists of Indian origin who currently live and work in Paris. It offers a chance to investigate the language they have developed, its metaphysical resolve and the intensity of the connection that stretches between France and India. It also marks a necessity to address art history and to examine the long and historical art relationships shared between Europe and India. Sacred Modernities (Participants: Narayanan Akkitham, Sujata Bajaj, Anju Chaudhuri, Rajendra Dhawan, Lakshmi Dutt, Bhawani Katoch, S.H. Raza, Inderjeet Sahdev and Viswanandan Velu), the first section of the show, displays a range of making and mark-making that have restrained varieties and hues but are continual visitations to specific notations on abstract and symbolic forms that allude to various philosophical speculations. The works in Celestial Bodies (Participants: Sakti Burman, Maya Burman, Madhu Mangal Basu, Utpal Chakraborty, Debesh Goswami, Gadadhar Ojha, Sharmila Roy, Nitin Shroff and Jiwan Singh) display the development of a terse language that borrows and haunts the Indo-European traditions. Curator: Shaheen Merali. Event: An exhibition of works by 18 Paris-based Indian artists When: Till October 3 (except Saturday); 3 pm - 8 pm Where: Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 1st floor and 3rd floor

ART

Till October 12 (except Sunday & public holidays) at Studio21, 17L Dover Terrace, 2486 6735; Monday: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesday - Saturday: 11 am - 7 pm: Extend Beyond — New works by Santanu Mitra, Ashish Chakroborty, Sumantra Mukherjee, Chinmay Mukherjee and Puspen Roy. September 28 - October 9 (except Sundays & holidays) at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Museum and Art Gallery; 10.30 am - 1 pm & 2.30 pm - 7 pm: Exhibition of drawings and sculptures of Sridhar Mahapatra and Radhakanta Bandyopadhyay. Till September 29 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Nandan Shantiniketan, an association of former students of Visva Bharati’s Kala Bhavan, presents about 100 works by its 50 artists which includes paintings, sculptures, graphic art and installations. Till September 29 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Parivartan — a solo exhibition of paintings by Pradip Muhuri. Till September 29 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The 13th exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Partho Dutta and Dolly Dutta. Till September 30 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Nina Das. Till September 30 at Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art, 48/44 Swiss Park, #2424 6534; 4 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by the winners of Bengal Art Talent Hunt 2010. Till September 30 at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, 2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Parables of Our Times — recent works by Mahbubur Rahman & Tayeba Begum Lipi. Till September 30 at Ahuja Museum for Arts, 26 Lee Road, ground floor, #40034974; 12 noon - 7 pm: Asian Art II — paintings by artists from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam from the museum’s collection. Till October 5 (except Sundays) at Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street, 2nd floor, 2289 2982/83; 12 noon - 7.30 pm: Aquarelle — a watercolour show by Jacky Pearson and Pavithra Devadutta. Till October 6 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, 2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Jamini Roy. Till October 16 at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, 9830049825: Art of the Small — an exhibition of the works by a group of artists painting on very small canvases, each bringing his own unique perception and style to his work, using the medium of his choice. Till October 25 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street, 2229 3886; 2 pm - 7 pm: Autumn Hues — an exhibition of paintings by Laxman Aelay, Sachin Jaltare, Shyamal Mukherjee and Subrata Das. Till October 31 (except Sundays) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, 2463 0465 / 4001 2289; 11 am - 7 pm: Experimenter presents Say Everything, an exhibition of installation and new-media works by a group of young artists: Baptist Coelho, Pushkar Thakur, Sajad Malik, Shreyas Karle and Sukanya Ghosh.

drama

September 28 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Ekti Dal presents Bidhuda, a comedy written and directed by Rajat Ghosh. September 28 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Swapnasandhani presents its new production, Birpurush. Direction: Koushik Sen. September 28 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Bhowanipur Natnati presents Khokababur Pratyabartan, based on a story by Tagore. Direction: Shyamal Mitra. October 1 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Akhor presents Kathaamrita, a play on revisiting Sri Ramakrishna Philosophy in the context of socio-political milieu of our time. Researched, written, designed & directed by Asit Basu. October 1 & 3 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Spandan presents Sakubai, a powerful play in Hindi, written by Nadira Zaheer Babbar, directed and adapted by Ashok Singh with a solo performance by Renu Roy. For invitation cards, call 22265594.

PERFORMING ARTS

September 29 & 30 at Purbashree auditorium, EZCC, Salt Lake; 5.15 pm: Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will inaugurate a two-day Adivasi Sanskriti Utsav 2010, organised by West Bengal Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation Ltd. More than 300 tribal artistes from different districts will participate in these regional dance programmes. September 29 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: Bhavna presents Sandhyar Meghamala, a solo recital of Tagore songs by Dwijen Mukhopadhyay. Tickets at hall / 24557845. September 30 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: Tomakey..., an evening of Tagore songs by Babu (Subrata Mukhopadhyay).

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till September 29 at Netaji Indoor Stadium; 11 am - 7 pm: National Academy of Photography (NAP) and Persona-International host an ‘invited international exhibition’ at Mega Photo & Video Fair.

EXHIBITION

Till October 13 at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers, 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, 2485 8717/8509; 11 am - 8 pm: Art in Life 2010 — an exhibition of saris, jewellery, exclusive fashion & lifestyle textiles, brocade handbags, T-shirts, masks, decorative arts, furniture, and carpets/dhurries. Till October 3 at City Centre, Salt Lake (Kund) & City Centre, New Town (Celebration Square); 11 am - 7 pm: City Centre, in association with t2, hosts City Centre Puja Shopping Festival 2010. Till October 7 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, Nandalal Bose and Jamini Roy Gallery, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 11 am - 7 pm: Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, in collaboration with ICCR, presents Ulmer Modelle, an exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Ulm School of Design. Till September 30 at Sethia Niwas, 771/A Block P, New Alipore, 94330 62189 / 99036 29621: A collection of fancy saris, dress material, tunics, jewellery, fashion & lifestyle textiles. Till October 13 (except October 2) at Central Cottage Industries emporium, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road; 10 am - 7 pm: Pre-Puja exhibition of exclusive saris in cotton & silk procured from master weavers of different regions of India. Till October 14 (except Mondays) at Kisses... 32/1 Block J, New Alipore, 40608240; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of exclusive suits, tunics and Western wear

TALK

September 28 at the lecture hall of Institute of Historical Studies, 8/1 Loudon Street; 3.30 pm: Professor Sunil Kumar Sen Memorial Lecture 2007-2008: Dr Hitendra Patel, dept. of history, Rabindra Bharati University, will speak on Swami Sahajananda and the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha. September 28 at Humayun Kabir Hall of The Asiatic Society; 4 pm: Lecture on the occasion of 265th birth anniversary of Sir William Jones. Speaker: Professor Amita Chakrabarty, guest lecturer, department of Sanskrit, University of Calcutta. September 28 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Prof. Pradyot Kumar Mukhopadhyay will speak in Bengali on Dharma, Darshan O Vijnan. September 28 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.25 pm: Discourse on Vivek Chudamani by Swami Jnanalokananda. September 28 at Birla Academy auditorium; 6.30 pm: Birla Academy of Art & Culture hosts an illustrated lecture entitled Nadanta: An anlysis of a Siva Nataraja Image by Dr T.K. Biswas, director, Birla Academy. September 28 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math; 7 pm: Prof. Samir Kumar Basu will speak on Man O Manus. September 28 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7 pm: Dipak Ganguly will speak on Swamijir Patravali.

WORKSHOP

September 28 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, Abanindranath Tagore Gallery and conference rooms; 9 am - 5 pm: Look Back and Look Forward: HfG Ulm and Basic Design Education in India. The programme is in collaboration with National Institute of Design. (By registration only.) October 1 at Cards n Scraps, Alipore & Southern Avenue: Workshop in Quilling, Punch Craft and various paper related crafts for children and adults. Contact 9831004695, 9830932575 for details.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-700001; Fax: 2234-8244

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