National art biennale ends today
Cultural Correspondentnational art event in the country, ends today with no particular event to mark the ending.
The 20-day programme, held at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, will be remembered for a number of reasons including a large collection of art pieces and objects that were put on display to offer the visitors a glimpse into the contemporary art scene.
The biennale featured a total of 272 artworks in five categories, done by 261 local artists. Of the works, 158 are paintings and drawings, 49 sculptures, 32 prints, 31 installations and two performance arts.
Performance art was added for the first time to the biennale this year, considering the growing popularity of the medium. Artists Ashim Halder Sagor and Ritu Sattar presented the two performance arts respectively.
‘From now on, we will give room to performance arts as it is growing in popularity in the contemporary art scene of the world,’ said Anwar Hossain, director of the fine arts department of BSA.
This year, 10 artworks from different categories won awards named after different individuals and organisations, and were handed over at the exhibition’s opening ceremony on May 24. The winning categories are painting, print, sculpture and installation works.
Ruhul Amin Rumee received Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award 2015, while Abdul Momen Miltan received the Bengal Foundation Award. Other winners include Rassel Kanti Das (SPBA award), Arif Al Karim Bhuiyan (AB Bank award), Iffat Rezwana Riya (Bhasasainik Gaziul Haque Award), Habiba Akter Papiya (Begum Azizunnesa Award), Mohammad Sana Ullah (Dipa Haque Award) and, finally, Shimul Saha, Ruhul Amin Tareque and Mithun Kumar Saha, who received the academy’s honorary citation awards.
The biennale, however, came under criticism for not having enough promotional activities to attract a wider audience as well as for the lack of ancillary events to make it more inclusive and diverse. The only exception was a get-together of artists scheduled for June 10, but that too was postponed to a later date (June 17).
The biennale featured a total of 272 artworks in five categories, done by 261 local artists. Of the works, 158 are paintings and drawings, 49 sculptures, 32 prints, 31 installations and two performance arts.
Performance art was added for the first time to the biennale this year, considering the growing popularity of the medium. Artists Ashim Halder Sagor and Ritu Sattar presented the two performance arts respectively.
‘From now on, we will give room to performance arts as it is growing in popularity in the contemporary art scene of the world,’ said Anwar Hossain, director of the fine arts department of BSA.
This year, 10 artworks from different categories won awards named after different individuals and organisations, and were handed over at the exhibition’s opening ceremony on May 24. The winning categories are painting, print, sculpture and installation works.
Ruhul Amin Rumee received Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award 2015, while Abdul Momen Miltan received the Bengal Foundation Award. Other winners include Rassel Kanti Das (SPBA award), Arif Al Karim Bhuiyan (AB Bank award), Iffat Rezwana Riya (Bhasasainik Gaziul Haque Award), Habiba Akter Papiya (Begum Azizunnesa Award), Mohammad Sana Ullah (Dipa Haque Award) and, finally, Shimul Saha, Ruhul Amin Tareque and Mithun Kumar Saha, who received the academy’s honorary citation awards.
The biennale, however, came under criticism for not having enough promotional activities to attract a wider audience as well as for the lack of ancillary events to make it more inclusive and diverse. The only exception was a get-together of artists scheduled for June 10, but that too was postponed to a later date (June 17).
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