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Birla Annual Art Exibition , 2008 |
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BESIDES PARIS |
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Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata was founded in 1967 by Shri B.K. Birla, one of the doyens of Indian Industrialists and his wife Dr. (Smt.) Sarala Birla with the basic intention of promoting the visual and performing arts on the one hand and preserving the artistic and cultural heritage of India on the other. The Academy, one of Kolkata’s outstanding tourist attractions, houses an outstanding museum of Indian art that includes artistic and historical objects spaning a period between 2nd Century B.C. to 21st Century A.D. Most of the collections are historically important, aesthetically pleasing and enjoy certain amount of uniqueness. The Academy also undertakes a number of other activities such as workshops, seminars, lectures and cultural programmes. One of the most important activities of this Academy has been to sponsor regularly important and meaningful national and international art exhibitions having contemporary relevance. The idea has been to help local artists and art lovers to aquaint themselves with the contemporary scenario in the field of art both nationally and internationally. Not only the artists but the art lovers of Kolkata react seriously when such exhibitions are organised in the Academy. The present exhibition entitled ‘Besides Paris’ is such an exhibition in which eighteen Indian artists, settled for years in Paris, are participating with their recent compositions. Artists, all over the world always intend to visit Paris, interact with the artists working there and try to get themselves recognized. The Indian artists participating in the exhibition are now active members of contemporary international movements but in the works of a few artists, one still finds clues of their root and their national identity. It is a rare occasion when art lovers of Kolkata are getting an opportunity to see the different experimentations and expressions of Indian artists working in Paris. I strongly believe that the exhibition has enough potentialities to prove itself interesting, exciting and of course, adequately rewarding.
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03-Sep-2010 |
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03-Oct-2010 |
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The 44th Annual Exhibition |
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The 44th Annual Exhibition of Birla Academy of Art & Culture is beginning on the 9th of January , 2011. The long journey of this Academy has not been smooth and it encountered a number of challenging situations on its way but with the blessing of God, the Academy remained unhesitating and steadfast to its declared resolutions. By organizing countless artistic and cultural activities, the Academy evinced its deep concern for India’s cultural heritage on the one hand and on the other it did a lot to honour the immediate present and extended its unfailing support to the cause of contemporary trends in the field of visual art in India.
In the recent past, the Academy sponsored a number of interesting exhibitions in its galleries including ‘ Astonishment of Being’ curated by Deeksha Nath, ‘Shrapnell’ curated by Ranjit Hoskote, “Besides Paris’ curated by Shaheen Merali and ‘Faces in the Dark’ curated by Parnab Mukherjee. With highly thought provoking ideas and messages, these exhibitions also included new approaches to display, incorporated the art of videography and installations and such other contemporary ideas that are being experimented in the field of art today. The artists and art lovers of Kolkata attended largely these exhibitions with avid interest and appreciated very much the organization of such meaningful exhibitions.
Like previous years, this year, the Academy witnessed a phenomenal responses from the Indian artists fraternity to participate in its 44th Annual Exhibition. About 1100 artists from all over India extended their participation. But due to the paucity of space, the Academy accommodated the works of approximately 450 artists only in its five galleries. This huge exhibition is like a feast that awaits discerning eyes. The exhibition lays bare the latest scenario of Indian art practiced in different parts of India.
We have studied the works of art presented in the galleries and found, with great satisfaction, the average standard has been notably satisfactory and a sizable number attained international standard. We must admit that we enjoyed our visit to the galleries thoroughly and we believe that our viewers will enjoy the exhibition equally and return back with pleasing and rewarding experiences.
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08-Jan-2011 |
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29-Jan-2011 |
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LONELINESS OF AN ACTIVIST |
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BIRLA ACADEMY OF ART & CULTURE
Presents
LONELINESS OF AN ACTIVIST: an art-residency exploration with frames, video art, installation and performance
Curated and performance direction: Parnab Mukherjee
Participating artistes: Badal Sircar, Snakes and Ladders-Bangladesh, Rituraj Sapkota, Click
Rights and Nilayan Dutta, Joshy Joseph, Toofan Rafai, Drishya with Baishampayan Saha,
Nachom Academy-Manipur with N.K Surjeet Singh, Saurav Mandal and Dead See Scrolls.
Exhibition Timings: 3pm to 8 pm ( except Mondays )
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09-Feb-2011 |
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19-Feb-2011 |
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Ganesha Ek – Roop Anek |
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The Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata presents an exhibition of fusion art including paintings on parchment and various other specialities by Sunita Tandon of Lucknow. Indian artists made use of parchment much less than desired as a medium of art expression. The parchment art requires deft handling, sufficient acumen and expertise in handling the techniques involved including embossing, stippling, perforating, cutting and colouring. Sunita’s exhibition includes 45 items and her compositions incorporated ideas from Indian regional art like Madhubani and her inspiration also came from the art & craft of Indonesia and Japan. But her major concern has been to project Lord Ganesha and his peculiar iconographyin this medium. It is hoped that she would receive blessings from Lord Ganesha, the god from whom success proceeds and she would also receive from her audience the due recognition which she rightly deserves.
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22-Apr-2011 |
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29-Apr-2011 |
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One Lens: Two Minds |
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One Lens: Two Minds
What connects photographs of these two minds? In one word: texture. In the black and white photographs taken by Shri B.K.Birla, you can see a gentle, personal and nuanced take on moments that we blink and miss. Aryaman Vikram Birla takes a more wide angle sweep. His mountains, waterfalls, sheep, valleys, high-rises, fire: all are steeped in a sense of angularity. A tilt. A drift. There are some deftly carved out angles hidden which make arcs, parabolas and random curved lines.
The photographs that we share with you are not just constructed moments but an instinctive personal take on the world around us. So as you deconstructed the colour in the black-and white frames and the black-and-white in the colours stills…the pictures talk.
They talk to you.
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28-Apr-2011 |
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29-Apr-2011 |
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