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N Y: Below the Belt, is Pradeep Dasgupta’s take on his experience of life in New York. Born to poor sculptor parents in early post-Independence India, Dasgupta’s inclination towards arts was always discouraged by his family. However, in a weak moment, his father gifted him a camera and since then Dasgupta was hooked to the lens. He worked as a copywriter in various advertising agencies before taking up advertising photography as a profession. This was almost 25 years ago, during which period he continued devoting time to personal projects — the present exhibition is one such project. Dasgupta says he has tried to give free rein to his instincts rather than his head. The photographs, he claims, are all shot ‘off the hip’ and are an escape from his usual style of manipulated images, slick lighting and crafty but still compositions.
Event: An exhibition of photographs by Pradeep Dasgupta
When: Till September 27; 2 pm - 8 pm
Where: Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road
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art
Till September 25 at Gallery with Difference, 152 S.P. Mukherjee Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Nexus presents an art show, Maa Uma, as conceived by various artists.
Till September 25 at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road; 3 pm - 7 pm: Paintings and sculptures by well-known artists including Jogen Chowdhury, Paritosh Sen, Ganesh Haloi, Shuvaprasanna, Aditya Basak, Jayashree Chakraborty and Shipra Bhattacharya.
Till September 28 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Biswajit Dasgupta’s second solo exhibition of paintings.
Till September 28 at Samokal Art Gallery, 23 Gariahat Road, Gol Park; 4 pm - 8 pm: Another Life, paintings by Nabakishore Chanda.
Till September 29 at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road; 3 pm - 7.30 pm: A collection of mixed artworks by city artists Samir Aich, Tarun Chakraborty, Snehanshu Das, Abhijit Ghosh, Anita Gurbaxani, Ritu Poddar, Dhiren Sasmal, Shambhu Saha and Debasish Sengupta.
Till September 29 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Arpita Khaskel.
Till September 30 at Silpi Art Gallery, 32B Judges Court Road; 1 pm - 8.30 pm: Expression of Mind, an exhibition of paintings by well-known contemporary artists of Bengal.
Till September 30 at Gallery Exposure, 54B Mahanirban Road; 1 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Tohidul Islam.
Till September 30 at Asutosh Centenary Hall, Indian Museum; 12 noon - 4 pm: Aranya, an all-India exhibition of paintings, graphics and sculptures featuring the reflection of ideas regarding nature and environment by young minds.
Till September 30 at Taj Bengal; 11 am - 7 pm: Animal Farm, the ninth solo exhibition of paintings by Sujata Chakraborty.
Till September 30 at Gallery 52D, 52D Hindustan Park; 12 noon - 8 pm: Colourless Palette — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by a group of well-known artists.
Till September 31 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Teachers, Government College of Art & Craft, Calcutta present an exhibition of their recent works.
Till October 7 at Artline, 125 Rashbehari Avenue, #9433051064: 4 pm - 8 pm: Artline and Sreecharaneshu present their first exhibition, Tribute to Durga.
Till October 12 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 7 pm: An Artists’ Rainbow, an exhibition of art and sculpture by renowned and contemporary artists.
Till October 14 (except Mondays, October 2 & 10) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Birla Academy of Art and Culture presents an exhibition of paintings, Vyakta-Avyakta (West Zone Artists’ Painted Realisations).
Till October 17 at Gallery Kanishka’s, 2/1 Hindusthan Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Works on Paper — paintings and sketches on paper featuring works by eminent artists.
drama
September 25 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Purba-Paschim’s latest production, Girish Karnad’s Agnijal. Translated and directed by Bibhas Chakraborty.
September 26 at Balmer Lawrie (ROBC), 1st floor, 21 N.S. Road; 4 pm: Little Thespian presents Katha Collage-1, consisting of three stories by Saadat Hassan Manto: Khol Do, Thanda Ghost and Aulaad. Design & direction: S.M. Azhar Aalam.
September 26 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Purba-Paschim’s latest production, Girish Karnad’s Agnijal. Translated and directed by Bibhas Chakraborty.
September 26 at Girish Mancha; 6.45 pm: Thealight presents Jiret (The Land). Direction: Atanu Sarkar.
September 27 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Samskar Bharati’s latest production, Jakhan Eka, based on Arnold Wesker’s The Roots. Adaptation: Rudraprasad Sengupta. Dir: Asit Basu.
September 27 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya; 6.30 pm: Nandimukh presents Parthibo. Wriiten and directed by Ashoke Chattopadhyay.
September 27 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Gobardanga Naksha presents Kono Grihabadhu. Story: Tilottama Majumdar. Direction: Ashis Das.
September 29 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Little Thespian presents Katha Collage-1, consisting of three stories by Saadat Hassan Manto: Khol Do, Thanda Ghost and Aulaad. Design & direction: S.M. Azhar Aalam.
PERFOrMING ARTS
September 25 at Jibanananda Sabhaghar; 5.30 pm: To mark its third anniversary, Chakrateertha presents an evening of reading, recitation, audio-play and discussion. Concept and direction: Aparajita Pal.
September 26 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, Salt Lake; 6 pm: Hemanter Gaan — an evening of Bengali songs on hemanta (the season between autumn and winter) by Indrani Sen, Arindam Ganguly, Jayati Chakraborty, Gautam Mitra and Debmalya Chatterjee.
September 28 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, Salt Lake; 5 pm: Odissi Sangeet Sandehya — an evening of music accompanying Odissi dances, to be presented by Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneswar.
talk
September 25 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Atmapriyananda will speak in English on Kena Upanishad.
September 25 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Atmabodhananda will discuss in Bengali on Sri Sri Mayer Katha.
September 25 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 7 pm: Swami Vamananandaji Maharaj will speak on How the Teachings of Gita can be Practised in Daily Life.
EXHIBITION
Till September 29 at 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Soumya’s Creation presents Agomoni - The Welcoming, an exhibition of festive clothing and accessories in innovative designs and weaves.
Till October 2 (except Sundays) at Gharoa, 1/57B Dover Place, #24619051, 9830192087; 2 pm - 7 pm: Gharoya’s exhibition of ladies wear, comprising sarees, tops, salwar kurtas, lungi sets and more.
Till October 9 at Sravasti, 14/97 Golf Club Road, Tollygunge, #24734546; 2 pm - 8 pm: KeyaChaitali’s exclusive fair of T-shirts, photuas, short kurtas, kurtas, salwar-kurtas, wrap-around sets, saradins, nakshi-kantha, batik, appliquéd, fabric-painted, block-printed cotton and silk sarees, blouse pieces, costume jewellery and bags.
Till October 17 at CIMA Gallery; 11 am - 8 pm: Art in Life, an exhibition of fashion wear, T-shirts, decorative art, masks, exculsive textiles, stoles and scarves, tribal art, jewellery, wall hangings, books, carpets, linens, brass items, embroidered bags and dhurries.
Till October 18 at Cottage Industries, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road; 10 am - 7 pm: Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd hosts a saree and ready-to-wear exhibition.
WORKSHOP
September 27 onwards at Mahila Parishad, 15 Balaram De Street; #2259-0489/0347: A 10-day workshop on Phad Painting (Rajasthani folk art) by Padma Shri Sri Sri Lal Joshi and on Mandana (Rajasthani alpana) by Kalyan Joshi.
September 29 at Birla Institute of Futuristic Studies, 17A Darga Road; 9 am - 5 pm: Workshop on Technical Analysis to be conducted by Rajat Bose and Kalpana Kabra. Registration by September 25. Details at #22896381, 2281-6879/2985 (1 pm - 7 pm).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
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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