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Fascinating parallels have often been drawn between physical, psychological and social conditions of contemporary urban society and the works of artists who represent reality in a transparent manner. The works of Sudhir Patwardhan are examples of this constant dialogue between art and society. His paintings allow viewers a panoramic view with multiple perspectives. They explore with finesse the urban milieu of rapid transformation, alienation, dislocation and anonymity in a typical modern metropolis. Citing the City, the ongoing show of his recent works, reflects the artistic inquiries he has conducted for decades. His paintings and drawings of urban landscapes are snapshots of events in the life of its dwellers. A painting like Death on the Street (picture right) presents within a single frame a tense moment. A man lies fallen on the footpath and a crowd has gathered around him to offer help or view the scene detachedly. Patwardhan understands deeply the collective psyche of the city and its dwellers. The works are done mostly in acrylic and charcoal on paper.
Event: An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Sudhir Patwardhan When: Till January 25; 11 am - 7 pm Where: Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani
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Till January 25 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Art of Satyajit Ray, an exhibition of the master filmmaker’s fascinating world of art. On display are some of Ray’s numerous artistic works, preserved at Ray Society archive, like illustrations, head-pieces, posters, hoardings, book jacket designs, title credits, film schedules, set designs, costume designs, advertisement artworks and type faces.
January 25 - February 12 (except Sundays) at Gallery Kolkata, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, 2nd floor, Duckback House; 11 am - 7 pm: Young Contemporary India, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by established young artists.
Till January 25 at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #22902274; 11 am - 7 pm: Citing the City — an exhibition of recent works by Sudhir Patwardhan.
Till January 29 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of drawings and paintings by Siddhartha Sen Gupta and Shibani Sen Gupta.
Till January 30 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: First solo exhibition of paintings by Mohini Biswas.
Till January 31 at Shrimati Art Gallery, Baitanik, 4 Elgin Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of recent oil paintings by Baren Basu.
Till January 31 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #24752275; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings (Seasons IV) by Sadhana Raddi.
Till January 31 (weekdays) at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park Road; 11 am - 6 pm: Spectrum, a group show of Indian contemporary art.
Till January 31 (Sunday by appointment only) at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #24651444; 12 noon - 7 pm: Journeys of the Mind, Phase II — showcasing the works by Giovanna Caruso, Katayun Saklat, Snehasish Maity and Kamal Mitra.
Till January 31 (except Monday and January 23 & 26) at Birla Academy’s galleries; 3 pm - 8 pm: Birla Academy’s 41st Annual Exhibition 2008.
Till February 9 (except Sundays) at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road, #24484925; 11.30 am - 8 pm: Journey into the world of artist Lalu Prasad Shaw — a retrospective show.
Till February 16 at CIMA Gallery (except Sundays & public holidays); Mondays: 2 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2 pm - 7 pm: Freedom: Sixty years after Indian Independence. An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by renowned artists.
DRAMA
January 25 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Aachhe Aachhe Sthan — Anya Theatre’s latest production, starring Bibhash Chakraborty. Drama, music & direction: Ramaprasad Banik.
January 26 at Derozio Hall, Presidency College; 4 pm: Little Thespian will stage ? (question mark). Design & direction: S.M. Azhar Aalam. Organised by West Bengal Government College Teachers’ Association.
January 26 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya; 6.30 pm: Shouvanik presents Fakka. Direction: Chandan Das.
January 27 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: The Red Curtain presents The Proof, a play in English directed by Sumit Lai Roy. Being staged in aid of Operation Smile.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till February 3 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 11 am - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents The Boxing Ladies — balck-and-white photographs by David Trattles.
Till February 3 (except Mondays) at Anant Art Gallery, 18-A Alipore Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Ramkinkar in Focus - Through the Eyes of Devi Prasad, an exhibition of photographs of Ramkinkar Baij’s works taken by Devi Prasad. A few of Ramkinkar’s paintings are also on view. Curated by Dr Naman Ahuja of the School of Arts & Aesthetics, JNU, New Delhi.
Till February 9 (except Mondays) at Bose Pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: Ladies of Calcutta— an exhibition of photographs by Dayanita Singh.
Till February 12 at Alliance Française du Bengale Gallery, 217 AJC Bose Road, #22815538; 10 am - 5.30 pm: Eurography, a photo exhibit by Rono.
PERFORMING ARTS
January 25 (night-long, 8.30 pm onwards) at Nazrul Mancha: The concluding day of The Dover Lane Music Conference - 56th annual conference, presented by Desh, features Kaushiki Desikan Chakraborty (vocal), Shahid Parvez (sitar), Rashid Khan (vocal) and Amjad Ali Khan (sarod).
Till February 1 at Sree Thyagaraja Hall, P-530 Raja Basanta Roy Road: Rasika Ranjana Sabha presents its 62nd Annual Music Festival. Today at 6.15 pm: T.M. Krishna (vocal) with R.K. Sriramkumar (violin) and Poongulam Subramanian (mridangam).
January 25 & 27 (5 pm - 10 pm) & January 26 (8 pm onwards night-long) at Uttarpara Jaikrishna Public Library ground: Uttarpara Sangeet Chakra presents its 52nd Annual Classical Music Conference.
January 27 at Nazrul Mancha; 6 pm: Bhavna presents an evening of Tagore songs by Manoj Murali Nair and Manisha Murali Nair.
FILM SHOW
January 25 at Jadavpur University, Vivekananda Hall: Fetsu, in association with Drishya, presents Jadavpur University International Film Festival 2008. At 10 am: Happy Together (96 min; Wong Kar Wai, South Korea/China, 1997), The Paleface (20 min) and The Blacksmith (19 min; Buster Keatons); at 12.45 pm: Raise the Red Lantern (118 min, Zhang Yi Mou, China), and Awashesh (20 min; Girish Kasaravalli); at 3.30 pm: Battle of Algiers (121 min; Gillo Ponti Corvo, Algeria, 1966), and Teevra Madhyam (20 min, Arun Khopkar); and at 6.15 pm: La Ventura (143 min, Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy) to be followed by a discussion with Sanjay Mukhopadhyay.
TALK
January 25 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: J.N. Mohanty will speak on Logic and Philosophy.
January 25 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Dr Sasanka Bhusan Bandyopadhyay will speak on Chandogya Upanishad.
EXHIBITION
Till February 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: 11th annual exhibition of Charuchetana.
Till February 1 (Monday to Friday) at Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan; 10 am - 6 pm: Young:Germany, an interactive exhibition on German Youth Culture.
QUIZ
January 27 at Starmark Terrace, 3 Lord Sinha Road: The Starmark Film Quiz for three-member teams. Spot registration at venue from 3.30 pm. Prelims from 4.30 pm. Open to all. For details, contact Devdan Mitra at 98316 77708.
DRAMATIZED READING
January 27 at Weavers’ Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place; 7 pm: Dramatized readings of excerpts from Raja Oeidipaus (based on greek tragedy Oeidipus by Sophocles) and Raja (a play by Rabindranath Tagore) by Bijoylakshmi Barman and Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee. The lead cast would be supported by Partha Mukherjee and Shantanu Gupta, and on the vocals (for Raja) would be Rabindrasangeet singer Suchhanda Ghosh. The performance would be preceded by a discourse by Samik Bandyopadhyay.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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