Arts
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Artist Syed Jahangir died at the age of 87
Dec 29, 2018Bangladeshi renowned artist Syed Jahangir has passed away. He was 87 years old at the time of his death. He died on Saturday at 11am at his residence of Mohammadpur’s Iqbal Road. Syed Jahangir was born... -
Banksy gifts Welsh steel town a white Christmas attraction
Dec 27, 2018Banksy fans are flocking to the Welsh town of Port Talbot to see a new mural by the elusive British street artist depicting a child covered in snow that is in fact ash from a burning... -
Philip Colbert updates pop art for the digital age in new show
Dec 18, 2018Artist and designer Philip Colbert, whose surrealist clothes have been worn by Lady Gaga and Rita Ora, brings pop art back to British painting with a new show that comments on consumerist culture, climate change and... -
Easter Island mayor concedes Moai statue might be better left in British Museum
Dec 16, 2018The mayor of the Chile’s Easter Island territory conceded on Monday that the British Museum might be a better home for a massive native Polynesian statue taken by British seamen 150 years ago. Pedro Edmunds Paoa... -
Woodblock print workshop titled ‘Musicality in Wood’ at Cosmos-Atelier71 Studio
Nov 27, 2018A five-day long woodblock print workshop titled ‘Musicality in Wood’ held at Cosmos-Atelier71 Printmaking Studio in city’s Malibagh area on 23rd November. The workshop was conducted by artist Anisuzzaman, Professor of the Department of Printmaking of... -
Michael Jackson fans look to beat it down to Paris art show
Nov 25, 2018A portrait of Michael Jackson as King Philip II of Spain and an Andy Warhol print are among artworks on display at a show opening in Paris this week dedicated to the late pop star. The... -
Warhol in New York: a fresh experience
Nov 12, 2018His Marilyn Monroe paintings and oversize soup cans are cultural icons, but in an exhibition opening Monday, New York’s Whitney Museum hopes to paint a new, more complex picture of Andy Warhol. These days, few dare... -
India inaugurates world’s tallest statue
Oct 31, 2018India inaugurated the world’s tallest statue on Wednesday with fireworks, folk dances and floral tributes, deploying tight security amid an outcry by local groups over the soaring cost of the 182-metre (600-feet) sculpture of an independence... -
Balloon girl painting self-destructs at sale
Oct 8, 2018A painting by mysterious British artist Banksy shred itself into pieces at the moment it sold for more than 1 million pounds at a London auction on Friday. Onlookers gasped and laughed after the bottom half... -
Bangladeshi artist Fawaz Rob’s solo exhibition ‘Dhaka I Love You’ organized in Paris
Sep 25, 2018Gallery in Montmartre, Paris, France has organized the solo painting exhibition titled “Dhaka, I Love You” by Bangladeshi artist, Fawaz Rob. The exhibition was featured in French Newspaper “La Parisien”. Fawaz Rob is an assistant professor...
