Exhibition on Bengals art ends after almost 2 years
Kolkata Nov 28 PTI An exhibition showcasing the rich tapestry of Bengals paintings ended on Sunday after almost two years organisers said The exhibition titled Ghare Baire was being held at the 188-year-old Currency Building in central Kolkata since January 11 2020 The exhibition showcasing 200 years of Bengals art had received a very good response from the people in the last four months But we have to down the curtains at this place for now DAG Deputy Director Sumona Chakravarty told PTI We will certainly return with exhibits in the future but location or date cant be specified now office-bearer of the private art firm said Paintings dating back to 18th-20th century of renowned artists such as Abanindranath Tagore Gaganendranath Tagore Nandalal Bose Ramkinkar Bej Bikash Bhattacharya and Ganesh Pyne were showcased in the exhibition The exhibition also housed an exclusive gallery on legendary filmmaker author and illustrator Satyajit Ray It was commissioned by the Centres Ministry of Culture and curated and organised by DAG in association with National Gallery of Modern Art Nearly 600 artworks most of which were from DAGs collection were exhibited The pre-COVID initial response to the exhibition was very good but the pandemic had affected the footfall However the scenario had changed in the last four months she added PTI SUS ACD ACD
Kolkata Nov 28 PTI An exhibition showcasing the rich tapestry of Bengals paintings ended on Sunday after almost two years organisers said The exhibition titled Ghare Baire was being held at the 188-year-old Currency Building in central Kolkata since January 11 2020 The exhibition showcasing 200 years of Bengals art had received a very good response from the people in the last four months But we have to down the curtains at this place for now DAG Deputy Director Sumona Chakravarty told PTI We will certainly return with exhibits in the future but location or date cant be specified now office-bearer of the private art firm said Paintings dating back to 18th-20th century of renowned artists such as Abanindranath Tagore Gaganendranath Tagore Nandalal Bose Ramkinkar Bej Bikash Bhattacharya and Ganesh Pyne were showcased in the exhibition The exhibition also housed an exclusive gallery on legendary filmmaker author and illustrator Satyajit Ray It was commissioned by the Centres Ministry of Culture and curated and organised by DAG in association with National Gallery of Modern Art Nearly 600 artworks most of which were from DAGs collection were exhibited The pre-COVID initial response to the exhibition was very good but the pandemic had affected the footfall However the scenario had changed in the last four months she added PTI SUS ACD ACD
