Bengal Foundation hosted ‘ephemeral : perennial’, anexhibition of performance art, as a follow up to a a week-long Performance Art week featuring live performances of 20 artists.

Educationist Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam and art critic Professor Md. Abul Monsur jointly inaugurated the exhibition as Guests of Honour on 6^th January at the Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct at 5:30pm.

The exhibition took place at two venues: Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct and Gyantapas Abdur Razzaq Bidyapeeth. The show continued till 25th February 2017, everyday from 11am to 7pm.

The exhibition presented photographs, video footage and objects featured in the Performance Art Week. The artists are: Palash Bhattacharjee, Joydeb Roaja, Jewel A Rob, Hasna Hena Porosh, Sanad Kumar Biswas, Sharkar Nasrin Toontoon, Nazia Andaleeb Preema, Arpita Singha Lopa, Efat Razowana Reya, Sumana Akter, Reetu Sattar, Niloofar Chaman, Waley Jaff, Meherun Akter, Atish Saha, Emran Sohel, Afsana Sharmin, Farah Naz Moon, Sanjay Chakraborty and Ashim Halder Sagor.

The event was organised with an aim to look into the multiple complexities of this ephemeral medium through discussions, performances and exhibitions. What role does it play in cultural and political activism as opposed to white-cube spaces? How do artists materialize this non-material art? How does this medium contribute to the evolution of new languages? These are some of the questions that the art week seeked to answer.

Exhibition Venues
Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct | 64-65, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka
Gyantapas Abdur Razzaq Bidyapeeth | House-60, Road-7A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Entry condition: Open to all