The inauguration of ‘Light Dark Space’, a solo exhibition of paintings by New York based artist MD TOKON was held on Saturday 31 January at 6pm.
Noted artist Mr. Monirul Islam and Ms. Ann B. McConnell, Director, American Center, Embassy of the United States of America will jointly inaugurate the exhibition.

OPENING CEREMONY
6 pm, Saturday 31 January, 2015
60 Gulshan Avenue, Circle 1, Dhaka 1212

The exhibition continued until 26 February 2015 and is open daily from 12 pm to 8 pm.

Exhibition Press release: BENGAL ART LOUNGE Gulshan Avenue, 60 Circle 1 Dhaka 1212 www.bengalfoundation.org/artlounge [email protected] +88 029895135 Open daily 12 – 8 PM PRESS RELEASE “LIGHT, DARK, SPACE”, a solo exhibition of paintings by Md TOKON 31 JANUARY to 21 FEBRUARY, 2015 Bengal Art Lounge is pleased to announce the inauguration of ‘Light, Dark, Space’, a solo exhibition of paintings by New York based artist Md TOKON, on Saturday 31 January at 6pm. Noted artist Mr. Monirul Islam, and Ms. Ann McConnell, Director, American Center, Embassy of the United States of America will jointly inaugurate the exhibition. Md TOKON’s paintings are pure abstractions, and his style makes great emphasis of color. The painter proceeds by layers: each new coat of color he adds to the canvas brings a new dimension to the overall result, rendering it more complex or, depending on the viewer’s perspective, simpler. His work has been variously linked to great artistic currents of the past such as Romanticism, Impressionism or Abstract Expressionism. Md TOKON’s images cannot be grasped at a glance; they require an active engagement from the viewer. Consenting to that effort is a highly rewarding experience, for the painter aims at Beauty which perhaps explains why critiques sometimes use the term spiritual to describe his work. Md TOKON lives and works in the United States, where he has attended the prestigious Art Students League of New York, an institution which counts the likes of Mark Rothko and Cy Twombly in its alumni. His work also has deep roots in Bangladesh. To the artist’s own admission, the palette he uses is often a tribute to the incredible tonalities of the motherland. The poesy of his compositions hints at the long tradition of abstract painting in the country and the work of the late Mohammad Kibria for example. ‘Light, Dark, Space’ offers a dialogue between East and West, between the Modern and the Contemporary. It is a pleasure for Bengal Art Lounge to propose this highly meaningful exhibition to the public. To interview the artist, or to have a press tour of the exhibition please contact: [email protected] / 02-989.5135