Curtain falls on 19th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh today

The curtain will falls on the month-long ‘19th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2022’ today on the premises of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital’s Segun Bagicha area.

The closing ceremony of the month-long exhibition will be held today ar 5pm, where Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury will be present as chief guest. Presided over by BSA Director General Liaquat Ali Lucky, Simeen Hussain Rimi MP, chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Culture; State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, Ministry of Cultural Affairs secretary Abul Monsur, noted artist Monirul Islam and Shahbuddin Ahmed will be present as special guests at the closing ceremony.

Earlier, on December 8, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the exhibition virtually as the chief guest. Ministry of Cultural Affairs secretary Abul Monsur, president of the jury board Rafiqun Nabi and member of jury board Jaroslaw Suchan were present as the special guests on the inaugural ceremony at National Theatre Hall of BSA. State Minister for Ministry of Cultural Affairs KM Khalid on behalf of the Prime Minister handed over the award to the awardees.

The Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh exhibits two-dimensional and three-dimensional artworks such as paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, installations, and new media arts.

The 19th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2022 has been dedicated to the name of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to respect his birth centenary celebration. In that context, a number of 125 countries were invited to participate in this exhibition. This year, 493 artists from 114 countries participated with 649 artworks; among these 149 Bangladeshi artists participated with 156 artworks.

A total of 114 countries, including Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, China, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, United States of America (USA), Mongolia, Peru, Italy, Iraq, Iran, Ireland, Kenya, Turkey, Ukraine, Germany, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Qatar participated in the event.