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Representing ‘Crossfire’: politics, art and photography

Shahidul Alam in an interview with New Age by Rahnuma Ahmed Media reports on “Crossfire” exhibition Latest report in Indepndent Shahidul Alam’s exhibition, ‘Crossfire’ (a euphemism for extrajudicial killings by the Rapid Action Battalion), was scheduled to open on March … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 8, 2010
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Siege of Drik Gallery

New Age Editorial THE siege, so to speak, of the Drik Gallery by the police on Monday, to force cancellation of a photo exhibition on extrajudicial killings by acclaimed photographer and Drik managing director Shahidul Alam, not only undermined the … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 25, 2010
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Where Three Dreams Cross

By Rosa Maria Falvo Spanning 150 years of photography from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, this ambitious survey of historic and contemporary works includes over 400 images by 82 artists. Using ‘shared culture’ as a parameter, it is the first comprehensive … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 2, 2010
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Bangladesh, Pakistan and India through a lens

A major new exhibition of photographs from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India leaves novelist Kamila Shamsie troubled, captivated – and wanting more So much for the post-national, globalised world. Looking through hundreds of photographs from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, which will go on show … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 11, 2010
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In response to `Smoking gun abused for smokescreen’

By Rahnuma Ahmed As a New Age columnist, I was thinking of writing about the controversy surrounding the Tibet exhibition (Into Exile. Tibet 1949 – 2009, November 1-7) for my next column. My dear Maobadi friend, Tarek Chowdhury’s piece, which … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 22, 2009
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China-US Politics over Exhibiting Tibet. In Dhaka

By Rahnuma Ahmed Writer and translator Tarek Omar Chowdhury, a committed Maobadi and a dear friend, was deeply worried. `Of course I do not support what happened, although I must admit I look at it  differently.’ He was referring to … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 22, 2009
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Leaning on Friendly Nations

“You speak good Chinese”, said Qian Kaifu, Cultural Councellor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Bangladesh. A soft-spoken elderly gentleman. Standing beside him was a quiet, smartly dressed woman, Cao Yanhua the Cultural Attache, who passed … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 1, 2009
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Heresies: Between Truths and Fiction

The project Heresies is a retrospective of one of the most innovative artists of the world, comprising five decades of photographic work. The exhibition “Heresies: a retrospective by Pedro Meyer” will open simultaneously in nearly 60 museums around the world … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 30, 2008
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