'Parables' is Bangladesh's first national participation in the International Art Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia. Under the joint commissionership of Fiona Biggiero and Tayeba Begum Lipi, with Mary Angela Schroth and Paolo W. Tamburella as curators, the exhibition features site-specific works by five Dhaka-based artists who draw from their own personal, native symbolism and history to explore universal contemporary political, environmental and social concerns. The title 'Parables' is a twist on the conventional use of the word. Rather than illustrate moral and religious principles, 'parables' are used here to sketch a scene and set a narrative in order to link and compare different cultural concerns and contexts.

This catalogue includes a brief introduction to the history of modern art in Bangladesh, followed by chapters devoted to each of the five participating artists and their work, presenting their oeuvre up to the present. Artists' biographies are included at the back.
Alternative title

Parables: Pavilion of Bangladesh 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2011

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Onsite

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EX.ITA.BVE.2011
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2011

No of pages

126

ISBN / ISSN

9789843334954

No of copies

2

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

Curators' Notes - Mary Angela SCHROTH, Paolo W. TAMBURELLA

Long Distance Conversations - Fiona BIGGIERO, Tayeba Begum LIPI

Parables: Bangladesh at La Biennale di Venezia/Prolegomena: Contemporary Art of Bangladesh - Mohamed Mijarul QUAYES

Imran Hossain Piplu's Conceptual Journey - Syed Azizul Haq

Kabir Ahmed Masum Chisty - Mishel Ali Khan, Jahid MUSTAFA

Mahbubur Rahman - Syed Manzoorul Islam

Promotesh Das Pulak - Ayesha SULTANA

Tayeba Begum Lipi - Abul MANSUR

Parables: Pavilion of Bangladesh: Biennale Arte 2011
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Parables: Pavilion of Bangladesh: Biennale Arte 2011