Curtain falls on ‘19th Asian Art Biennale’

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The 19th edition of the Asian Art Biennale, a month-long art exhibition in which 493 artists from 114 countries participated, ended yesterday.

The closing ceremony was held on the premises of the capital’s Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

The ceremony commenced at Shilpakala’s National Theatre Hall, in which Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was present as chief guest.

Presided over by Shilpakala Academy Director General Liaquat Ali Lucky, State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, Secretary Abul Monsur, and noted artists Monirul Islam and Shahbuddin Ahmed were present as special guests.

“The biggest achievement of this year’s Asian Art Biennale was the participation of 114 countries from all over the world. I hope Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy continues to enrich the young people of our country through its different exhibitions and programmes,” said Speaker Shirin.

“The Asian Art Biennale is so popular among the youth that the line to enter the premises reached the main road on all days. This proves that today’s generation has that thirst for arts and culture of our country,” said Liaquat.

He also stated that they will arrange the exhibition for two months instead of one next year.

This year, the theme of the exhibition was “Home and Displacement”. Famous artists from different countries portrayed the gut-wrenching pain of leaving the motherland through their artworks. The artworks also depicted the anguish and plight of refugees all over the world.