River, Silt and Memory: Landscape in Bangladeshi Painting
Rina Ahmed writes about landscape and memory in South Asian art. She is working on a book about painters of the river and the…
Rickshaw Art and the Politics of Ornament
Arif Mahmud researches the popular visual culture of Dhaka: cinema banners, signboards and rickshaw art. He has interviewed more than forty rickshaw painters.
Terracotta Temples: Reading Narrative in Clay
Sumaiya Karim is an archaeologist who studies the brick and terracotta architecture of northern Bangladesh. She has documented more than a hundred temple facades.
After 1971: Trauma and Testimony in the Studio
The Critic’s Notebook: Why Art Criticism Matters Now
Tahmid Rahman edits a little magazine of criticism and writes a monthly column on exhibitions. He believes criticism should be as readable as it…