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Rafiq Azam: Architecture for Green Living
The first ever monograph on contemporary architectural practice in Bangladesh, dedicated to international-award-winning architect Mohammad Rafiq Azam. Rafiq Azam is a world-renowned architect. He recently received the Residential Building of the Year Award at the 2012 Emirates Glass LEAF Awards, which took place during the 2012 London Design Festival. He has a holistic approach to […]
June 17th, 2014 | Book
Zainul Abedin: Great Masters of Bangladesh
The genesis of the modern art movement in Bangladesh traces back to the partition of India (1947) and the establishment of the Dhaka Art Institute in 1948 by ‘Shilpacharya’ (guru of art) Zainul Abedin and several of his contemporaries, who arrived in Dhaka from Kolkata where they had trained. This is the defining volume in […]
June 17th, 2014 | Book
Shahidul Alam: My Journey as a Witness
An insight into the evolution of one of the most significant movements in contemporary photography, through the eyes and voice of the man who shaped it. An extraordinary artist, Shahidul Alam is a photographer, writer, activist, and social entrepreneur who used his art to chronicle the social and artistic struggles in a country known largely […]
June 17th, 2014 | Book
Safiuddin Ahmed: Great Masters of Bangladesh
The first volume in this series dedicated to the great artists of Bangladesh, previously unknown to most Western audiences. The genesis of the modern art movement in Bangladesh traces back to the partition of India (1947) and the establishment of the Government Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka in 1948. This pioneering group of artists included, among others, Zainul […]
June 17th, 2014 | Book
Kazi Ghiyasuddin: Contemporary Masters of Bangladesh
Beautifully illustrated, this is the first volume in the series on contemporary artists from Bangladesh. Kazi Ghiyasuddin (Madaripur, Bangladesh, 1951) has been living between Bangladesh and Japan since 1975. On this rare creative journey, he draws his inspiration from nature to project his desire for harmony and peace. Producing richly textured canvases, his unique style resonates […]
June 17th, 2014 | Book