AFD to present ARSTHETE group show of 29 BD artists from 8 July

An exhibit of the group exhibition AESTHETE at Alliance Francaise Dhaka from 8 July.

Alliance Française, Dhaka, is pleased to present AESTHETE, a compelling group exhibition featuring the works of 29 emerging and independent Bangladeshi artists. The exhibition will open on 8 July 2025 at 6 PM at La Galerie, and will remain open to the public until 15 July 2025, from Monday to Saturday, 3 PM to 9 PM.

The event will be graced by Eminent Artist Rafiqun Nabi, Professor Emeritus of the University of Dhaka, serving as the Chief Guest, and by Raquib Mohammad Fakhrul, art connoisseur, and artist Ranjit Das as the Honourable Guest.

Curated as a vital articulation of contemporary artistic expression, AESTHETE brings together nearly 35 paintings and sculptures that span a diverse array of media, visual styles, and aesthetic approaches. The featured artists are—Abdullah Al Bashir, Abdus Sattar Toufiq, Al-Akhir Sarker, Anjum Sulaiman, Anukul Chandra Mojumder, Ashfaque Bappy, Biplob Chakroborti, Bishwajit Goswami, K. Zaman Shimul, Kamal Uddin, Kamruzzoha, Kazi Sahid, Lutfa Mahmuda, Md Ziaur Rahman, Monjur Rashid, Muntasir Moin, Naeem Zaman, Nazia Ahmed, Pradyut Kumar Das, Ratnashwar Sutradhwar, Rezaur Rahman, Ruhul Amin Tarek, S. M. Saha Anisuzzaman Faroque, Sourav Chowdhury, Sumon Wahed, Syed Golam Dastagir, Trivedi Gopal Chandra Gupu.

The exhibited works traverse themes rooted in Bangladesh’s natural landscape, folk traditions, sociopolitical contexts, and present-day realities. Ranging from abstract and semi-abstract to representational art, the exhibition serves as a critical and poetic engagement with lived experience, offering fresh interpretations and deeply personal visual narratives.

More than a visual spectacle, AESTHETE proposes a space of contemplation and dialogue. It encourages a participatory experience where the relationship between the artist and the viewer becomes active—where meaning is not merely observed, but discovered and shared. – Press release