Ben Eastham on the Limerick Biennial - Criticism
In Lewis Carroll’s Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (1893), a lost tourist complains that the maps are much better in his homeland. So advance
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In Lewis Carroll’s Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (1893), a lost tourist complains that the maps are much better in his homeland. So advance
The 40th art biennial brings political vision to Limerick – and features a cafe as a unique work of art
The 31 essays in the book examine various forms of artistic expression to map the cultural trajectory of Bangladesh since its creation in 1971.
There is a Bangla phrase that goes on redirecting a funny yet witty meaning: “Chagol’er tritiyo baccha lafay beshi” (the goat’s third child jumps more). Will come to this reference later, but first, we need to put the focus on something else. Bangladesh, as a country, existed under three vital phases in history - first, it was named “East Bengal” under British India which continued till 1947, then it was called “East Pakistan” under Two-Wing Pakistan until 1971, and finally, it received its status as “Bangladesh”, a sovereign country ...
From stories of displacement to depictions of nature and climate change, art about people and their links to nature and the environment is on display at the festival.