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Alliance Française de Dhaka and ARTcon cordially invite you to the opening of A SHARED CONDITION, the 1st solo exhibition and collective by artist Mubtasim Alvee, curated by artist Mustafa Zaman.

🗓 Opening: Friday, 8 May 2026 | 6:00 PM
📅 8–16 May 2026
🕕Daily from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
📍 La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka, Dhanmondi

For details: https://artcon.com.bd/exhibition/a-shared-condition

A Shared Condition moves between the personal and the collective, challenging the idea that emotions and psychological states exist in isolation. Rooted in pareidolia, Alvee’s works allow forms to emerge organically from abstraction, revealing layered narratives of memory, identity, and shared experience.

Featuring nearly 100 works across painting, prints, and digital media, the exhibition expands beyond a traditional “solo” into a collaborative platform with panel discussions, workshops, screenings, performances, and more.

Join us in experiencing art as a space of dialogue, process, and collective becoming.

𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗦:

𝟵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗟𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲
𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 'Aesthetic communication vis-à-vis communication as aesthetics: In which language does Artist Mubtasim Alvee speak?' by Bhabachakra
𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 by Siliconinja

𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: Street Funk- Graffiti by Syllabaad Collective and Street Spirits
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://tickify.live/event/a-shared-condition/

𝟭𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Delupi by Footprint Film Production
𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://tickify.live/event/a-shared-condition/

𝟭𝟮 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Delupi by Footprint Film Production
𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://tickify.live/event/a-shared-condition/

𝟭𝟯 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: Rhythm & Interaction: Language of Music by Syllabaad Collective
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://tickify.live/event/a-shared-condition/

𝟭𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 'The Autonomous Nexus of Art Across Forms and Mediums' by Bhabachakra

𝟭𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗟𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁, Led by Shanaj Parvin Jonaki

𝟭𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮y - 𝗟𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 'In the End It Doesn’t Even Matter or In My End is My Beginning'. Conducted by: Sardar Zahid
𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁

𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 Bhabachakra, Syllabaad Collective, Charukola Animation Society, Dhaka Comics, Cartoon People, Tickify, Elaka Studios Ltd., Footprint Film Production, Street Spirits, Siliconinja.

Alliance Française de Dhaka and ARTcon cordially invite you to the opening of A SHARED CONDITION, the 1st solo exhibition and collective by artist Mubtasim Alvee, curated by artist Mustafa Zaman.

🗓 Opening: Friday, 8 May 2026 | 6:00 PM
📅 8–16 May 2026
🕕Daily from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
📍 La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka, Dhanmondi

A Shared Condition moves between the personal and the collective, challenging the idea that emotions and psychological states exist in isolation. Rooted in pareidolia, Alvee’s works allow forms to emerge organically from abstraction, revealing layered narratives of memory, identity, and shared experience.

Featuring nearly 100 works across painting, prints, and digital media, the exhibition expands beyond a traditional “solo” into a collaborative platform with panel discussions, workshops, screenings, performances, and more.

Join us in experiencing art as a space of dialogue, process, and collective becoming.

𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗦:
𝟵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗟𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲
𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 'Aesthetic communication vis-à-vis communication as aesthetics: In which language does Artist Mubtasim Alvee speak?' by Bhabachakra
𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 by Siliconinja
𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: Street Funk- Graffiti by Syllabaad Collective and Street Spirits
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://tickify.live/event/a-shared-condition/
𝟭𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Delupi by Footprint Film Production
𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://tickify.live/event/a-shared-condition/
𝟭𝟮 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Delupi by Footprint Film Production
𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://tickify.live/event/a-shared-condition/
𝟭𝟯 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: Rhythm & Interaction: Language of Music by Syllabaad Collective
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://tickify.live/event/a-shared-condition/
𝟭𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 'The Autonomous Nexus of Art Across Forms and Mediums' by Bhabachakra
𝟭𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗟𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁, Led by Shanaj Parvin Jonaki
𝟭𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮y - 𝗟𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻
𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 'In the End It Doesn’t Even Matter or In My End is My Beginning'. Conducted by: Sardar Zahid
𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁

𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 Bhabachakra, Syllabaad Collective, Charukola Animation Society, Dhaka Comics, Cartoon People, Tickify, Elaka Studios Ltd., Footprint Film Production, Street Spirits, Siliconinja.

𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗦 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗥 (1946-2019) 𝗢𝗡 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝟴𝟬𝗧𝗛 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬

Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of Kalidas Karmakar, a visionary artist who transformed soil, water, and light into timeless symbols of creativity and freedom. His works across painting, installation, and performance art continue to inspire generations, reflecting a relentless pursuit of beauty, meaning, and artistic exploration.

Kalidas’s vision lives on, reminding us of the power of imagination and the enduring spirit of an artist who lived fully for his craft.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 🥳💝📣🎊🎉💥

Remembering Kalidas Karmakar (1946–2019)
His journey through colours and textures remains eternal – an alluvial dance of spirit and soil, moving through time like a divine current that never ceases, only transforms.

ARTCON Wishes a Joyous Birthday to Nasir Ali Mamun — The Poet with a Camera 📸 On this special day, we celebrate the life and legacy of a man whose lens has become a mirror to the creative souls.

Nasir Ali Mamun, the Poet with a Camera, has gifted this nation with portraits that do more than capture faces — they preserve histories, emotions, and spirits.

It has been ARTCON’s profound honor to work alongside Nasir Ali Mamun over the years, through exhibitions, retrospectives, and publications that have brought his powerful visual narratives to broader audiences. From Photoseum to SM Sultan: The Cosmic Journey of a Fugitive, our journey has celebrated truth, art, and timeless memory.

May your camera continue to write the poetry of our people for years to come.

— ARTcon

In this frame, standing before his iconic portrait of SM Sultan, two legends quietly converse through art — one with brush and one with lens at Alliance Française de Dhaka in 2018 © ARTcon

The Exhibition FACE OF LIFE by Aminul Islam Ashik ends today at 7:30 PM.

EXTENDED TILL
27 MAY 2025, Daily 11 AM to 7 PM

FACE OF LIFE by Aminul Islam Ashik
sculpture . drawing
Zainul Gallery - University of Dhaka

'FACE OF LIFE' showcases the powerful sculptural and conceptual practice of Aminul Islam Ashik, one of Bangladesh’s most provocative contemporary visual artists. Anchored in the symbolism of the human face and the metaphor of the “seat,” Ashik’s work explores emotional depth, societal conflict, and political power. This is his first solo exhibition, FACE OF LIFE, at Zainul Gallery, University of Dhaka, and features over 40 sculptures, drawings, and installations created between 2010 and 2025. Through materials like fiberglass, bronze, iron, and wood, Ashik confronts the fragile balance between resilience and vulnerability, personal identity and collective memory. His artistic voice—blending surrealism, political critique, and postmodern expression—offers a profound meditation on existence, power structures, and humanity’s place in nature. FACE OF LIFE is a philosophical journey into the art and mind of a transformative sculptor.
ARTcon

EXTENDED TILL
27 MAY 2025, Daily 11 AM to 7 PM

FACE OF LIFE by Aminul Islam Ashik
sculpture . drawing
Zainul Gallery - University of Dhaka

'FACE OF LIFE' showcases the powerful sculptural and conceptual practice of Aminul Islam Ashik, one of Bangladesh’s most provocative contemporary visual artists. Anchored in the symbolism of the human face and the metaphor of the “seat,” Ashik’s work explores emotional depth, societal conflict, and political power. This is his first solo exhibition, FACE OF LIFE, at Zainul Gallery, University of Dhaka, and features over 40 sculptures, drawings, and installations created between 2010 and 2025. Through materials like fiberglass, bronze, iron, and wood, Ashik confronts the fragile balance between resilience and vulnerability, personal identity and collective memory. His artistic voice—blending surrealism, political critique, and postmodern expression—offers a profound meditation on existence, power structures, and humanity’s place in nature. FACE OF LIFE is a philosophical journey into the art and mind of a transformative sculptor.
ARTcon

EXTENDED TILL
27 MAY 2025, Daily 11 AM to 7 PM

FACE OF LIFE by Aminul Islam Ashik
sculpture . drawing
19 - 25 MAY 2025 at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University

'FACE OF LIFE' showcases the powerful sculptural and conceptual practice of Aminul Islam Ashik, one of Bangladesh’s most provocative contemporary visual artists. Anchored in the symbolism of the human face and the metaphor of the “seat,” Ashik’s work explores emotional depth, societal conflict, and political power. This is his first solo exhibition, FACE OF LIFE, at Zainul Gallery, University of Dhaka, and features over 40 sculptures, drawings, and installations created between 2010 and 2025. Through materials like fiberglass, bronze, iron, and wood, Ashik confronts the fragile balance between resilience and vulnerability, personal identity and collective memory. His artistic voice—blending surrealism, political critique, and postmodern expression—offers a profound meditation on existence, power structures, and humanity’s place in nature. FACE OF LIFE is a philosophical journey into the art and mind of a transformative sculptor.
ARTcon