Art Magnum, Debovasha Art Gallery and 108 Projects present ‘The Joy of Bengal’, a group exhibition featuring eminent contemporary artists from Bengal and showcasing the cultural richness of the region from 21st September – 10th October, 2021 from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm at Art Magnum Gallery 60/4, Yusuf Sarai, Aurobindo Marg, Inside Indian Oil complex, New Delhi 110016. Bengal has been the epicentre of arts in India since the germination of the Bengal School in the early 20th century. Its relevance as the cultural capital of India has increased manifold considering the challenges posed by both the domestic scenario as well as the international situation.
The exhibition shall in many ways depict the response of the artist of Bengal over the years to these difficult challenges. A total of 40-50 artworks of different mediums shall be on display tracing the journey of some of the most significant Contemporary artists from Bengal.
Artists participating in the exhibition are Jogen Chowdhury, Somanth Hore, Reba Hore, Chandana Hore, Ganesh Haloi, Lalu Prasad Shaw, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Rabin Mandal, Sunil Das, Krishnendu Chakki, Sanat Kar, Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya, Shampa Sircar Das, Sanjay Das, Krishnendu Porel, Suhas Roy, Arup Das, Alay Ghoshal, Niren Sen Gupta, Atin Basak, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Shekhar Roy & Haren Das.
HD 02. Haren Das. Title-Solitary Guard. Woodcut. 7.1 x 4.2 Inches. 1948 
LS 01. Laluprasad Shaw. Tempera on Board. 21 x 15 Inches. 2021 
SK 02. Sanat Kar. Etching. Signed Artist’s Proof. 13.5 x 10 Inches (Print area). 16 x 12 Inches (Page size). 2012
Title of the exhibition: Art Magnum presents ‘The Joy of Bengal’ exhibition
Curated by: Sushobhan Adhikary (Former Curator of Kala Bhavana Museum, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan)
Dates: 21st September – 10th October, 2021
Timing: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Venue: Art Magnum Gallery 60/4, Yusuf Sarai, Aurobindo Marg, Inside Indian Oil complex, New Delhi 110016
The exhibition shall also be online at www.artmagnum.in/ www.108artprojects.com/ www.debovasha.com.
SD 02. Sunil Das. Charcoal on Paper. 10.6 x 14.6 Inches 
SH 01. Somnath Hore. Lithograph, Artist’s Proof. 11 x 15.1 Inches. 1971 
Ganesh Haloi, untitled, watercolour om paper, 14×20 inches,2006 
RH 02. Reba Hore. Pastel on Paper. 12.4 x 15.4 Inches. 1999 
JC 04. Jogen Chowdhury. Chinese Ink on Paper. 9 x 14 Inches 
Arup Das, Oil on canvas, 30x41inches, 1996
On the occasion Tarun Khanna, Founder 108 Projects said we conceived this entire show in a very short period of time and were very glad that it came out well. We also wanted to bring focus to the beauty of an extremely important art form of Printmaking with Etching, Lithography and woodcuts which various master artists like Somnath Hore, Haren Das, sanat kar and others have perfected over their years of practice. Indian collectors are mostly skewed towards canvas as a medium but these are also an important and much more laborious works of art with great depth and presence. Only recently the Indian art world has realised the importance of printmaking with the rise in global demand for works of Zarina Hashmi.
