Jean-Marin Schuh, Ambassador of France to Bangladesh is set to inaugurate the exhibition as the chief guest while eminent artist Shahabuddin Ahmed will attend the inauguration as its guest of honor.
Dedicated to the freedom fighters of Bangladesh, the exhibition is being organised on the occasion of the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Mamun, known as a legendary photographer in Bangladesh, took many portraits of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the early seventies and recorded his rare moments from close up. Dedicated to the freedom fighters of Bangladesh, this solo exhibition titled ‘Joy Bangabandhu’ will showcase previously unpublished and historic photographs of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Right after the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, Nasir Ali Mamun’s camera defined portraiture in Bangladesh that eventually ushered in and changed the landscape of portrait photography in the country. Being ‘the poet with the camera’, Mamun has taken some of the most iconic portraits Bangladesh has ever seen. His black and white images display a beautiful yet enigmatic and equivocal coalescence of light and shadow.
After the inaugural ceremony, the exhibition will be open to all till Tuesday, 24 March 2020, only exception to March 13 and 14 when the gallery will be closed.
The exhibition is scheduled to welcome the visitors from Monday to Thursday, 3 pm to 9 pm and Friday-Saturday 9 am to 12 pm and 5 pm to 8 pm.