Friday, 26th December 2025 | 5:00 PM onwards | Kolkata
Kolkata, India — Aakriti Art Gallery proudly announces the launch of two significant art publications—“Shaping Bengal: Modern Sculpture in Bengal (1850s–2025)” by noted art historian Mrinal Ghosh, and the research-led volume “Forgotten Fold: On Rediscovering Ananda Mohan Shaha”—as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations. The launch event will be held on Friday, 26th December 2025, from 5:00 PM onwards at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, Kolkata.
The evening will be graced by the presence of Samik Bandopadhyay, distinguished scholar, critic, editor, and author known for his seminal contributions to art, film, and theatre.
About the Books:
Shaping Bengal: Modern Sculpture in Bengal (1850s–2025)
Authored by Mrinal Ghosh, this monumental work is the first comprehensive survey of Bengal’s sculptural journey across more than one and a half centuries. The volume maps the evolution of modern and modernist sculpture in Bengal—from colonial academic realism to post-Independence experimentation and contemporary practices—featuring over 150 sculptors with critical commentary, archival photographs, and curatorial insight.
Forgotten Fold: On Rediscovering Ananda Mohan Shaha
This pathbreaking publication restores attention to Ananda Mohan Shaha, an overlooked academic realist painter of early 20th-century Bengal. With contributions by Uma Nair, Soujit Das, Mrinal Ghosh, Dr. Anuradha Ghosh, Debdutta Gupta, and Vikram Bachhawat, Forgotten Fold brings together archival research, facsimile material, and new interpretations that reposition Shaha within the larger narrative of Indian art history.
Event Schedule:
- 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Launch of Shaping Bengal
- 6:00 – 6:15 PM | Tea Break
- 6:15 – 7:15 PM | Launch of Forgotten Fold
The books will be available at the gallery and will also be distributed as part of a special New Year gift to collectors, artists, scholars, and patrons who have supported Aakriti’s journey over the past two decades.
“This twin launch marks not just our 20-year milestone, but also our continued commitment to rigorous research, rediscovery, and celebration of India’s visual heritage,”
— Vikram Bachhawat, Founder–Director, Aakriti Art Gallery
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