VIDEOZOOM: BANGLADESH VIDEOARTISTS
Curated by Tayeba Lipi – Britto Arts Trust Dhaka

Opening: Monday May 10, 2010
6 p.m.
Sala 1 – Centro Internazionale d’Arte Contemporanea
(Scala Santa/Padri Passionisti)
Piazza di Porta S. Giovanni, 10 – Roma T. 06. 7008691 I saluno@salauno.com


Monday-Saturday I 4.30-7.30 pm I Sundays by appointment Closes May 17, 2010

Sala 1 is pleased to present the first survey of Bangladesh videoart shown outside that country: entitled Videozoom Bangladesh, the initiative will be presented on Monday, May 10, 2010 at 6 pm at the Sala 1 center for international art in Rome.

Videozoom Bangladesh, produced thanks to the support and patronage of the Embassy of the Republic of Bangladesh in Rome, is curated by aritst Tayeba Lipi, co-founder of the Britto Arts Trust in Dhaka, active since 2002 in the field of contemporary art of the region, organizing workshops, artists residences, education and international documentaries as well as a role in the Dhaka Biennale of Asian Art.

After survey exhibitions involving videoart from Spain, Iran, China, Morocco, Poland, San Marino and Israel, this 8th edition of Videozoom is dedicated to Bangladesh. It will show videoworks by a selection of both well-known and emerging Bangladesh artists who illustrate the various aspects of their country: contemporary, extremely dynamic and well-informed, and underlining the tensions typical of a society in transition.

Present at the opening will be the representatives of the Embassy of Bangladesh as well as various organizations representing the Bangladesh community in Italy. The exhibition will be presented by Ambassador Masud Bin Momen and a brief conference by the artist Mahbubur Rahman, founder of the Britto Arts Trust who will introduce the works produced by the invited artists Promotesh Das Pulak, Tayeba Begum Lipi, Mahbubur Rahman, Molla Sagar, Reaz Hossain and Imran Hossain Piplu.























#1 Little Learner
by Tayeba Begum Lipi
durata 1:25

#5 The Dream
by Molla Sagar

#9 City Gate
by Mahbubur Rahman
durata 9:03



#8 When My Mind Was Cold
by Mahbubur Rahman
durata 2:14



“Olgiata” by Mahboobur Rashid

Works on Paper 2010

Curated by Paolo W. Tamburella

Opening: 8 May 6 to 10 pm
Ends May 17, 2010

Sala 1 centro internazionale per l’arte contemporanea
(Scala Santa/Padri Passionisti)
Piazza di Porta S. Giovanni, 10 00185 Roma tel 06-7008691


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Mahboobur Rashid is an artist from Dhaka, Bangladesh, currently living in Rome.
After working for several years as a graphic designer and making interiors for Adcon Architectural Design Firm in Dhaka, Mahboobur Rashid left Bangladesh in 2006 with the aim of working as an artist in Italy.

The choice of Italy as a new home was based on his fascination of Italian history and cultural heritage and on recognizing this country as the epicenter of Renaissance Art.

Upon arriving in Rome, Rashid had to face a far less romantic reality, relying on limited financial resources and confronting a virtual absence of art related jobs for a person from Bangladesh without a work visa.

After attempting to sell water color copies of famous tourist attractions such as the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and Saint Peter's, Rashid found a job as a gardener in Olgiata for two years, a period in which the artist was unable to make his art.

The works in this show, curated by the artist Paolo W. Tamburella, are all produced recently for Sala 1 as a reflection on that period: they are watercolors depicting interiors and exteriors of houses in Olgiata.

The exhibition is in tandem with the video survey “Videozoom:Bangladesh”, the first exhibition outside Bangladesh of videoartists from that country.

Contacts: Sala 1 06-7008691