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Pavilion of Bangladesh 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale Di Venezia 2011
Description:... "The first Bangladesh Pavilion represents the first participation of the People's Republic of Bangladesh in the International Art Exhibition at la Biennale di Venezia. Furthermore this event occurs during an important year for one of the youngest, most vibrant and fastest growing countries in South Asia celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Bangladesh's Independence. ... Five renowned representatives of the lively Bangladesh art scene, who live and work in Dhaka - Promotesh Das Pulak, Kabir Ahmed Masum Chisty, Imran Hossain Piplu, Mahbubur Rahman and Tayeba Begum Lipi - have conceived and produced site-specific installations, utilizing the local Venetian architecture, and the history of the Gervasuti Foundation, to explore universal contemporary political, environmental and social concerns, beginning from their own personal, native symbolism and history."--Gervasuti Foundation Press Release http://www.gervasutifoundation.com/2011/bangladesh-pavilion.
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