1 Artist 1 Book | Laisul Hoque | "Babu Bangladesh!" by N. Atif Choudhury

How can a work of fiction influence the work of an artist? Can a visual arts practice be illuminated by storytelling? Are there art questions at the intersection between art and literature? Our host, art curator and writer Joana P. R. Neves, invites Bengali artist Laisul Hoque to choose an important book for his path into contemporary art. Did you enjoy the episode? Think about supporting Exhibitionistas by leaving a small donation: https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionista Laisul Hoque chose quite a book, Babu Bangladesh! by Atif Choudhury. How did such a political book, based on archives affect Hoque? Did it shed some light on the value and limitations of archives?To what extent do images and their stories, or lack thereof, convey the truth? Sign up for a tiered monthly support: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2624749/monetization/supporter_settings Your contribution keeps us going. Music by Sarturn. Laisul chose: Babu Bangladesh!, written by Numair Atif Choudhury. 0:00 Intro 04:19 Choosing an artistic career 11:13 Autobiography in visual arts 18:26 Book: Babu Bangladesh! By NUmair Atif Choudhury 20:14 How a book intersects with personal life 22:15 The personal, the politics, the art, the book 28:20 What is Babu Bangladesh! about? 35:14 Family photo archive and visual arts 39:26 Break and call for action 41:43 Speculative fiction as device for truth telling 45:58 Why is Babu Bangladesh! In English? 48:32 Taking ownership of the historical archive? 56:18 StorytellingThe Ground Beneath Me: An artistic exploration of care 01:03:34 Displaced spaces of art 01:10:16 Does art provide answers? 01:21:14 Outro Did the episode stir Art Wonderment memories? Share them via text or voice message. Support the show Created & Hosted by Dr. Joana P. R. Neves, art curator and writer with over 20 years of experience in the contemporary art field. Artistic director of Drawing Now Paris since 2018, she has worked across the industry, from the art market to education. She co-launched the art residency and project space Worlding in 2020. Exhibitionistas’ first year offered exhibition discussions with guest co-host Emily Harding; organically, it grew into a more experimental show exploring art topics, stories and interviews complemented by Joana’s publication Art Thinkosaurus on Substack. She champions ‘Art Wonderment’s’ embrace of complexity against the lure of ready-made opinions. A polyglot, she grew up in Lisbon, studied and lived in Paris, to finally settle in London with her artist husband, four children and two cats. READ JOANA'S TEXTS: Joana on Substack: https://joanaprneves.substack.com Where you find the Exhibitionistas Files, our Newsletter: ...