A rural tea district in Bangladesh may soon become a major destination for contemporary art fiends. As Gareth Harris reports for The Art Newspaper, a pair of prominent Bangladeshi art collectors has announced plans to build an expansive new museum on a sprawling property in Sylhet, a city in northeastern Bangladesh. The Srihatta-Samdani Art Centre and Sculpture Park strives to be a hub for modern art, with a special focus on the work of Bangladeshi and South Asian artists.
Nadia and Rajeeb Samdani, influential collectors who have been credited with drawing attention to Bangladesh’s contemporary arts scene, are the visionaries behind the project. The couple previously established the Samdani Art Foundation, a private arts trust based in Dhaka, and the Dhaka Art Summit, a biennial exhibition devoted to the art and architecture of South Asia.
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