The Young Man Was A…

Experimenter gallery presents the works of Naeem Mohaiemen, a writer and artist based in Dhaka and New York City. Mohaiemen uses essays, photography and film to explore history, especially those of failed utopias. Since 2006, Naeem has -been researching the history of 1970s’ revolutionary left, and how it functioned as an ‘accidental Trojan horse’ for the rise of rightist political forces.

Each section of his show passes through a particular moment of accidental history: the residue of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide facing off at a London party, the brutal 1975 coup that killed Sheikh Mujib and other spectacular failures within the third world solidarity project.

The Young Man Was A…, until 9 June, Experimenter, Kushan Hotel & Resorts, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, Kolkata. For more information, visit experimenter.in