ART CORNER

TRI, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ART CENTRE, S THE LATEST CULTURAL SPACE TO OPEN IN KOLKATA

- Devarsi Ghosh

What immediately strikes you as you walk up to TRI, the latest art centre in South Kolkata’s Ballygunge area that opened on January 19, is the triangular shape of the 1940s mansion. The name TRI is a nod to the same as well as a punny invitation to visitors to “try” out the art, culture and discourse the space aims to offer, director Madeleine St John points out.

“We aim to make it an accessible space, open to anyone in this city,” explains St John. “In addition to display of cultural artwork, TRI [will function] as a multidisciplinary platform that will have a full calendar of cultural programming, workshops, performances, lectures, and panels providing a robust engagement with art.”