President Mohamed Nasheed has last evening opened ‘Painting Dreams’, an exhibition of works by Uz. N. T. Hasen Didi, opened at National Art Gallery, and released the official catalogue of the exhibition.
Speaking after viewing the exhibits, President Nasheed thanked Uz Hasen Didi for his numerous contributions to the Maldives society.
Uz Hasen Didi is among the most distinguished intellectuals of the recent history of the country. His paintings and photographs “can be deemed as symbolic of what the 20th century meant to many Maldivians”, writes Mamduh Waheed, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture in the official catalogue of the exhibition.
‘Painting Dreams’ is the first exhibition of National Art Gallery’s exhibition season for this year. The exhibition will stay open till 20 May 2010.
