The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

A week-long painting exhibition titled 'The Speed of thought' featuring artworks of Javed Jalil began at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in the city on Sunday.

Poet Rafiq Azad inaugurated the show as chief guest, while Head of the Cultural Department and the First Secretary of Embassy of Russian Federation Yury I Makarov was present as special guest on the occasion. A total of 26 art works of Javed Jalil are on display at the show. The exhibition will remain open on November 22 from 11:00am to 7:00pm every day (except on Friday), said the organisers.

Artist Javed Jalil in his speech said, "In my work, I have used certain symbols to compose my pictorial expressions."