PANEL- Central Asian Art at the Istanbul Biennale, Sept. 9, 2007
Posted by: Leeza Ahmady <ahmadyarts@earthlink.net>
10th International Istanbul Biennale
09/09/2007, 17:00–19:00
santralistanbul
Panel Program: International Discourse vs. Local Vibrancy: Challenges
and Opportunities in the Practice of Art in Central Asia
Speakers: Gulnara Kasmalieva (Artist, Kyrgyzstan), Shaarbek Amankul
(Artist, Kyrgyzstan), Yulia Sorokina (Independent curator and critic,
Kazakhstan), Saken Narynov (Architect and artist, Kazakhstan), Surayo
Tuichieva (Artist, Activist), Jamshed Kholikov (Designer, Activist, Tajikistan)
Participants: Artur Boljurov (Artist, Kyrgyzstan), Ilyos Mamadzhanov
(Artist, Tajikistan)
Moderator: Leeza Ahmady (Independent curator)
The contemporary art world has expanded, advancing ever forward by the
efforts of artist-collectives from regions that were once considered
remote. In the past few decades, many localities have launched artists
who are formulating new aesthetics and who are bringing to the fore
issues that in the past were simply repressed. Much like many other
regions of the world, the art communities in Central Asian countries
are very small. Thus when its best artists who also act as curators,
critics, and administrators become engaged and occupied in projects
abroad, what happens to the local art scene? Can it maintain local
activity and local vibrancy? If so, how? The symposium gathers a
number of artists, critics, and educators from the region and attempts
to explore the above-mentioned issues, and other specific challenges
and opportunities in the practice of art inside the countries of
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan.
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts would like to thank the
Christensen Fund for its contribution towards the realisation of the
"International Discourse vs. Local Vibrancy: Challenges and
Opportunities in the Practice of Art in Central Asia" panel discussion.
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