SAODAT ISMAILOVA AWARDED MEDAL AT FIRST EVER ART BASEL AWARDS
20 May 2025
Art Basel is the world's leading art fair, annually bringing together artists, collectors and galleries to become one of the most important art centres. In 2025, the first ever Art Basel Award ceremony took place, recognising outstanding achievements in contemporary art.
We are proud to celebrate Saodat Ismailova - an artist and filmmaker whose work has profoundly shaped global perceptions of Central Asian histories, cosmologies, and cultural memory. Receiving the very first Art Basel Medal is a powerful recognition of her poetic and politically resonant practice, which masterfully weaves together cinema, video art, installation, and performance.
LYAZZAT KHANIM WAS AWARDED the CONSEIL DÉPARTEMANTAL du PUY-de-DÔME PRIZE at the VIDEOFORMES 2025
16 March 2025
VIDEOFORMES is one of the leading platforms in the field of digital and video art, active since 1984 in France. This year, 720 works from 63 countries were submitted to the competition, and we are glad that Lyazzat's project received recognition from the jury.
"fresh film" continues Lyazzat's creative exploration, which began in her painting practice. By exploring the boundaries between photography and painting, the work critiques the paradoxes of the capitalist world.
Congratulations to Lyazzat!
https://festival2025.videoformes.com/en/events/com...
ASPAN GALLERY PARTICIPATES IN ART DUBAI FAIR
16 - 20 April 2025
Aspan Gallery will participate in Art Dubai for the sixth time, presenting a solo booth of Gulnur Mukazhanova in the Bawwaba section (meaning "gateway" in Arabic) - a section dedicated to solo projects by artists from the Global South. The Bawwaba selection was presented by curator of Kunsthaus Zurich Mirjam Varadinis.
At our booth, we will present Gulnur Mukazhanova's large-scale felt series "Shadows of Hope" (2024). In her handmade felt works the artist explores the themes of identity, memory, and historical heritage.
We look forward to welcoming you at booth W2, Art Dubai, Madinat Jumeirah!
GULNUR MUKAZHANOVA'S NEW INSTALLATION "MEMORY OF HOPE" PRESENTED AT LA BIENNALE HEADQUARTERS
10 December 2024 - 28 February 2025.
As part of the second phase of the exhibition commemorating the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo's death, a new installation by Gulnur Mukazhanova, "Memory of Hope", is presented. This exceptional project, featured in the exhibition "The Wind Makes the Sky: La Biennale di Venezia on the Traces of Marco Polo", explores the cultural dialogue between East and West, inviting reflection on the intersections of different worlds and historical periods. For the Sala delle Colonne of Ca' Giustinian, Mukazhanova has created a monumental felt installation that beautifully fuses the traditional craftsmanship of Central Asia with Western architectural forms.
https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/exhibition-‘gulnur-mukazhanova-memory-hope’
DILYARA KAIPOVA WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE "LE SPRIT du GESTE" EXHIBITION IN PARIS
5 October 2024 - 30 March 2025
A new group show "L'Esprit du Geste" has opened at the Institute of Islamic Cultures in Paris. The exhibition brings together seventeen artists from around the world who explore and reinterpret motifs and materials passed down through centuries and migrations, reflecting the fusion of Islamic cultures. Embracing different generations and disciplines, the exhibition aims to offer the viewer a polyphonic and sensory experience.
The exhibition features Dilyara Kaipova's "Paxta" and "Paxta yogi" chapans, adding depth to the understanding of heritage and spiritual connections through textiles.
"YOU ARE HERE. CENTRAL ASIA", AT THE ELPIS FONDAZION IN MILAN
24 October 2024 - 13 April 2025
A group show "YOU ARE HERE. Central Asia," at the Elpis Fondazion in Milan. The exhibition brings together 27 artists from Central Asia, exploring questions of self-identity and belonging in the era of migration and displacement. The exhibition's title becomes a symbol of self-awareness in the world and one's own identity. The works include paintings, sculptures, videos, photographs, performances, and installations, creating a space where everyone can see themselves beyond borders and stereotypes.
Artists: Gulnur Mukazhanova, Said Atabekov, Vyacheslav Akhunov, Bakhyt Bubikanova, Saodat Ismailova, Yerbossyn Meldibekov, Nurbol Nurakhmet, Munara Abdukakharova, Aida Adilbek, Chyngyz Aidarov, Aika Akhmetova, Medina Bazargali, Ulan Djaparov, Anna Ivanova, Kasiet Jolchu, Jazgul Madazimova, Rashid Nurekeyev, Qizlar, Marat Raiymkulov, Sonata Raiymkulova, Alexey Rumyantsev, Zhanel Shakhan, Temur Shardemetov, Ester Sheynfeld, Emil Tilekov, Azadbek Bekchanov, and Daria Kim. Curated by Dilda Ramazan and Aida Sulova.
THE EXHIBITION "MEMORY. SPACE. PROGRESS" HAS OPENED AT THE A. KASTEYEV MUSEUM OF ARTS
27 February 2025
The project explores the interaction of memory of the past, current time and future prospects in the formation of the cultural identity of Kazakhstan and is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the museum. The exhibition "Memory. Space. Progress" is a space where, through contemporary practices, the transformation of traditions and rethinking of national identity in the context of globalization are revealed.
Among the gallery's artists, the exhibition features: Said Atabekov, Sergey Maslov, Moldakul Narymbetov, Almagul Menlibayeva, Viktor and Yelena Vorobyev
A special place is occupied by the work of the winner of the B Bubikanova Art Prize 2024, Madina Joldybek, "Ordinary Star, Neutron Star, Black Hole," which has become part of the museum's collection.
BAKHYT BUBIKANOVA'S WORK BECAME PART OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE STEDELIJK MUSEUM.
We are pleased to announce that Bakhyt Bubikanova’s painting from the series "B.BUBIKANOVA after A.DJAPAROV" (2020) is currently displayed as part of the permanent collection at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
The Central Asian Art Collection at the Stedelijk was created in collaboration with Aspan Gallery and includes 22 works by 13 artists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Apart from Bakhyt’s painting, the museum collection also features the artist’s video work "Yes.No.Damet" (2017).
DILYARA KAIPOVA IS PARTICIPATING IN THE «BEING AND BELONGING» EXHIBITION AT THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM IN TORONTO
July 1 - November 19, 2023
Dilyara Kaipova is part of the group exhibition «Being and Belonging» curated by Dr. Fahmida Suleman and Dr. Silvia Forni.
The exhibition showcases over 100 works by 25 Women-artists representing or associated with the Islamic world from West Africa to Southeast Asia, exploring key contemporary issues and addressing themes of identity, sexuality and power.
https://www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/exhibitions/being-and-belonging
SAODAT ISMAILOVA WILL PARTICIPATE IN BIENNALE ARTE 2022
23 April - 27 November
Saodat Ismailova will participate in the 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia.
The title of this year's Biennale, curated by Cecilia Alemani is The Milk of Dreams. The exhibition will focus on three themes in particular: the representation of bodies and their metamorphoses; the relationship between individuals and technologies; the connection between bodies and the earth. Saodat Ismailova will present a new video installation.