Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev at a Festival of European Photography in Reggio Emilia
6 May - 10 July, 2016
The 11th Festival of European Photography "The via Emilia. Roads, Journeys, Borders" has opened in Italian city Reggio Emilia. Bishkek-based duo Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev have presented their five-channel installation 'A New Silk Road: Algorithm of Survival and Hope' among other works by more than twenty photographers from around the world.
www.fotografiaeuropea.it
Almagul Menlibayeva in a group show HERO MOTHER
14 May - 12 June, 2016
A group show HERO MOTHER is opening in Berlin, organised by non-profit platfofrm for time-based art Momentum, bringing together 30 women artists from 20 post-communist countries rethinking the notion of heroism. The title of the exhibition is derived from Soviet, or rather Stalinist practice, when women who raised many children received the honorary title “Hero Mother”. The project focuses on the role of gender, citizenship, nationalism, migration and personal freedom, as well as the relation between the artists and institutions, such as the state structures.
Aspan Gallery donates Yelena and Viktor Vorobyev’s "Costume Jewelry for the Sky" to A. Kasteev Museum of Arts
The series executed between 2001 and 2007 and consisting of six lightboxes will become part of the Kasteev Museum’s permanent collection and will be exhibited in the museum’s contemporary art display.
“The jewels of Cartier and Swarovski are little baubles in comparison with the sweep of the “jewelry” of the masters of advertising from our GorOformlenie company. Only they know what to gift the sky.”Yelena Vorobyeva
Aspan Gallery at Art Central Hong Kong art fair
23-26 March, 2016
Aspan Gallery is pleased to announce its participation at Art Central Hong Kong art fair, which is taking place 23-26 of March in Hong Kong. More than 100 galleries from 20 different countries will take part in the fair. The gallery will present works by Almagul Menlibayeva and Sergey Maslov.
artcentralhongkong.com
Vyacheslav Akhunov’s solo show YOU WILL LIVE UNDER… opened in St. Petersburg
10-20 February, 2016
Vyacheslav Akhunov’s first solo show in Russia is co-organised by LUDA Gallery and non-profit organisation CEC ArtsLink. The exhibition features artist’s well-known series Red Mantras of USSR. We Will Live under Communism (1979-1986, 2010) and Stamps of the USSR (1977-1979), as well as several video works including Ascent (2005) and Muslim (2010). The exhibition was also accompanied by a panel discussion with the artist and curator Viktor Misiano.
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Almagul Menlibayeva’s works in the exhibition of Huma Kabakci’s collection in Istanbul
24 February – 1 May, 2016
The Memory and Continuity exhibition of selections from Huma Kabakci’s private collection is opening at the Pera Museum in Istanbul. Huma Kabakci’s father Nahit Kabakci began collecting Turkish and Central Asian contemporary art in the 1980s, amassing one of the largest collections of art from the region. He also supported a number of initiatives promoting contemporary art in Turkey, including establishing a contemporary art gallery. Huma Kabakci, trained as a curator, is continuing her father’s legacy, actively adding new artists to the collection. Nowadays, the collection features works by more than 200 artists, including Almagul Menlibayeva, whose work will be exhibited in Istanbul.
www.peramuseum.org
Aspan Gallery at Art Stage Singapore
21-24 January, 2016
Aspan Gallery will participate at Art Stage Singapore art fair, which is taking place 21-24 of January in Singapore. The gallery will be showing works of Almagul Menlibayeva and Said Atabekov, as well as an internationally-acclaimed installation by Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev Transsiberian Amazons.
The Beast and the Sovereign group show has been awarded 'Exhibition of the Year 2015' by the German section of AICA
The International Association of Art Critics (AICA) Germany has named The Beast and the Sovereign, featuring Yelena and Viktor Vorobyevs’ installation Neo-Totalitarianism, as the best group show in 2015. The exhibition was originally shown at the MACBA in Barcelona, where the museum director asked the curators to remove one of the exhibits, which resulted in the curators’ resignation. After a widespread criticism of the director’s actions he was forced to resign from his post and the show opened in its original form. The exhibition can now be viewed at Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart until 17 January 2016.
Almagul Menlibayeva in Viktor Misiano’s new project THE HUMAN CONDITION
27 November, 2015 - 31 January, 2016
Elective Affinities group show has opened at the National Centre of Contemporary Arts (NCCA) in Moscow as part of the multidisciplinary project THE HUMAN CONDITION, dedicated to a comprehensive study of the role and the place of human in the beginning of the third millennium. Exhibition will feature new felt objects by Almagul Menlibayeva. The project is jointly held by the NCCA, MMOMA and the Jewish Museum.
www.ncca.ru
Nordwind Festival presents BALAGAN!!! group show
14 November – 23 December, 2015
BALAGAN!!! Contemporary Art from the Former Soviet Union and Other Mythical Places, curated by David Elliott will open on 14 November as part of the Nordwind Festival in Berlin. The exhibition will take place over three different locations, featuring 75 artists from 14 countries of the former "East". These artists are resisting new conservative global alliances and are trying to develop an alternative model of society. Yerbossyn Meldibekov will show his performance Asian Captive as part of the exhibition. BALAGAN!!! will also feature works by Almagul Menlibayeva, Yelena and Viktor Vorobyev and Vyacheslav Akhunov.