"Blood and Soil: Dark Arts for Dark Times"
14 June - 18 August 2019
A group show of 22 international artists, titled Blood and Soil: Dark Arts for Dark Times has opened in Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The exhibition follows some threads in contemporary art, such as using painting and performance to tell multi-dimensional stories. It also speaks to the importance of the underworld—the “chthonic”—and darkness as a semi-conscious articulation of lingering trauma, not least in Lithuania: the Second World War with the Holocaust and their aftermath. Rustam Khalfin's Clay Project is presented in this exhibition, curated by Anders Kreuger and Julija Fomina.
"The Body: Digital Frontiers" exhibition in Moscow
7 June - 4 August 2019
A group show, titled "The Body: Digital Frontiers" has opened in Electromuseum in Moscow. This exhibition, curated by Aristarkh Chernyshev is dedicated to the relationship between the human body and technology. It features Anvar Musrepov's work "Fear of the Future".
REAL DEAL exhibition
29 May - 28 July 2019
REAL DEAL exhibition presents a duet of young Kazakhstani artists Anvar Musrepov and Nazira Karimova and the famous artist from French Guiana Tabita Rezaire.
Despite the obvious geographical and cultural differences, the works of Musrepov, Karimova and Rezare have much in common. Born in the Internet era, they explore the issue of spirituality and identity in the days of digital technology and the development of artificial intelligence, as well as the decolonial question that continues to penetrate and influence many aspects of our lives. This exhibition with the participation of Tabita Rezaire and Anvar Musrepov and Nazira Karimova is the third dialogue exhibition between Central Asian and foreign artists of non-Western origin, organised by Aspan Gallery.
REAL DEAL exhibition will be held in the EXPO, Villa Boutiques & Restaurants complex (Al-Farabi, 140a) from 29 May to 28 July 2019.
Nurbol Nurakhmet solo show "Split"
3 April - 12 May 2019
Aspan Gallery will present a solo show of young Kazakhstani artist Nurbol Nurakhmet. Nurbol Nurakhmet is one of the most prominent representatives of the young generation of Kazakhstani artists. Split exhibition, curated by Yulia Sorokina, will consist of several series made in different techniques - painting, drawing and collage. For the first time, Nurakhmet will present autolithography to the audience, an almost forgotten technique, thanks to which Kazakhstani artists became famous during Soviet times.
The Split exhibition will be held in the EXPO hall of the Villa Boutiques & Restaurants complex (Al-Farabi, 140a) from 3 April to 12 May 2019.
"Beyond Fragmentation" exhibition in New York
11 January - 28 February 2019
Beyond Fragmentation: Contemporary Collage from Central Asia is an exhibition of Central Asian contemporary artists, organised by Aspan Gallery in collaboration with Sapar Contemporary gallery in New York.
Beyond Fragmentation exhibition follows "All the World's Collage!" shown at Aspan Gallery in 2018. Among the participants Vyacheslav Akhunov, Alexander Ugay, Bakhyt Bubikanova, Yelena and Viktor Vorobyev and Saule Dyussenbina.
"Bad Jokes" in Astana
16 February - 7 March 2019
ARTMEKEN and Platforma gallery with a support of Soros Foundation and UN Office for Human Rights in Central Asia are organising an exhibition, titled Bad Jokes, dedicated to 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Works by Yerbossyn Meldibekov, Yelena and Viktor Vorobyev, Bakhyt Bubikanova and Nurbol Nurakhmet are shown at the exhibition, curated by Valeria Ibraeva.
Videoart at Midnight Festival '18
14 December -16 December 2018
Videoart at Midnight Festival celebrates 10 years and shows video art of 100 artists, in collaboration with the institutions of the Berlin art scene. This unique, collaborative festival of artist moving-image will testify to the international significance of Berlin as creative hub for artists working with film and video. Almagul Menlibayeva's short film, Gathered in Moscow will be shown at the Festival, among other films.
https://www.videoart-at-midnight.de
"Bad Jokes"
6 December - 26 December 2018
ARTMEKEN Gallery with a support of Soros Foundation and UN Office for Human Rights in Central Asia are organising an exhibition, dedicated to 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Works by Yerbossyn Meldibekov, Yelena and Viktor Vorobyev, Bakhyt Bubikanova and Nurbol Nurakhmet will be shown at the exhibition, titled Bad Jokes, curated by Valeria Ibraeva.
Eurasian Utopia: Post Scriptum
27 November 2018 - 3 March 2019
The last exhibition, as part of the Focus Kazakhstan initiative, titled "Eurasian Utopia: Post Scriptum" is intended to acquaint the South Korean audience with the artists of Kazakhstan. Surveying the work of nearly 30 Kazakh artists from the 20th and 21st centuries, the collaborative group show aims to highlight a ‘local modernity’, a modernism fueled by international, oftentimes unwanted, ideologies and strong ties to traditional, historically repressed, Kazakhstani culture. In this vein, the exhibition closely follows the theories of Rustam Khalfin – considered to be one of the fathers of contemporary art in the region – and his artistic adaptation of the “glocal”. Works of Yerbossyn Meldibekov, Said Atabekov, Yelena and Victor Vorobyev, Alexander Ugay, Bakhyt Bubikanova and Nurbol Nurakhmet among others are shown in this exhibition.
Exhibition is curated by Yuliya Sorokina and Eun Young Shin and takes place at the Suwon IPARK Museum of Art in South Korea.
All the World's a Collage!
1 November - 2 December 2018
Aspan Gallery presents a new group show dedicated to the art of collage: All the World’s a Collage!
Collage became one of the main artforms of the Cubists, Dadaists and Pop artists. It also plays an integral part in Central Asian contemporary art. Even though the traditional collage of Picasso and Braque has not lost its relevance, in the 21st century collage has diversified and expanded, with contemporary 'collage' assuming various forms. This exhibition features six artists from Central Asia, including Vyacheslav Akhunov, Bakhyt Bubikanova, Yelena and Viktor Vorobyevy, Alexander Ugay, Saule Dyussenbina and Gulnur Mukazhanova, all of whom make active use of collage in different ways and with different goals.
The show All the World's a Collage! will be held at EXPO Villa, Villa Boutiques & Restaurants (Al-Farabi 140 A) from 1 November to 2 December 2018.