Said Atabekov at TEDxAstanaWomen
29 October 2016
On 29 October Astana hosted a conference dedicated to women TEDxAstana Women It’s about Time. Said Atabekov exhibited his photographs from his series Way to Rome and Korpeshe Flags as part of the conference art program. The exhibition included works from the series in which the artist explored the difficult role of women in the modern society.
Almagul Menlibayeva’s solo show Transformation at Grand Palais
17 December 2016 – 2 January 2017
In December 2016 Almagul Menlibayeva will present her new project Transformation conceived specially for Grand Palais’ Salle d’honneur. Exploring the elements of history, architecture and science, the video artist will propose a work addressing issues relevant not only for Kazakhstan, but to the globalised world, as well.
Almagul Menlibayeva in the 6th Daegu Photo Biennale
29 September – 3 November 2016
The 2016 Daegu Biennale is based on the theme “We Are from Somewhere, but Where Are We Going?”. The exhibition is inspired by creativity, experimental spirit, history, space and the environment of Asia. This year’s Daegu Photo Biennale focuses on the current global phenomena (such as transcending national boundaries and the massive flow of information) and their impact on Asian countries.
Rustam Khalfin’s Eurasian utopia
30 September, 2016
On 30 September Moscow’s NCCA will present famous video works by one of the founders of Kazakhstani contemporary art, Rustam Khalfin, as well as documentary materials about the artist's main projects, including his colossal Clay Project installation and The Wishes Landscape. The artist's works will be presented by Yulia Tikhonova who сo-authored with Khalfin the video project Northern Barbarians.
Yelena and Victor Vorobyevs in ARTBAT FEST 7
3 - 30 September, 2016
The seventh edition of contemporary art festival ARTBAT FEST took place in Almaty. Yelena and Victor Vorobyevs took part in the festival's project Symbiosis held in the city’s Botanical garden. The artist duo presented their new installation Art (The Immortals) consisting of natural and artificial flowers. Their work was an illustration of the expression "Ars longa, vita brevis".
Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev will participate in the Aichi Triennale in Japan
11 August – 23 October, 2016
Aichi Triennale is one of the few international art festivals, which aims to show creativity in all its aspects. The festival embraces not only visual art, but also moving images, music, dance, performance and opera. Triennale offers an opportunity to reconnect with nature and provides an open forum to discuss ideas.
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Yelena Vorobyeva's paintings in a group show in Astana
23 June - 23 August, 2016
An exhibition of contemporary painting from Kazakhstan Towards Future: Contemporary Heritage is opening at the National Museum in Astana. Yelena Vorobyeva will present a dozen of her paintings, including well-known canvases Ceiling (2010), Zero Equals Infinity (1991) and Blue Sky (Metal Sunshine) (2005), in which she explores the widespread use of window bars in the shape of the sun in the Post-Soviet region, the subject of Vorobyev couple's Day-Night (2006) and Sunsets and Sunrises (1998-2003) installations.
‘The Government Inspector’ by Nikolai Gogol at Deutsches Theater Almaty
18, 24 and 26 June, 2016
These days in Deutsches Theater Almaty is taking place the premiere of The Government Inspector based on the play by the Russian classic writer Nikolai Gogol. The scenery and costumes were made by the artists Yelena and Viktor Vorobyev.
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Almagul Menlibayeva in a group show DIS/POSSESSED?
10 – 12 June, 2016
DIS/POSSESSED? exhibition opens on 10 June in Zurich during the Manifesta 11. The show features works by Almagul Menlibayeva and nine other Kazakhstani contemporary artists. The exhibition invites to explore a new territory on possession and dispossession and to immerse into interlinked viewpoints and multiple climaxes, in which questions such as: “What possesses who?” are not as easy to answer as it might first appear.
Astana Art Fest 2016 participants announced
4-6 July, 2016
The participants of the second edition of contemporary art festival Astana Art Fest have been announced. The festival will last three days and will be dedicated to the theme of Human Energy. Among the works by 40 Kazakhstani contemporary artists there will be installations by Almagul Menlibayeva and Yelena and Viktor Vorobyev.
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