С 4-го по 12 марта в аукционном доме «Сотбис» в Лондоне пройдет выставка-продажа работ современного искусства Кавказа и Средней Азии под названием «На перепутье». На выставке представлены около 50 работ современных художников из бывшего СССР.
На перепутье: Современное искусство Кавказа и Средней Азии
![“Maneater of Kumaon,” a 2005 tempera painting by Georgia’s Merab Abramishvili (1957-2006). It is one of nearly 50 works by artists from the Caucasus and Central Asia featured in a special exhbition at Sotheby’s in London.](https://gdb.rferl.org/2d6cb679-ecf1-4f5b-93e5-a37db53d3d29_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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“Maneater of Kumaon,” a 2005 tempera painting by Georgia’s Merab Abramishvili (1957-2006). It is one of nearly 50 works by artists from the Caucasus and Central Asia featured in a special exhbition at Sotheby’s in London.
![“Girl From Surkhandarya,” a 1959 painting by Uzbek artist Rakhim Akhmedov (1921-2008). The work was part of a series of portraits created by Akhmedov while he was studying decorative arts in southern Uzbekistan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/f14c6d1b-2d86-4356-b018-48d887e4cc27_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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“Girl From Surkhandarya,” a 1959 painting by Uzbek artist Rakhim Akhmedov (1921-2008). The work was part of a series of portraits created by Akhmedov while he was studying decorative arts in southern Uzbekistan.
![A 1987 portrait of Dmitry Shostakovich by Azerbaijani artist Tair Salakhov (b. 1928). Salakhov was a major figure of the Soviet art world and was celebrated for painting many of the leading composers of the time.](https://gdb.rferl.org/f3ee68be-ca79-46bd-9046-5746e2b4e0bd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A 1987 portrait of Dmitry Shostakovich by Azerbaijani artist Tair Salakhov (b. 1928). Salakhov was a major figure of the Soviet art world and was celebrated for painting many of the leading composers of the time.
![“Disintegration,” a 2012 wood and metal sculpture by Armenian artist Armen Gevorgyan (b. 1958). The broken wheel is symbolic of the Armenian people’s long history of resettlement.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ac05384b-bcc8-4d8b-9306-6f94e8fe2622_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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“Disintegration,” a 2012 wood and metal sculpture by Armenian artist Armen Gevorgyan (b. 1958). The broken wheel is symbolic of the Armenian people’s long history of resettlement.