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
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“On Virgin Soil, Lunchtime,” by Kazakh avant-garde artist Salikhitdin Aitbaev (1938-1994), from the late 1960s or early '70s. The emergence of national identity was first seen in Kazakh art in the 1960s, led by artists like Aitbaev.
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“The Aral Beach 2,” a 2011 lightbox photographic work by Almagul Menlibaeva (b. 1969) of Kazakhstan. Many of Menlibaeva’s works are motivated by deteriorating ecological conditions in her homeland.
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“Bull’s Head,” a 1976 work made of oil-soaked trousers mounted on wooden boards, by Georgian nonconformist artist Avto Varazi (1926-1977). Many of Varazi’s works focused on the theme of the bull’s head.
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“Mirages of Communism #1,” a 1994 photograph by Alimjan Jorobaev (b. 1962) of Kyrgyzstan. “Mirages” is part of a photographic series documenting the breakdown of the Soviet Union.
