Visions of Uzbekistan
Visions of UzbekistanA Visual Exploration January 8 – February 7, 2014 Opening event on Thursday, January 16 at 4:00 p.m. Featuring Muzaffar Madrahimov, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Uzbekistan and Marlene Laruelle, Director of the Central Asia Program, IERES Uzbekistan is located in the heart of Central Asia, neighboring world civilizations such… Continue reading Visions of Uzbekistan
Soviet Bus Stops
Soviet Bus StopsAn Exhibition by Photographer Christopher Herwig IERES, George Washington University, Suite 412 From March 16 to June 12, 2015 From the shores of the Black Sea to the endless Kazakh steppe, the diverse architecture of Soviet bus stops demonstrates the range of public art from the Soviet era and gives a rare glimpse into… Continue reading Soviet Bus Stops
‘Old Patterns, New Order. Socialist Realism in Central Asia’ – GW Museum, October 10, 2015 – May 29, 2016
Old Patterns, New Order: Socialist Realism in Central AsiaOctober 10, 2015–May 29, 2016 Under Soviet political rule, artists across Central Asia created images that both embraced modernity and idealized the past. This exhibition will examine the socialist realist art movement in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and others areas of Central Asia, pairing twentieth-century paintings with examples of… Continue reading ‘Old Patterns, New Order. Socialist Realism in Central Asia’ – GW Museum, October 10, 2015 – May 29, 2016
Opening of the Exhibition “Through the Eyes of Durdy Bayramov”
The Central Asia Program is proud to announce the launch of the exhibition Through the Eyes of Durdy Bayramov Turkmen Village Life, 1960s-1980s An exhibition at the Central Asia Program February 7 - May 26, 2017 With H.E. Meret B. Orazov, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the United States These photographs were selected from Durdy Bayramov's… Continue reading Opening of the Exhibition “Through the Eyes of Durdy Bayramov”