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  1. Editor’s Note
  2. What’s On in SEL
  3. Pop(Corn): Chan Sook Choi
  4. Rapport: Seoul
  5. When Everything You Touch Bursts into Flames: Olivia Rode Hvass at 00.00 Gallery
  6. Embracing Multiplicities: The 2023 Korea Artist Prize Exhibition
  7. On (Be)Holding Life that Pulsates in Overlooked Places: Jahyun Park at Hapjungjigu
  8. Beauty, Transformation, and the Grotesque: Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg on their Exhibition at SongEun Art Space
  9. Presenting Ecofeminist Imaginaries: Ji Yoon Yang on Alternative Space LOOP

E-08++
Fall 2024

SEL Quick Glances at Frieze Seoul 2024


E-Issue 07 –– AUH
Winter 2023-24

January 29th, 2024



  1. Editor’s Note
  2. What’s On in Abu Dhabi/Dubai
  3. Cover Interview: Shaikha Al Ketbi on Darawan
  4. Rapport: Public Art in the Gulf and a Case Study of Manar Abu Dhabi
  5. Hashel Al Lamki’s Survey Exhibition Maqam Reflects on a Decade of Practice in Abu Dhabi
  6. “You Can’t Stand on a Movement”: Michelangelo Pistoletto Interviews Benton Interviewing Pistoletto

E-07++
Winter/Spring 2024


Exhibition Review July 16, 2024
PAR See Me With Them Hands: Reviewing Giovanni Bassan’s “Private Rooms” at Sainte Anne Gallery

Curators Interview May 14, 2024
AUH Embracing Change through an Open System: Maya Allison and Duygu Demir on “In Real Time” at NYUAD Art Gallery

E-Issue 06 –– DXB/SHJ
Spring 2023

April 12th, 2023



  1. Editor’s Note
  2. What’s On in the UAE
  3. Pop(Corn): Jumairy
  4. Rapport: Art Dubai 2023
  5. Highlights from Sharjah Biennial 15
  6. Is Time Just an Illusion? A Review of "Notations on Time" at Ishara Art Foundation
  7. Saif Mhaisen and His Community at Bayt AlMamzar









DXB Christopher Joshua Benton to Debut Mubeen, City as Archive at The Third Line Shop in Collaboration with Global Art Daily


E-Issue 05 –– VCE
Fall 2022

September 5th, 2022



  1. Editor’s Note
  2. What’s On in VCE
  3. Pop(Corn): UAE National Pavilion
  4. Rapport: Venice
  5. Zeitgeist of our Time: Füsun Onur for the Turkish Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale
  6. GAD’s Top Picks: National Pavilions
  7. Strangers to the Museum Wall: Kehinde Wiley’s Venice Exhibition Speaks of Violence and Portraiture
  8. Questioning Everyday Life: Alluvium by Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian at OGR Torino in Venice

E-05++
Fall/Winter 2022-23


Market Interview June 28th, 2022
HK How Pearl Lam Built Her Gallery Between China and Europe

Exhibition November 11th, 2022
TYO “Atami Blues” Brings Together UAE-Based and Japanese Artists in HOTEL ACAO ANNEX

Exhibition December 2nd, 2022
TYO Wetland Lab Proposes Sustainable Cement Alternative in Tokyo

Artist Interview December 9th, 2022
DXB Navjot Altaf Unpacks Eco-Feminism and Post-Pandemic Reality at Ishara Art Foundation

Artist Interview January 8th, 2023
TYO Shu Yonezawa and the Art of Animation

Artist Interview January 19th, 2023
NYC Reflecting on Her Southwestern Chinese Bai Roots, Peishan Huang Captures Human Traces on Objects and Spaces

Exhibition Review February 9th, 2023
DXB Augustine Paredes Builds His Paradise Home at Gulf Photo Plus

Artist Interview February 22nd, 2023
DXB Persia Beheshti Shares Thoughts on Virtual Worlds and the State of Video Art in Dubai Ahead of Her Screening at Bayt Al Mamzar

E-Issue 04 –– IST
Spring 2022

March 15th, 2022



  1. Editor’s Note
  2. What’s On in IST
  3. Pop(Corn): Refik Anadol
  4. Rapport: Istanbul
  5. Independent Spaces in Istanbul: Sarp Özer on Operating AVTO

E-04++
Spring/Summer 2022


Curator Interview March 21st, 2022

Market Interview March 28th, 2022
DXB Dubai's Postmodern Architecture: Constructing the Future with 3dr Models

Exhibition April 23rd, 2022
HK Startbahn Presents “Made in Japan 3.0: Defining a New Phy-gital Reality”, an NFT Pop-Up at K11 Art Mall

Exhibition May 6th, 2022
IST Istanbul’s 5533 Presents Nazlı Khoshkhabar’s “Around and Round”

Artist Interview May 13th, 2022
DXB “We Are Witnessing History”: Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian On Their Retrospective Exhibition at NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Artist Interview June 13th, 2022
DXB “Geometry is Everywhere”: An Interview and Walking Tour of Order of Magnitude, Jitish Kallat’s Solo Exhibition at Dubai’s Ishara Art Foundation

Exhibition June 21st, 2022
DXB Art Jameel Joins The World Weather Network in a Groundbreaking Response to Global Climate Crisis

Exhibition June 27th, 2022
UAE What’s On in the UAE: Our Top Summer Picks

Curator Interview July 9th, 2022
IST Creating an Artist Books Library in Istanbul: Aslı Özdoyuran on BAS

E-Issue 03 ––TYO
Fall 2021

October 1st, 2022



  1. Editor’s Note
  2. What’s On in TYO
  3. Pop(Corn): Nimyu
  4. Ahmad The Japanese: Bady Dalloul on Japan and Belonging
  5. Rapport: Tokyo
  6. Alexandre Taalba Redefines Virtuality at The 5th Floor
  7. Imagining Distant Ecologies in Hypersonic Tokyo: A Review of “Floating Between the Tropical and Glacial Zones”
  8. Ruba Al-Sweel Curates “Garden of e-arthly Delights” at SUMAC Space
  9. Salwa Mikdadi Reflects on the Opening of NYU Abu Dhabi’s Arab Center for the Study of Art

E-03++
Fall/Winter 2021-22


Market Interview October 6th, 2021
RUH HH Prince Fahad Al Saud Discusses Saudi Arabia’s Artistic Renaissance

Exhibition October 7th, 2021
RUH Misk Art Institute’s Annual Flagship Exhibition Explores the Universality of Identity

Curator Interview October 15th, 2021
IST “Once Upon a Time Inconceivable”: A Review and a Conversation

Exhibition Review October 16th, 2021
AUH Woman as a Noun, and a Practice: “As We Gaze Upon Her” at Warehouse421


Exhibition Review February 11th, 2022

Artist Interview February 26th, 2022
TYO Akira Takayama on McDonald’s Radio University, Heterotopia, and Wagner Project

Artist Interview March 10th, 2022
DXB Prepare The Ingredients and Let The Rest Flow: Miramar and Zaid’s “Pure Data” Premieres at Satellite for Quoz Arts Fest 2022

Exhibition March 11th, 2022
DXB Must-See Exhibitions in Dubai - Art Week Edition 2022

Exhibition Review March 14th, 2022
DXB Art Dubai Digital, An Alternative Art World?

E-Issue 02 –– NYC
Spring 2021

February 21st, 2021



  1. Editor’s Note
  2. What’s On in NYC
  3. Pop(Corn): Zeid Jaouni
  4. You Can Take The Girl Out Of The City
  5. Rapport: NYC
  6. Kindergarten Records Discuss The Future of Electronic Music
  7. Sole DXB Brings NY Hip-Hop To Abu Dhabi
  8. Wei Han Finds ‘Home’ In New York
  9. Vikram Divecha: Encounters and Negotiations

E-02++
Spring/Summer 2021

Exhibition Review March 3rd, 2021
DXB There’s a Hurricane at the Foundry

Exhibition Review March 7th, 2021
AUH Re-viewing Contrasts: Hyphenated Spaces at Warehouse421

Curator Interview March 21st, 2021
DXB Permeability and Regional Nodes: Sohrab Hura on Curating Growing Like a Tree at Ishara Art Foundation

Exhibition March 28th, 2021
DXB Alserkal Art Week Top Picks

Exhibition Review April 1st, 2021
DXB A ‘Menu Poem’ and All That Follows

Exhibition Review April 5th, 2021
DXB A Riot Towards Landscapes

Exhibition April 16th, 2021
RUH Noor Riyadh Shines Light on Saudi Arabia’s 2030 Art Strategy

Artist Interview April 26th, 2021
CTU/AUH/YYZ Sabrina Zhao: Between Abu Dhabi, Sichuan, and Toronto

Exhibition Review April 27th, 2021
TYO BIEN Opens Two Solo Exhibitions in Island Japan and Parcel

Artist Interview April 28th, 2021
DXB Ana Escobar: Objects Revisited

Exhibition May 9th, 2021
LDN Fulfilment Services Ltd. Questions Techno-Capitalism on Billboards in London

Artist Interview May 11th, 2021
BAH Mihrab: Mysticism, Devotion, and Geo-Identity

Curator Interview May 20th, 2021
DXB There Is A You In The Cloud You Can’t Delete: A Review of “Age of You” at Jameel Arts Centre

Market Interview May 26th, 2021
TYO Startbahn, Japan’s Leading Art Blockchain Company, Builds a New Art Infrastructure for the Digital Age

Exhibition June 11th, 2021
TYO “Mimicry of Hollows” Opens at The 5th Floor

Exhibiton Review June 20th, 2021
AUH “Total Landscaping”at Warehouse 421

Artist Interview June 30th, 2021
OSA Rintaro Fuse Curates “Silent Category” at Creative Center Osaka

Exhibition Review August 9th, 2021
 DXB “After The Beep”: A Review and Some Reflections

E-Issue 01 –– AUH/DXB
Summer 2020

August 1st, 2020



  1. Editor’s Note
  2. What’s On in the UAE
  3. Pop(Corn): Hashel Al Lamki
  4. Tailoring in Abu Dhabi
  5. Rapport: Dubai
  6. Michael Rakowitz From the Diaspora


E-01++
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Artist Interview August 23rd, 2020
LHR/MCT Hanan Sultan Rhymes Frankincense with Minimalism

Artist Interview August 24th, 2020
DXB Augustine Paredes Taking Up Space

Artist Interview August 26th, 2020
AUH Sarah Almehairi Initiates Conversations

Market Interview August 28th, 2020
AUH/DXB 101 Pioneers Ethical and Curious Art Collecting

Exhibition September 1st, 2020
DXB Alserkal Arts Foundation Presents Mohamed Melehi

Market Interview September 4th, 2020
DXB Meet Tamila Kochkarova Behind ‘No Boys Allowed’

Artist Interview September 7th, 2020
 DXB Taaboogah Infuses Comedy Into Khaleeji Menswear

Artist Interview September 10th, 2020
 LHR/CAI Alaa Hindia’s Jewelry Revives Egyptian Nostalgia

Curator Interview September 14th, 2020
UAE Tawahadna Introduces MENA Artists to a Global Community

Exhibition Review September 24th, 2020
MIA a_part Gives Artists 36 Hours to React

Artist Interview September 27th, 2020
AUH BAIT 15 Welcomes New Member Zuhoor Al Sayegh

Market Interview October 14th, 2021
DXB Thaely Kicks Off Sustainable Sneakers

Exhibition Review October 19th, 2020
DXB Do You See Me How I See You?

Exhibition October 22nd, 2020
TYO James Jarvis Presents Latest Collages at 3110NZ

Exhibition Review October 22nd, 2020
AUH Ogamdo: Crossing a Cultural Highway between Korea and the UAE

Book Review October 28th, 2020
DAM Investigating the Catalogues of the National Museum of Damascus

Exhibition Review November 13th, 2020
DXB Kanye Says Listen to the Kids: Youth Takeover at Jameel Arts Centre

Exhibition Review November 16th, 2021
DXB Melehi’s Waves Complicate Waving Goodbye

Exhibition Review November 19th, 2020
DXB Spotlight on Dubai Design Week 2020

Exhibition Review November 21st, 2020
DXB 101 Strikes Again with Second Sale at Alserkal Avenue

Exhibition Review
November 23rd, 2020
AUH SEAF Cohort 7 at Warehouse 421

Exhibition Review December 9th, 2020
SHJ Sharjah Art Foundation Jets Ahead on the Flying Saucer

Curator Interview January 25th, 2021
DXB Sa Tahanan Collective Redefines Home for Filipino Artists

Exhibition Review February 21st, 2021
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December 20th, 2020
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January 27th, 2021
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All Routes Converge to Uzbekistan: Open Call for Centre for Contemporary Art Tashkent Artist Residencies


By Global Art Daily Editorial Board

Published on December 26, 2024

        All routes converge in Uzbekistan. Located in the center of the Eurasian continent, the country has played a pivotal role in the history of the Silk Road – an extensive network of trade routes that connected East Asia, the Middle East, and Europe from around the 2nd century BCE to the 14th century CE. 

1. Khast Imom artist residency. Photo by Andrey Arakelyan. Courtesy of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent, 2024.

In the 20th century, Uzbekistan served as a vital republic within the Soviet Union, undergoing rapid industrialization and urbanization. Today, the country stands as a strategic crossroads, balancing its deep historical roots with the legacies of its Soviet past and an ambitious vision for the future.

Uzbekistan’s rich history is palpable in its capital city, Tashkent. On its capacious boulevards, mammoth Soviet brutalist buildings and intricate mosques come together to create a palimpsest of cultural influences, interweaved in the hybrid West Asia.

It is in this dynamic melange of cultural contexts that the upcoming Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), an Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) initiative, launches its Artist Residencies program.

Currently accepting applications until January 5, 2025, for the inaugural cycle – consisting of two intakes in February and May 2025 – the 8-week-long program will serve as a platform for engagement with the rich history and culture of Uzbekistan. Each cohort will consist of five emerging and established artists, designers, curators, and researchers from across the world and Uzbekistan.

2. Khast Imom artist residency; apartment area. Photo by Denis Komarov. Courtesy of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent, 2024.

Applications will be reviewed by an international Selection Committee including ceramic artist Alisher Rakhimov (Uzbekistan); Ahmad S Angawi (Saudi Arabia), associate director of Al Makmad Foundation and founder of Zawiya 97; Carla Sodi (Mexico), director at Fundación Casa Wabi; curator, writer and art historian Glenn Adamson (USA); Ikko Yokoyama (Japan), lead curator at design and architecture M+ museum; design patron Pascale Siegrist Mussard (France) and professor of architecture, artist and designer Ronald Rael (USA).

In addition to overseeing the selection process, the Committee members will also serve as mentors to resident artists throughout the duration of the program.

“By fostering cross-cultural collaborations, [the Artist Residencies] are creating a vibrant and sustainable ecosystem that will benefit our community and create a meaningful artistic dialogue,” says Gayane Umerova, chairperson of the ACDF. “We look forward to seeing the works that will emerge from this inaugural residency, showcasing our country’s heritage and contemporary creativity on the global stage.”


3. Namuna artist residency: communal space in the apartment. Photo by Andrey Arakelyan. Courtesy of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent, 2024.



We look forward to seeing the works that will emerge from this inaugural residency, showcasing our country’s heritage and contemporary creativity on the global stage.

- Gayane Umerova, Chairperson of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF)



Located in the historic Tashkent mahallas – Uzbek for “neighbourhoods”– of Namuna and Khast Imom, the residencies are situated in newly restored heritage sites conceptualised by world-renowned French architecture firm Studio KO.

As a former madrasah, the Namuna mahalla site will continue its educational capacity by accommodating up to four residents working in contemporary art, design, crafts, architecture, culinary arts, moving pictures, or sound art. The historic buildings, including a mosque, have been restored by the ACDF and Aga Khan Trust for Culture, alongside local builders, carpenters, and masons with a focus on mentorship and passing skills to a younger generation of craftsmen.

The historic mosque in Namuna will become an exhibition space, complemented by a new building designed by Studio KO that will house a café and workshops. The living quarters for residents feature 300-year-old bricks, some original and others sustainably sourced from Bukhara for the project. Elsewhere, the ayvan – a terrace – once a community gathering spot, has also been restored as part of the revitalisation efforts and will host a tea house and a traditional tandyr stove for baking bread and samsa pies. The local mahalla community offers daily prayers and blessings for the space.

4. Namuna artist residency; historical mosque undergoing restoration and traditional tapchan sofas by designer Nada Debs. Photo by Andrey Arakelyan. Courtesy of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent, 2024.

5. Namuna artist residency and traditional tapchan sofa by designer Nada Debs. Photo by Andrey Arakelyan. Courtesy of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent, 2024.

In the tranquil Khast Imom mahalla, which formerly served as a kindergarten, the residences will be dedicated to researchers, curators, and writers. House Central Asia’s first curatorial library. It will offer residents a selection of publications on art, culture, art history, textiles, and crafts from Uzbekistan and around the world.

6. Khast Imom artist residency; apartment area. Photo by Denis Komarov. Courtesy of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent, 2024.

Deadline: January 5, 2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Participation Benefits: Covered travel, visa, accommodation expenses, scholarship, necessary materials supply (within the agreed limit), participating to public events (speeches, discussions, workshops), exhibition possibilities.
Applications accepted here: https://ccat.uz/pages/opencall

About Gayane Umerova
Gayane Umerova is dedicated to developing the culture sector in Uzbekistan. As chairperson of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) and Deputy Head of the Department of Social Development of the Presidential Administration, Gayane Umerova is at the helm of building Uzbekistan’s cultural infrastructure. Her efforts are bringing the nation’s art, artists, and cultural heritage into the global spotlight. Currently, she is overseeing the restoration and development of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent, poised to become a new cultural hub for the region, and is the commissioner of the 2025 Bukhara Biennial (5 September - 20 November). She has hosted the World Conference on Creative Economy in October 2024, is driving the construction of the new State Museum of Arts designed by Tadao Ando and is commissioner for Uzbekistan’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka among other significant projects.

About the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation
The Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) preserves, promotes and nurtures Uzbekistan’s heritage, arts and culture. Positioned at the forefront of Uzbekistan’s cultural development, ACDF is committed to fostering the cultural ecosystem of the country, driving the creative economy, and providing opportunities for practitioners on a local, regional and global stage. ACDF believes that culture and heritage are vital in shaping society, uniting communities, bridging generations, and facilitating cross-cultural conversations.In Tashkent, ACDF has successfully led the fourth edition of the World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) (2-4 October 2024) and currently spearheads the renovation of the Centre for Contemporary Art; the construction of the new State Museum of Arts designed by Tadao Ando, and the restoration and partial reconstruction of the Palace of the Grand Duke of Romanov. In Bukhara, ACDF is launching the first Bukhara Biennial in 2025. 


Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent (CCA)
 The Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent (CCA) is a global cultural meeting point based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, dedicated to fostering exchange and empowering artists and cultural practitioners through artist residencies, exhibitions, and an engaged programme of multi-disciplinary activities. Opening in 2025, the CCA is part of a wider investment in the arts and culture of Uzbekistan led by the Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF), which is committed to fostering the cultural ecosystem of the country, driving the creative economy, and providing opportunities for practitioners on a local, regional and global stage.



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