Beginning in the middle: conversations on the post-Soviet

Abstract

"Beginning in the middle: conversations on the Post-Soviet explores the works, lives and travels of artists Umida Akhmedova, Babi Badalov, Saodat Ismailova, Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev, Taus Makhacheva, Yerbossyn Meldibekov, Almagul Menlibayeva, Furqat Palvan-Zade and Alexander Ugay. The conversations delve into questions of art and (de)colonisation in Azerbaijan, Dagestan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, most of which count over thirty years of independedce after Soviet occupation. Touching on various notions of the 'post-', the publication look at how to include different voices and contexts into Dutch art institutions."--Back cover.

Contents

Introduction -- A conversation with Saodat Ismailova: You cannot fight against invisible knowledge, 19 March 2021 -- A conversation with Taus Makhacheva: Beginning in the middle, 5 April 2021 -- A conversation with Babi Badalov: I have a scream, 25 June 2021 -- A conversation with Almagul Menlibayeva: Beyond the construction, 16 June 2021 -- A conversation with Yerbossyn Meldibekov: Time can be a ball in a curved space, 13 July 2021 -- A conversation with Alexander Ugay: An unknown return, 17 September 2021 -- A conversation with Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev: Without a final station, 24 January 2022 -- A kitchen conversation with Umida Akhmedova: My mother often recalled Navruz, 3 August 2020 / written down by Maria Mkrtycheva -- Travels across Eurasia: Amsterdam, Baku, Tashkent, Tbilisi, Termez / by Furqat Palvan-Zade.