A trip to the Madanov family's apartment.
Trip Start
Jun 10, 2006
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Trip End
Jun 14, 2007
Almaty,
Kazakhstan
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
The family of Galim Madanov invited us to their house a few weeks ago to discuss art politics and their experiences of showing his work around the world. It was interesting to hear their opinions on contemporary art.
It's always so fascinating to see how people live in their apartments. So, getting to see the art studio of one of the most well known artists here in Almaty was a great pleasure. We really got to see some nice work.
At the end of our night we couldn't help but feel so inspired and impressed by the Madanovs' kindness and strong family spirit.
I've posted some of Galim's work. Let me know if you'd like to see some more. I took quite a few pictures.
On another note, a book was loaned to me by the director of the Almaty Soros Center For Contemporary Arts. It's a book on architecture of Central Asia. It's a German publication, so all of it is written in German and Russian. The book focuses on Soviet modern architecture in Central Asia. The photos are fantastic! The book is something I really recommend if anyone is interested in seeing what Central Asia looks like. The name of the book is "Asthetik der Leere"-Moderne Architektur in Zentralasien. The author of the book is Philipp Meuser(Hg.). For you savvy book seekers, the ISBN code is 3-935455-13-5. The print date is 2002.
The book is worth it just for the lovely photos of the Tashkent Metro System!
There is an interview with Kisho Kurokawa a Japanese architect that has done a lot of the newest grand scale architecture in Kazakhstan.
Also included in the book, are works by the artist, Galim Madanov. He has some nice contemporary art that is inspired by Central Asian modern architecture.
Daniel
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Hi Daniel Glad to hear from you I too went to an Art show last Friday the Art pieces were a little different because it was art depicting black history it was amazing the Art work had a picture a of black man and it told a story all were different it was so well done that it almost felt like you we're there. We also attened an enactment of a slave girl it was unbelievable the actor held our attention 100 percent.
our Choir form Jubilee christian center sang a few gospal songs and we were presented with a San Jose City College Jernal. what a great time we had. I Love the pic of the art work keep them coming Auntie Diana