Kasmalieva & Djumaliev

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Gulnara Kasmalieva (born 1960) and Muratbek Djumaliev (born 1965), [1] natives of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, are a visual arts couple working together as Kasmalieva & Djumaliev. The majority of their works are filmed and photographed social documentaries or multi-screen installation art. Based in Bishkek, [2] [3] they have exhibited their works since 1988 in venues around the world.

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Artistic career

Kasmalieva studied fine art at the Surikov Institute of Art in Moscow and Djumaliev at the Vera Mukhina Academy in Leningrad (now St Petersburg). Afterwards they worked in the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, which gained independence as Kyrgyzstan after perestroika and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. In their first documentaries and photographs they show the transition of their homeland, often focusing on the effect the communist state had on the lives and the sense of identity of the Kyrgyz people. [3]

An important work, A New Silk Road: Algorithm of Survival and Hope from 2006, described as “anthropology as cultural critique”, [4] is about the influence of the growing globalization along the historical Silk Road that winds through central Asia, from China to Europe (see One Belt, One Road).

ArtEast

Both artists are curators for their cultural center ArtEast in Bishkek, having organized and curated the highly acclaimed Bishkek International Exhibition of Contemporary Art in 2005, 2007 and 2008. ArtEast has also schooled young Bishkek artists and serves as a forum for contemporary art. The curriculum has been sponsored by Arts Collaboratory and the Open Society Foundations. The prestigious Gwangju Biennale in South Korea invited the duo and their students to exhibit in the 2012 Round table edition. By mid 2014 however they refer to their art school in the past tense, citing economic hardships as the reason for its demise. [3] [5]

Acclaim

In 2010, Kasmalieva and Djumaliev were honored with the Dutch Prince Claus Award for outstanding achievements in culture and development. The jury acknowledged "their path-breaking art practice, their important contributions to contemporary culture in Central Asia, and the chances they offer young artists." [3] Also in 2010 they were shortlisted for the Artes Mundi Prize. [6]

Exhibitions

[1] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Artes Mundi: Gulnara Kasmalieva & Muratbek Djumaliev retrieved 20 January 2017
  2. ↑ Artsy: Gulnara Kasmalieva & Muratbek Djumaliev retrieved 20 January 2017
  3. 1 2 3 4 Prins Claus Fonds (2010): Short career review Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today retrieved 20 January 2017
  4. ↑ ARTMargins online: Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev’s A New Silk Road: Algorithm of Survival and Hope retrieved 20 January 2017
  5. ↑ Journal of Inquiry & Action in Education, 6(1), 2014, page 103–109: The ArtEast School for Contemporary Art: Interview with Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev retrieved 20 January 2017
  6. 1 2 18th Street Arts Center: Gulnara Kasmalieva & Muratbek Djumaliev Exhibition & Residency: April 1 – May 31, 2015 retrieved 20 January 2017
  7. ↑ Calvert 22 Foundation: Artists – Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev retrieved 20 January 2017
  8. ↑ Sharjah Biennial 8 Still Life: Art, Ecology, and the Politics of Change retrieved 20 January 2017
  9. ↑ Maraya Art Centre: Migrasophia retrieved 20 January 2017
  10. ↑ Notes on Looking: 9th Gwangju Biennale – a preview retrieved 20 January 2017
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