Five Curators on Uzbekistan's Venice Pavilion 'The Aural Sea'
So, at the 61st Venice Biennale, there's this pavilion from Uzbekistan called 'The Aural Sea' that's being curated by a fantastic group of five women from the Bukhara Biennial Curatorial School: Sophie Mayuko Arni, Kamila Mukhitdinova, Nico Sun, Thái Hà, and Aziza Izamova. They’re featuring works from several artists, including Jahongir Bobokulov and Aygul Sarsen. The exhibit takes cues from Allayar Darmenov's 2015 stories about a hopeful future for the Aral Sea in 2050, highlighting the area's resilience instead of just focusing on its struggles. You can find it in the Arsenale, and it really connects with the Biennale's theme of 'In Minor Keys', which is all about listening and harmony.
Key facts
- Uzbekistan Pavilion at 61st Venice Biennale titled 'The Aural Sea'
- Curated by Sophie Mayuko Arni, Kamila Mukhitdinova, Nico Sun, Thái Hà, Aziza Izamova
- Artists: Jahongir Bobokulov, Zi Kakhramonova, Aygul Sarsen, Zulfiya Spowart, Xin Liu, A A Murakami, Nguyen Phuong Linh
- Inspired by Allayar Darmenov's fairy tales about the Aral Sea in 2050
- Curators met through Bukhara Biennial Curatorial School
- Pavilion located in the Arsenale
- Theme aligns with Biennale's 'In Minor Keys'
- Exhibition highlights life persisting in the Aral Sea
Entities
Artists
- Sophie Mayuko Arni
- Kamila Mukhitdinova
- Nico Sun
- Thái Hà
- Aziza Izamova
- Jahongir Bobokulov
- Zi Kakhramonova
- Aygul Sarsen
- Zulfiya Spowart
- Xin Liu
- A A Murakami
- Nguyen Phuong Linh
- Allayar Darmenov
- Gayane Umerova
- Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
Institutions
- Bukhara Biennial Curatorial School
- Uzbekistan National Pavilion
- La Biennale di Venezia
- Canvas
- ACDF (Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation)
- Delfina Foundation
- Aral School
- Aral Culture Summit
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Uzbekistan
- Bukhara
- Tashkent
- Xinjiang
- China
- Vietnam
- Japan
- Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates
- Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan
- Aral Sea
- Karakalpakstan
- Arsenale