Ensemble: CENTRAL ASIA
© Almagul Menlibayeva. Collection M HKA, Antwerp
As a museum with a special focus on Eurasia, M HKA engages with the plurality of culture across the total landmass we know as ‘Europe’ and ‘Asia’. For this reason, it also pays sustained attention to art from Central Asia. This ensemble provides an overview of events and artworks created by the artists from Central Asia and/or related to the culture and history of the region. The region of Central Asia (CA) consist of the following countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
List of artists, M HKA collection :
Askhat Akhmedyarov (KZ)
Vyacheslav Akhunov (UZ)
Said Atabekov (KZ)
Gulnara Kasmalieva & Muratbek Djumaliev (KG)
Rustam Khalfin & Yuliya Tikhonova (KZ)
Sergey Maslov (KZ)
Erbossyn Meldibekov (KZ)
Almagul Menlibayeva (KZ)
Elena Vorobyeva & Viktor Vorobyev (KZ)
In 2021 M HKA and the Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture (Almaty, Kazakhstan) signed a memorandum on their cooperation concerning art from a wider regional Central Asian perspective and Kazakhstani position, with an international horizon and to their institutional cooperation. As part of this partnership, the Tselliny generously engages with our museum through annually acquiring works from the region, and donating them to M HKA. The selection of works aims to be a reflective moment, using the selection procedure organised by Tselinny committee. These works form part of the Shagylys collection, which in Kazakh means ‘reflection’.
Themes & Categories
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>SHAGYLYS / ШАҒЫЛЫС.
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>Punk Shamanism.
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>Northern Barbarians.
Works
>Vyacheslav Akhunov, Leniniana by Vyacheslav Akhunov/ Лениниана Вячеслава Ахунова, 1977-1984.Collage, paper, 6 x (30 x 42 cm).
>Sergey Maslov, Dream series / Cон (серия), 1982-2000.Painting, oil, canvas, 11 x (100 x 80 cm), 1 x (102 x 122 cm).
>Rustam Khalfin, Pulotas, 1995.Installation, plywood, 125 x 20 x 2,7 cm, 64 x 74 x 2,7 cm, 24 x 500 x 2,7 cm, 81 x 78 x 2,7 cm, 24 x 20 x 2,7 cm, 60 x 117 x 2,7 cm, 197 x 68 x 2,7 cm.
>Sergey Maslov, Yelena Vorobyeva & Viktor Vorobyev, Survival Instructions for Citizens of the Former USSR / Инструкции по выживанию для граждан бывшего СССР, 1998.Installation.
>Rustam Khalfin, Northern Barbarians, part 2: Love Races, 2000.Video, dvd, 00:07:00.
>Rustam Khalfin, Northern Barbarians, part 1: Bride and Groom, 2000.Video, dvd, 00:11:00.
>Sergey Maslov, Baikonur-2 / Байконур-2, 2001.Installation, installation, computer collage, sound, text.
>Yelena Vorobyeva & Viktor Vorobyev, Kazakhstan. Blue Period, 2002.Installation, 105 x (40 x 60 cm).
>Gulnara Kasmalieva & Muratbek Djumaliev , Trans-Siberian Amazons, 2005.Installation, 150 chinese bags, dvd, 3 monitors, speakers, 3 dvd players, paper, carton, 00:02:03 min, 150 x (80 x 60 x 30 cm).
>Almagul Menlibayeva, Headcharge Installation, 2007.Installation, 00:12:00 min.
>Yelena Vorobyeva & Viktor Vorobyev, Bazaar, 2007.Installation, photo on di-bond, 24 x (15 x 100 x 67 cm), 40 x 60 cm.
>Vyacheslav Akhunov, 1m², 2007.Installation, matchboxes, 1 x 1m².
>Erbossyn Meldibekov, Family Album, 2009.Print, 9 x (15 x 20 cm), 3 x (20 x 15 cm), 12 x (20 x 30 cm).
>Said Atabekov, Southern Cross, 2009.Photography, c-print on di-bond, 21 x (50 x 50 cm).
>Said Atabekov, Battle for the Square 2, 2009.Video, 00:05:33.
>Almagul Menlibayeva, Exodus, 2009.Video, video, flatscreen, 00:11:00.
>Said Atabekov, Constellation of Chingizkhan, 2009.Photography, c-print on di-bond, 21 x (50 x 50 cm).
>Erbossyn Meldibekov, Peak Communism, 2009.Installation, wood, iron, 5 x (50 x 115 x 40 cm), 5 x (35 cm).
>Erbossyn Meldibekov, Mutation, 2009.Sculpture, 4 x (24 x 29 x 15 cm).
>Almagul Menlibayeva, Portrait of my Daughter II, 2010.Photography, lambda print, alu di-bond, 80.2 x 53.5 x 2.3 cm.
>Almagul Menlibayeva, Portrait of my Daughter I, 2010.Photography, lambda print, alu di-bond, 80.2 x 53.5 x 2.3 cm.
>Almagul Menlibayeva, Dior and Boss, 2010.Photography, lambda print, alu di-bond, 53.5 x 80.2 x 2.3 cm.
>Almagul Menlibayeva, Dior Salome, 2010.Photography, lambda print, alu di-bond, 53.5 x 80.2 x 2.3 cm.
>Almagul Menlibayeva, My Friends, 2010.Photography, lambda print, alu di-bond, 53.5 x 80.2 x 2.3 cm.
>Almagul Menlibayeva, The Observer, 2010.Photography, cibachrome, 96.5 x 127 x 5.5 cm.
>Almagul Menlibayeva, Forever Umai, 2010.Photography, cibachrome, 96.5 x 127 x 5.5 cm.
>Almagul Menlibayeva, Tengri Boy, 2010.Photography, cibachrome, 96.5 x 127 x 5.5 cm.
>Almagul Menlibayeva, Steppen Police, 2010.Photography, cibachrome, 127 x 183 x 8.5 cm.
>Askhat Akhmedyarov / Асхат Ахмедьяров, Self-listing / Самовыставление, 2012.Photography, 138x128 cm.
>Askhat Akhmedyarov / Асхат Ахмедьяров, Autumn Purge / Осенняя чистка, 2012.Photography, digital print on matte paper , 7 x (40 x 60) cm.
>Askhat Akhmedyarov / Асхат Ахмедьяров, Nomad / Номад, 2012.Photography, 90 x 60 cm .
>Askhat Akhmedyarov / Асхат Ахмедьяров, Alien / Пришелец, 2013.Photography, digital print on matte paper (x5), digital print on matte paper, aluminium mounted (x1), 5x ( 30 x 45) cm; 1 x (90 x 60) cm.
>Nikita Kadan / Нікіта Кадан, The Spectators / Глядачі, 2016.Drawing, charcoal on paper, 5 x (75 x 55 cm).
>Askhat Akhmedyarov / Асхат Ахмедьяров, In Dialogue with Fire / В диалоге с огнем, 2019.Video, 11 min 23 sec .
>Askhat Akhmedyarov / Асхат Ахмедьяров, Balkhash / Балхаш, 2021.Installation, metal rod, digital printing on ceramics (kese bowls).
>Askhat Akhmedyarov / Асхат Ахмедьяров, Save Bozzhyra/ Сохраним Бозжыра, 2022.Video, 11 min.
>Sergey Maslov, Notebook.Object, 18.8 x 13 cm .