Focus Kazakhstan Residency Part 1

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FOCUS KAZAKHSTAN BERLIN:

1 June – 21 October 2018

Artist Residency Program Part I

Beibit Asemkul, Liliya Kim, Ykylas Shaikhiyev

1 June – 31 July 2018

Open Studio Exhibition: 21 – 29 July 2018

OPENING: 21 July @ 5-9pm

OPEN STUDIO: 22, 25-29 July @ 1-7pm

@ MOMENTUM

Kunstquartier Bethanien

Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin

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A Cultural Exchange Partnership between
the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan and MOMENTUM Berlin

Curated by:

Rachel Rits-Volloch & Almagul Menlibayeva

Organized by:

The National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
&
MOMENTUM Berlin

Participating Artists

BEIBIT ASEMKUL

410000, Installation with canvas, enamel, whips, charcoal, paper, photographs, durational performance (2018)

Beibit Asemkul: Born 1985 in Uzynagash, Almaty region, Kazakhstan. Lives and works in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Beibit Asemkul studied at the Republican College of Art, Almaty (1998-2004), and in the painting faculty of the Kazakh National Academy of Arts, Almaty (2004-2009). Since 2012, Asemkul has been a lecturer at the Kazakh National University of Arts, Astana. Selected exhibitions and awards include: “After 52 days” (2017), Center for Contemporary Arts ACAC, Astana; “Grand Pale. International Exhibition of Contemporary Art”, ART CAPITAL, Paris (2017); Art Fest, Astana (2017); 2016 – China. Urumqi International Exhibition of Artists. Plein Air; Grand Prix 2016 -Made in Astana, Republican competition of young artists; 2016 – “Cadmium Red”, NEONOMAD, Astana National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 2016 – “Infinity 3”, Gallery Hassanat, Astana; 2016 – “Infinity 2”, Korean cultural center of Astana; 2015- 1st place at the republic plein air competition among young artists of Kazakhstan, Aktau; 2014- solo exhibition “Secret of tenderness”, National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana; 2013- Winner of the “PATRIOT” award of Republic of Kazakhstan; 2013 – International Exhibition of Young Artists, CHA Moscow; 2012- Winner of “Daryn” the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 2012 – Winner of the Prize Fund of the first President of Kazakhstan – in the field of culture and art; 2012 – 1st place gold medal at the International exhibition New York Realism Fine Art. USA; 2012 – solo exhibition “POJIGRAFOMANIA” Palace of Independence. Astana; 2011 – “Discover the World of Art”, first solo exhibition at the Museum of First President of Republic of Kazakhstan; 2010 – Winner of the XIII international festival “Shabyt”, Grand Prix.

LILIA KIM

Traces, detail from installation of 56 works, linocut on paper (2018)

Lilia Kim: Born 1969 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Lives and works in Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

Lilia Kim, a member of the Artists’ Union of Kazakhstan, graduated from the Karaganda Pedagocical Institute (KarPi) in the graphic arts department in 1991. Recent solos exhibitions include: “Made in Karaganda”, Ular Gallery (Almaty, Kazakhstan); “Eco-Love” (Karaganda, Kazakhstan); “When the soul smiles” (Karaganda, Kazakhstan); “The Cost of Meaning” (Astana, Kazakhstan); “A Look at Asia” (Astana, Kazakhstan); “Who Is It” (Karaganda, Kazakhstan); “Shining Spheres”, Museum Iso (Karaganda, Kazakhstan); “Oriental Motives”, Nagornaya Gallery (Moscow, Russia); “Music in colors”, Ufa Gallery (Russia); “L’artigiano in fiero”, the International Handicraft Exhibition (Milan, Italy). Awards include: Grand Prix of the international competition, nomination “Master”, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Winner of the republican contest “Sheber”, Kazakhstan; Prize-winner of spring salon, gallery “Kulanshi”, Kazakhstan. International artist residencies include: Central Asia Art Month – residence for artists, Abu Dhabi, UAE, with participation in the exhibition, “Days of Kazakhstan culture in the Emirates”.

YKYLAS SHAIKHIEV

One, Two, and One, Two Again, digital photo (2018)

Yklas Shaikhiev: Born 1995 in Kyzylorda region, Kazakhstan. Lives and works in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Shaikhiev Ykylas earned a Bachelors from the Kazakhstan National Pedagogical University in Almaty, and is currently completing his MFA at the same university. Ykylas’s practice combines abstract images with realistic forms. The artist is interested in the paradoxicality that arises at the points of intersection of the modern and archaic.

The FOCUS KAZAKHSTAN BERLIN Artist Residencies and Exhibitions take place within the framework of the Ruhanyi Zhangru initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Republic of Kazakhstan: “Modern Kazakh Culture in the Global World”.