Uzbek pavilion opens at 60th Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art

In Italy, major cultural events are taking place these days. Uzbekistan is also actively participating in them, demonstrating the country's potential in art. A major event - the 60th Biennale of Contemporary Art - officially opened today in Venice. This year Uzbekistan is also among the participants of the Biennale and set up its national pavilion.

Today, two major events are taking place in this overwater city of Italy. One of them is an exhibition project called "Uzbekistan: Avant-Garde in the Desert", which is taking place in Florence and Venice, and the other is the 60th Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art. So, these days all the attention of the art world is focused on Venice. Venice welcomes thousands of visitors, including the UzReport team. The Biennale, which officially opens its doors to the public on April 20, for the second time this year represents Uzbekistan in its art pavilions. Uzbekistan's participation in such prestigious international events is becoming more and more traditional. In total, the country is participating in the Venice Biennale for the 4th time. In particular, the National Pavilion of Uzbekistan was presented for the first time at the 17th Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2021, as well as at the 59th Biennale of Contemporary Art in 2022 and the 18th Biennale of Architecture in 2023. Usually at each Biennale, Uzbekistan's pavilion was supervised by organizations of foreign countries, for the first time this year the Modern Art Center in Tashkent was announced as the supervisor instead of the Europeans. 

The main exhibits presented in the pavilion are a series of handmade embroideries by suzane master Madina Kasimboyeva. Specifically, the exhibition drapes, referring to a large theater stage. The Uzbekistan pavilion focused the main essence of this year's exhibition on presenting backstage and stage processes of theatrical life. A unique highlight of the exhibition is that it demonstrates the combination of technology and tradition. For example, handmade suzane embroidery, unique to Uzbekistan, has been reinterpreted using artificial technologies. Processed by artificial perception, one witnesses that the flowers of the familiar suzana pattern have completely changed their original appearance. At this point, we wish success to Uzbekistan's pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale. We hope that Uzbekistan will be able to present its cultural heritage and artistic masterpieces to the international audience at the Venice Biennale.