A London bamboo pavilion wears a shell of traditional Indian shields
Studio Saar and Atelier One bring northeast Indian craft traditions to the London Design Festival with The Pangolin Shield.
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Christian Marclay’s The Clock keeps local time in Almaty
The 24-hour video installation is on view at Almaty Museum of Arts until October 12, with four special overnight screenings.
Tashkent opens a contemporary art centre in a former tram depot
CCA Tashkent’s inaugural exhibition brings together Ali Cherri, Kimsooja, Nari Ward and artists from Uzbekistan.
Silk Way Star’s second season premieres in China. Rukhiya Baidukenova wins the first round
The show premiered on CCTV-3 and CCTV-15. Kazakhstan’s entrant performed “Bulbul” and outlined plans to feature traditional instruments in later rounds.
Three Uzbek artisans present work at Homo Faber 2026
The Venice exhibition features ceramics by Sanjar Kubaev and Alisher Nazirov and artistic scissors by Shavkiddin Kamalov. Madina Kasymbaeva is taking part in the education programme.
Applications for the Tamyr and BulBul residency close September 2
Three participants from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan will be invited to a 14-day programme near Bishkek.
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to open on December 11, 2026
The Frank Gehry-designed museum of modern and contemporary art will welcome visitors on Saadiyat Island from December 11.
Tashkent modernism is recognised as UNESCO heritage
Ten buildings and urban complexes created from the 1960s to the early 1990s have joined the World Heritage List.
Saodat Ismailova presents her first major solo exhibition in the US
The Uzbek artist and filmmaker’s Melted into the Sun is on view at the Smithsonian in Washington through November 29.
Central Asia’s first major Bill Viola exhibition opens in Almaty
The Space of Time brings together 18 works and runs through January 17, 2027.