Baku MoMa presents Mustafayev and Najafov in Megapolis
05 Sep - 22 Sep 14
Megapolis
Group Exhibition from Baku Museum of Modern Art Collection: Mammad Mustafayev & Niyaz Najafov
Curator: Farid Mammadzada
Museum of Modern Art, Baku
YARAT Contemporary Art Space and the Museum of Modern Art (Baku) is pleased to invite you to Megapolis contemporary art exhibition, whihc will feature art pieces from collections of Azerbaijani artists of the Baku-based Modern Art Museum.
From the 5th to the 22nd of Septemberm Museum of Modern Art will host the exhibition Megapolis, debut project of young curator Farid Mammadzada. The project addresses one of the problematic points of modernity – the theme of the traumatic relationship between the modern 'megopolis' city and the human being.
Megapolis is based on the artworks of two contemporary Azerbaijani artists – Mammad Mustafayev and Niyaz Nadjafov. Specific approach towards spatial solution underlies common combat of humanity against depression and urban areas-implied seeming depression and desperation. This project seeks to highlight the challenge of interaction of human souls with urban resident areas of megapolises. The art pieces of the above-stated authors address two aspects of the issue, namely macro-level and micro-level-oriented points. Also, Megapolis questions professional and public perception of the idea above, perception that happens beyond the windows and over the walls of enormous skyscrapers-obsessed megacities laying their foundation slabs on the conscience and souls of the human race.
Farid Mammadzada`s curatorial idea was born as a result of a master-class “Curatorial and mediator practices in contemporary art” hold by Honored Artist of Azerbaijan and curator Sabina Shikhlinskaya, which took place in March 2013 in Baku within the educational program of nonprofit organization YARAT Contemporary Art Space.
Curatorial ideas of three master class participants were deemed worthy of realisation and will be presented on the basis of the museum during 2014. The Megapolis exhibition continues a series of projects of young curators and all the paintings are part of the collection of Museum of Modern Art. The young author Aykhan Khalilov's movie-interview with artists Niyaz Najafov and Mammad Mustafayev also took part in Megapolis project.
Venue: Museum of Modern Art
Opening: 5th September, by invitation only.
Dates: 6 > 22 September.
Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday, from 11:00 to 20:00.
Address: 5 Yusif Safarov Street
Tickets available at museum box office (5 AZN)
More info: +994(0)12 505 1414, +994(0)12 490 8404
