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Art

Exploring what connects art with identity, memory and contemporary social issues.

Art

‘TO DEMONSTRATE THAT A CULTURE IS FLOURISHING, YOU MUST SING IN YOUR NATIVE TONGUE.’

Historian Leora Eisenberg on how the USSR ‘educated’ and ‘liberated’ people through art

~ 9 min read
Art

TAILOR-MADE

How the Soviet Union Invented the Kazakh National Costume

~ 19 min read
Kazakhstan

QURMANGAZY: FATHER OF KÜI AND THE VOICE OF THE STEPPE

The Great Dombyra Master Whose Music Has Inspired Generations

~ 14 min read
Art

FROM SAUKELE TO VEILS AND BACK

What Kazakh Brides Traditionally Wore on Their Wedding Day

~ 13 min read
Art

GREAT DIRECTORS OF THE EAST

Issue 7: Takeshi Kitano

~ 1 min read
Kazakhstan

NEW YEAR IN THE KAZAKH SSR

Luxury, Abundance, and Carefreeness in Soviet Propaganda

~ 9 min read
Kazakhstan

91–23: THE POPULAR MUSIC OF INDEPENDENT KAZAKHSTAN

A Journey through Kazakhstan’s Music Scene, from Rock Clubs to Hip-hop Battles

~ 4 min read
Art

THE GREAT DIRECTORS OF ASIA

Issue 5: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

~ 34 min read
Partnership

THE HISTORY OF FASHION WEEKS

Visa Fashion Week Almaty is starting this Wednesday

~ 8 min read
Hieronymus Bosch. The Temptation of St. Anthony. 1500-1510 / Wikimedia Commons

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Art

GREAT DIRECTORS OF THE EAST

Issue 4: Makoto Shinkai

~ 35 min read
Art

GREAT DIRECTORS OF THE EAST

Issue 3: Kim Ki-duk

~ 36 min read
Art

GREAT DIRECTORS OF THE EAST

Issue 2: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

~ 30 min read

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