Instagram story viewer> @punkorientalism> Posts
Sara Raza PhD/ دکتر سارا رضا(@punkorientalism)'s profile avatar HD Profile

Sara Raza PhD/ دکتر سارا رضا

@punkorientalism

26.8K
followers
888
following
Art Historian, Curator & Scholar
Punk Orientalism Studio📍Paris 19-23 Oct @asianow
@cca_tashkent AD Chief Curator
Core Critic @yaleschoolofart
My POV
POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED
Delighted to finally announce the global release of my book ‘Punk Orientalism: The Art of Rebellion’ (Black Dog Press, London) on October 25, 2022, in bookstores & online. Order your copy at www.blackdogonline.com (UK). This experimental & fractured book of artistic, intellectual & cultural materials is tacitly punk in its refusal. To borrow from punk theorist Cyrus Shahan, Punk Orientalism is “[n]ot a story of the oppressed, marginalized or persecuted minorities, a punk narrative reveals instead an unwritten history of the middle”. Thank you to all the artists, thought partners, peers, galleries, institutions & sponsors. This book celebrates reciprocal cultural labor with 31 dynamic artists I’ve had the pleasure of working with (2005-2021) as a contemporary art curator & writer dedicated to researching art from post-Soviet Central Asia & the Caucasus – the spaces and places that were culturally & historically associated with the former Soviet Union, & expanding my research to include the Arab world, Iran & Turkey, investigating complex relationships with the USSR during & after the Cold War. Nothing but admiration for this fascinating critical mass of artists. I salute you all! #LidaAbdul #FarhadAhrarnia #VyacheslavAkhunov #RezaAramesh #SaidAtabekov #ZeigamAzizov #BabiBadalov #SoniaBalassanian #ergincavusoglu #AliCherri #İnciEviner #FarhadFarzaliyev #AikateriniGegisian #AntonGinzburg #RokniHaerizadeh #NadiaKaabiLinke #GulsunKaramustafa #GulnaraKasmalievaMuratbekDjumaliev #TausMakhacheva #NazrinMammadova #AhmedMater #ErbossynMeldibekov #ShahpourPouyan #IbrahimQuraishi #KokaRamishvili #AzizaShadenova #SlavsAndTatars #SophiaTabatadze #MitraTabrizian #AlaYounis Image credits: 1) Cover: Taus Makhacheva ‘Super Taus & a Camel Yasha’ (2017). Photography: Imam Guseinov. Commissioned by Leo Xu Projects. 2) Reza Aramesh, ‘Action 23: I am a Believer’ (2006). Live action (commissioned by the ICA & Arts Council of England). 3) Lida Abdul, ‘White House’ (2005). 16mm film transferred to video. 4) Ali Cherri, ‘Pipe Dreams’ (2011). Two-channel video installation, colour and sound, 5min loop. by @punkorientalism
135
4 years ago
Download
The Center of Contemporary Arts Tashkent is now open! 6 years in the making, the building is a flagship project of the Uzbekistan Art & Development Foundation spearheaded by our very own Gayane Umerova & expertly designed by Studio KO to present a blueprint for adaptive reuse architecture in Central Asia. All are welcome to visit the CCA’s first exhibition “Hikmah,” (the traditional Uzbek word for wisdom) which is thematically inspired by the principles of the 14th century Naqshabandi Sufi Order, indigenous to ancient Uzbekistan. Manifesting a dialogue between material intelligence, sculpture & the specificity of site, the exhibition brings into being a dialogue between art & architecture & features the work of: Ali Cherri, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, Kimsooja, Tarik Kiswanson, Vladimir Pan, Shokhrukh Rakhimov, Bakhtiyar Saipov, Daribay Saipov, Muhannad Shono, & Nari Ward. Throughout the exhibition art & ideas rooted in embodied wisdom cross-circulate around a multi-layered building that has witnessed various social, political & cultural shifts. My sincere gratitude to all the artists, Gayane & especially the team of Studio KO: I couldn’t have dreamed of better thought partners. I dedicate this exhibition to my mother the true embodiment of hikmah. ❤️🇺🇿🇦🇫🇹🇲 Image credits of Rakhim Turganbaev, @rakhim_tt #gayaneumerova #studioko taken in Centre for Contemporary Arts Tashkent by @punkorientalism
60
a month ago
Download
An honor of a lifetime to lead the artistic direction & curatorial vision for the Center for Contemporary Art in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (@cca_tashkent) a restored 1912 tram depot & diesel station, which has been renovated by Studio Ko (@studioko). Thank you to the Uzbekistan Arts & Culture Development Foundation (@acdfuz) chairperson Gayane Umerova (@gayane_umerova) for inviting me to fulfill this important & fresh position. This role has deep personal & professional significance for me as someone who is deeply passionate about her roots in Greater Iran & ancient Uzbekistan & its profound history, culture & geography at the crossroads of Asia & Europe. I look fwd to welcoming you all in the fall to Tashkent. *Images & video courtesy & copyright of @acdfuz & @studioko taken in Tashkent, Uzbekistan by @punkorientalism
131
2 years ago
Download
Punk Orientalism Studio & Babi Badalov at Asia NOW 2026 Asia NOW is proud to host Punk Orientalism Studio, founded in New York by Dr Sara Raza, an award-winning international curator, art historian and author, and Chief Curator of the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), Tashkent. For its 12th edition, Asia NOW presents I Open My Mouth and Speak Art, a special project by Punk Orientalism Studio in collaboration with Paris-based artist Babi Badalov. Taking Badalov’s radical exploration of alphabets, hybrid languages and visual poetry as its point of departure, the project transforms the traditional art fair booth into an interdisciplinary salon for artistic and intellectual exchange. Bringing together artists, architects, curators, writers, poets and musicians, the programme explores migration, displacement, translation, resistance and belonging through conversations, poetry, performance, publishing, sound and live interventions. With contributions from Babi Badalov, Kimsooja, Marco Scotini, Daniel Jonas Roche, Feda Wardak, Azad Asifovich, Larena Amin, Berirouche Feddal and Attia Shiraz, among others, the salon creates a dynamic space for dialogue across artistic disciplines, languages and cultural geographies. @punkorientalism @babibadalov @marco_scotini @studiokimsooja @11levels @attia.shiraz 📷 Photos courtesy of Punk Orientalism Studio and the artists 📆 Asia NOW 12th edition 
Tuesday 20–24 October 2026 
VIP Preview (by invitation): Monday 19 October 
📍Monnaie de Paris, 11 Quai de Conti, 75006 Paris
#PunkOrientalismStudio #BabiBadalov #AsiaNOWParis #IOpenMyMouthAndSpeakArt #sararaza taken in Paris, France by @punkorientalism
9
2 days ago
Download
Quick trip to Paris for Babi Badalov’s (@babibadalov) UTOPIA UTOPIA Palais de Tokyo (@palaisdetokyo) offsite at Espace Niemeyer, the headquarters of the French Communist Party, curated by Guillaume Désanges @guillaumedesanges ⚡️With support @azadasifovich @jerome_poggi ☀️ taken in Espace Niemeyer - Siège du Parti communiste Français by @punkorientalism
17
3 months ago
Download
The second commission for the chapter “I Swear I Saw That” @mathafmodern is Babi Badalov’s (@babibadalov) monumental installation “Text Still” (2024). I invited Babi to create a collage that would wrap Mathaf’s facade with his text-text based works stitching together different scripts that investigate the Orient from an Occidental perspective & vice versa. Elaborating on Orientalism & language this piece questions the assumed superiority of language & cultures. #babibadalov #scripts #text taken in Mathaf: Arab Museum Of Modern Art متحف: المتحف العربی للفن الحدیث by @punkorientalism
5
2 years ago
Download
Seeing Flying Carpets for the first time at CCA Tashkent. My first time installing a work in Uzbekistan, at the Centre for Contemporary Arts Tashkent @cca_tashkent for its inaugural exhibition, Hikmah, curated by @punkorientalism The 1912 tram depot, restored by @studioko , and Flying Carpets seem made for each other. Sara Raza placed the work above a staircase, and the stairs become a bridge. As you climb, the work slowly appears. When I made that movement for the first time, the work was alive because of the light. Flying Carpets (2011) traces the exact outlines of the blankets street vendors laid out on Venice's Ponte del Sepolcro. The steel reflects light like water, recalling Venice's bridges and the Mediterranean that many of these men crossed. In Tashkent, visitors walk toward it as if stepping onto that bridge: an approach without arrival. Installing the work in Uzbekistan anchored it in the Central Asian context. I realised how much Soviet constructivism has inspired me, through the societal past that Ukraine and Uzbekistan share. And the title Flying Carpets suddenly made total sense. The Orient I was recalling in the work, the exchange between East and Far East, was all there: in the place, the works, the exhibition title. In my interview in BOSMA Vol. 2, the art collectable published by @bosma.edition and the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation @acdfuz , I explore the print as a marker of fact, indexical art, and what we have learned to overlook. Flying Carpets is on loan from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, through the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative @ubsglobalart Heartfelt thanks to @saida_mirziyoyeva , @gayane_umerova , @marietwestermann , @erickmunari , and the art-handling team. Bringing Flying Carpets to Tashkent took two institutions working together. Thank you @guggenheim and @cca_tashkent for making it part of this historic opening. I am looking forward to crossing paths again soon with @cca_tashkent, @acdfuz and @guggenheim Video by Kaabi Linke-Studio Produced by Muiz Avghonzoda Cameraman: Michail Tchikirin #nadiakaabilinke #flyingcarpets #ccatashkent #centralasianart #installationart taken in Centre for Contemporary Arts Tashkent by @punkorientalism
33
6 days ago
Download
Olivier Marty, co-founder of the Paris-based architecture firm Studio KO (@studioko), specializes in giving historic structures a considered second life. His latest project, the Centre for Contemporary Arts Tashkent (CCA Tashkent, @cca_tashkent), does just that for the 1912 tram depot and diesel station in the heart of Uzbekistan’s capital, transforming it into the country’s first permanent institution dedicated to contemporary art. Working with partner Karl Fournier, Marty chose to preserve, rather than overwrite, the building’s character. Ahead of CCA Tashkent’s public opening, Marty spoke with ArtAsiaPacific about the thinking behind the transformation, and what it means for contemporary art in Central Asia. Follow the link in bio to read the full interview on our website. by @punkorientalism
5
9 days ago
Download
From 6 to 8 October, CCA Tashkent hosted the three-day Curatorial Intensive ‘Hikmah: Curating Knowledge, Embodied Wisdom & Materiality’, led by Dr Sara Raza, Chief Curator of CCA Tashkent. The first day focused on knowledge and curating as a form of knowledge production, exploring the ideas and research behind ‘Hikmah’ through lectures, discussions and an exhibition walkthrough. The second day turned to embodied wisdom, examining the relationships between the body, material, perception, the senses and different forms of experiential knowledge. The third and final day focused on materiality and the ways materials can carry history, memory and knowledge. The intensive concluded with the artist in-conversation ‘Materiality, Knowledge and Hikmah’, bringing together artist Shokhrukh Rakhimov and Dr Sara Raza to discuss his artistic practice, his contribution to ‘Hikmah’, and the relationship between materiality, spirituality and wisdom. ___ 6–8-oktabr kunlari Toshkentdagi Zamonaviy san’at markazida “Hikmat” bilim, mujassamlashgan donishmandlik va moddiylikni sayqallash” mavzusida 3 kunlik muhofizlik jadal ta’lim dasturi bo‘lib o‘tdi. Mashg‘ulotlarni Markaz bosh badiiy rahbari d-r Sara Raza olib bordi. Birinchi kun kuratorlik amaliyotida bilimning o‘rniga bag‘ishlandi. Ma’ruzalar, muhokamalar va ko‘rgazma bo‘ylab sayr doirasida ishtirokchilar “Hikmat” ko‘rgazmasining asosini tashkil etuvchi g‘oyalar va tadqiqotlar bilan tanishdilar. Ikkinchi kuni ishtirokchilar gavdalangan donolik mavzusiga murojaat etib, tana, ashyolar, idrok va his etishing o‘zaro bog‘liqligi hamda shaxsiy tajriba orqali dunyoni anglashning turli usullarini o‘rgandilar. Uchinchi yakuniy kun gap moddiylik hamda ashyolar tarix, xotira va bilimlarni qanday saqlashi mumkinligi xususida bordi. O‘quv darslari rassom Shohruh Rahimov va d-r Sara Raza ishtirokida “Moddiylik, bilim va hikmat” suhbati bilan yakunlandi. Uchrashuv davomida Rahimovning badiiy amaliyoti, uning “Hikmat” ko‘rgazmasidagi ishtiroki, shuningdek, moddiylik, ma’naviyat va donishmandlikning o‘zaro bog‘liqligiga oid masalalar muhokama qilindi. by @punkorientalism
2
8 days ago
Download
On Sunday, 4 October, join Dr Sara Raza, Chief Curator of CCA Tashkent, for a special curatorial tour of the inaugural exhibition at the Centre. Moving through the Exhibition Space and the Centre’s newly transformed building, Dr Sara Raza will introduce the curatorial ideas behind ‘Hikmah’ and explore how participating artists engage with material intelligence, embodied knowledge, memory, spirituality, ecology and transformation. Limited capacity. Registration is available via the link in the description. The tour will be conducted in English. ___ 4-oktabr, yakshanba kuni Toshkent Zamonaviy san’at markazidagi ilk ko‘rgazmaning badiiy rahbar hamrohligidagi maxsus sayri uchun Markaz bosh muhofizi d-r Sara Raza davrasiga qo‘shiling. Ko‘rgazma maydoni va Markazning yangi sayqal berilgan binosi bo‘ylab sayohat qilib, d-r Sara Raza “Hikmat” ortidagi kuratorlik g‘oyalari bilan tanishtiradi va ishtirokchi rassomlarning moddiy zako, mujassamlashgan bilim, xotira, ma’naviyat, ekologiya va o‘zgarishlar bilan qanday munosabatda bo‘lishini kashf etadi. Joylar soni cheklangan. Ro‘yxatdan o‘tish tavsifdagi havolada mavjud. Ekskursiya ingliz tilida o‘tkaziladi. ___ В воскресенье, 4 октября, доктор Сара Раза, главный куратор Центра современного искусства в Ташкенте (CCA Tashkent), проведёт специальную кураторскую экскурсию по первой выставке Центра. Во время экскурсии по выставочному пространству Центра доктор Сара Раза расскажет о кураторской концепции выставки «Hikmah» и о том, как участвующие в ней художники обращаются к темам материального знания, телесного опыта, памяти, духовности, экологии и трансформации. Количество мест ограничено. Регистрация доступна по ссылке в описании. Экскурсия пройдёт на английском языке. by @punkorientalism
6
15 days ago
Download
As part of the exhibition “Hikmah” @cca_tashkent, Kimsooja’s (@studiokimsooja) installation “Archive of Mind” (2016-) occupies the entire lower level of the diesel station. This site-specific installation builds up with audience participation & explores collective embodied wisdom that resides between the mind & the hand. Each participant is invited to create a sphere with clay, this becomes a gestures by which embodied, tacit knowledge is cultivated. The result over time is a forensic archival imprint of a collective series of minds. Instructions for the work: 1. Take a small piece of clay from the clay table 2. Take a seat at the table 3. Start to roll the clay between your palms to create a three dimensional sphere 4. Place the sphere on the table for the clay to dry. 5. Clean your hands with the available wipes. #kimsooja #archiveofmind #hikmah taken in Centre for Contemporary Arts Tashkent by @punkorientalism
0
19 days ago
Download
‘Hikmah: Curating Knowledge, Embodied Wisdom & Materiality’ A Three-Day Curatorial Intensive with Dr Sara Raza, Curator of ‘Hikmah’ From 6–8 October, CCA Tashkent will host a three-day curatorial intensive led by Dr Sara Raza, taking Hikmah, the Centre’s inaugural exhibition, as its central case study. The programme explores curating as a form of knowledge production, considering knowledge, embodied wisdom, material intelligence, and the relationship between art, ideas and exhibition-making. The intensive is designed for emerging and mid-career curators, artists, writers, researchers and cultural practitioners. English language proficiency is required. Reading materials will be provided. Limited capacity. Registration via the link in the description. ___ “Hikmat: bilim murabbiyligi, mujassam donishmandlik va moddiylik” “Hikmat ko‘rgazmasi badiiy rahbari d-r Sara Raza bilan uch kunlik muhofizlik mashg‘uloti 6–8-oktabr kunlari Toshkent Zamonaviy san’at markazida d-r Sara Raza rahbarligida uch kunlik muhofizlik jadal mashg‘uloti bo‘lib o‘tadi. Dastur Markazning ilk “Hikmat” ko‘rgazmasiga bag‘ishlanib, u izlanish va muhokamalar uchun asosiy tadqiqot namunasiga aylanadi. Unda muzey ko‘rgazmalari tajribasi bilim majmuasini ishlab chiqish shakli sifatida mushohada yuritiladi va bilim, ro‘yobga chiqarilgan donishmandlik, moddiy ong, shuningdek, san’at, g‘oyalar va ko‘rgazma yaratish jarayonining o‘zaro bog‘liqligi mavzulariga murojaat etadi. Mazmunga boy ushbu darslar muhofiz, rassom, muallif, tadqiqotchi va madaniyat sohasidagi mutaxassislar uchun mo‘ljallangan. Inglizchani erkin bilish lozim. Zarur adabiyot taqdim etiladi. Joylar soni cheklangan. Ro‘yxatdan o‘tish tavsifdagi havolada. by @punkorientalism
12
17 days ago
Download

Download All

Save the photos and videos currently loaded on this page.

0Photos
0Videos
Ready to download 0 / 0

Keep this tab open until your download is ready.
back to up