Art of Central Asia - Washington DC, May 22, 2010

SPECIAL LECTURE   LEEZA AHMADY THE TASTE OF OTHERS CONTEMPORARY ART IN CENTRAL ASIA Saturday, May 22, 2 PM. Meyer Auditorium Free. Seating is on first-come, first-served basis. After fifty years of isolation and two decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, Central Asian nations are re-connecting to the world and renegotiating relationships with one another through small but vibrant artistic communities. Leeza Ahmady, independent art curator and specialist in art from Central Asia, lectures on the struggles and successes of artists from Afghanistan and the former Soviet Republics of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan. Born in Kabul, Afghanistan and based in New York, Ahmady has implemented innovative programs featuring a variety of art forms, notably as director of Asian Contemporary Art Week (ACAW), which is presented annually in museums and galleries throughout New York City. As part of an ongoing curatorial project, Ahmady has traveled widely in Central Asia, promoting the largely unknown artists of the region in various international art forums, including the Venice Biennale, Istanbul Biennale, and Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong.

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