Nonconformist Art from Soviet Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Exhibition in Zimmerli Art museum

[Irene Rybalsky]

The Colors of the Steppe: Nonconformist Art from Soviet Kazakhstan and 
Uzbekistan

Opening ReceptiOn
Wednesday, July 75:30 tO 8:00pm
The neighboring central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan share a 
physical geography defined by the flat grasslands known as the steppe, as 
well as Islamic traditions of the arts and architecture featuring the decorative 
use of vivid color. When Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan were part of the Soviet 
Union, professional artists were required to work in the official Soviet style of 
Socialist Realism which favored heroic and patriotic topics painted in a 
conservative style. The Colors of the Steppe examines the revival of 
expressive color in the underground or nonconformist art of Uzbekistan and 
Kazakhstan, in which tradition and innovation are combined to produce a 
modern, regional art.
Organizing curator: Adrian Barr, Dodge Fellow Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers 
University
The Colors of the Steppe is on view through October 24, 2010
a curator-led tour will take place at 5:30pm. 

Wednesday, October 13
6:00pm
Film and discussiOn
the desert of Forbidden art is a documentary about the Nukus Museum of Art, 
Uzbekistan, which houses thousands of works by Russian avant-garde and 
nonconformist artists, prohibited from display under Soviet rule. The film, 
created by Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev, will be followed by a 
discussion with Marinika Babanazarova, director of the Nukus Museum of Art.

Zimmerli Art Museum
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 71 Hamilton Street New 
Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1248 732.932.7237 
www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu

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