The AZERBAIJAN PAVILION at the 56th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia

Life (2014) by Leyla AliyevaRepublic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015

Vita Vitale

Vita Vitale examines the delicate balance of our planet’s ecosystem and the human impact on the natural world. It brings together contemporary artists from Austria, Canada, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Romania, Switzerland, UK, USA, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan — a presentation spanning the borders of language, cultural heritage, and geography — to raise awareness about our environment and the global transformation of the planet through human activity. Multimedia works and installations by international artists — including Mircea Cantor, Loris Cecchini, Tony Cragg, Jacco Olivier, Julian Opie, Graham Stevens, Diana Thater, and Andy Warhol— the IDEA Laboratory, a site for developing imaginative solutions for future life, and the accompanying salon programme draw links between cutting-edge research in science and art, powerfully demonstrating how technological progress has resulted in a natural world beset by deforestation, burning fossil fuels, and ocean pollution. The exhibition motivates us to reflect on our own integral roles in both the disruption and preservation of the ecology, asking us to confront the potential dangers of ignoring the messages that their works convey, while simultaneously suggesting creative tools and ideas for securing ‘all the world’s futures.’  Emin Mammadov, Artistic Advisor of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation

Life, Leyla Aliyeva, 2014, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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IDEA Laboratory, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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IDEA Laboratory, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Penguins, Laura Ford, 2012, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Penguins, Laura Ford, 2012, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Rosace, Mircea Cantor, 2007, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Rosace, Mircea Cantor, 2007, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Waterbones, Loris Cecchini, 2014, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Waterbones, Loris Cecchini, 2014, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Cascade, Noémie Goudal, 2009, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Cascade, Noémie Goudal, 2009, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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No title, Mircea Cantor, 2004, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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A great miracle needs to happen there, Siobhán Hapaska, Olive trees 'Olea europaea', lead free solder, brassm steel, cast iron. 9 elements., 2011, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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A great miracle needs to happen there, Siobhán Hapaska, 2011, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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A great miracle needs to happen there, Siobhán Hapaska, 2011, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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One after the other, Khalil Christee, 2014, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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One after the other, Khalil Christee, 2014, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Rockswarm, Bill Woodrow, 2011, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Roundup, Chris Jordan, 2015, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Silent Sping, Chis Jordan and Rebecca Clark, 2014, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Grammaire Wittgensteinienne de la Culture Physique, Erwin Wurm, 2013, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Reservoir II, Noémie Goudal, 2014, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Untitled (Butterfly Videowall 2), Diana Thater, 2008, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Untitled (Butterfly Videowall 2), 2008, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Reef 1, Tania Kovats, 2014, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Mor Plasting, Flip Flop & Shoes x14, Mike Perry, 2015, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Flip Flop #29, Playa Santa Maria, Mike Perry, 2014, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Jenga, Stephanie Quayle, 2015, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Benacre Birch I, III, Julian Perry, 2015, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Benacre Birch I, III, Julian Perry, 2015, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Benacre Tree, Julian Perry, 2015, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Where do we come from? Where are we going?, Paul Huxley, 2015, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Where do we come from? Where are we going?, Paul Huxley, 2015, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Where do we come from? Where are we going?, Paul Huxley, 2015, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Listened to the silence of the lost sea, Sayyora Muin, 2011, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Listened to the silence of the lost sea, Sayyora Muin, 2011, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Beyond the line (2015) by Huseyn HagverdiRepublic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015

Beyond the line

Art can speak about environmental circumstances directly or allegorically. The Azerbaijani avant-garde artists of the mid-twentieth century, working in strictly controlled conditions, often resorted to the use of allegory. By the 1960s, artists who displayed ‘rebellious’ personal attitudes that deviated from Communist ideology were no longer arrested, executed, or banished. They were punished differently. Their works were ignored, they could not hold exhibitions, and they were not permitted to travel abroad. They were thus refused the guardianship of state structures regulating official art. Azerbaijan proudly presents their works in Beyond the Line, which showcases the Soviet period artwork of the non-conformist artists Javad Mirjavadov, Tofik Javadov, Ashraf Murad, Rasim Babayev, and sculptor Fazil Najafov. The exhibition also includes the film ‘Stepping over the Horizon’ directed by Shamil Najafzada as well as an installation by Huseyn Hagverdi, whose career suffered under Soviet rule, but whose creativity nevertheless blossomed. These displays by hitherto obscure artists represents the victory of their indestructible spirit. Today, they speak about their epoch from the heart, symbolizing ‘the ecology of the human soul.’Beyond the Line acts as a counterpoint to the international exhibition Vita Vitale (Vital Life), Azerbaijan’s second pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia.

Azerbaijan Pavilion, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Beyond the Line, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Beyond the Line, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Beyond the Line, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Opening Biennale 2015, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Dictator, Rasim Babayev, 1976, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Azerbaijan Pavilion, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Family, Fazil Najafov, 1988, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Echo of Epoch, Fazil Najafov, 1979, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Echo of Epoch, Fazil Najafov, 1979, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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Morning, Fazil Najafov, 1983, From the collection of: Republic of Azerbaijan - Biennale Arte 2015
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