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Rizzoli New York. Courtesy of ACDF.
17 February 2025, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) announces the publication of two new books; Tashkent: A Modernist Capital (Rizzoli New York) and Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI (Lars Müller), that shine a spotlight on the under-recognised architectural legacy of the capital of Uzbekistan. The books mark an important milestone in the major research project Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI led by the ACDF and a team of international experts, including GRACE, Politecnico di Milano, Boris Chukhovich, Armin Linke and Laboratorio Permanente, which, to date, has led to 20 modernist buildings across Tashkent being given the status of national heritage sites.
Tashkent: A Modernist Capital, published by Rizzoli New York, previews images of 24 modernist landmark sites across Tashkent photographed by Karel Balas and a foreword by Chris Dercon, art historian and managing director of the Fondation Cartier. With the main essay by Béatrice Grenier, the book unveils the unique architectural quality of these extraordinary buildings constructed between the 1960s and early 1990s through stunning images and texts, offering a window into Tashkent’s rich cultural heritage.
The publication Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI by Lars Müller Publishers is the synthesis of the extensive research project it shares its name with. The book plays the role of an archive which condenses the results of the three year-long investigations. It also aims to contribute to the global debate on the twentieth-century legacy and the preservation of multiple modernities across the world. Edited by Boris Chukhovich, Davide Del Curto and Ekaterina Golovatyuk, the publication contains analytical essays on Tashkent Modernism and modernism preservation as a whole, featuring monographic descriptions and preservation strategies of a selection of modernist buildings in Tashkent. The book also features an interview with globally acclaimed architect Rem Koolhaas and a photographic essay by the artist Armin Linke.
Coordinator of the Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI project, GRACE will curate the Uzbekistan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Architettura 2025 to further build on this legacy.
© Karel Balas, Palace of Peoples’ Friendship. Image from Tashkent: A Modernist Capital, Rizzoli New York. Courtesy of ACDF.
The idea to initiate the research project Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI was sparked by the demolition of the iconic modernist House of Cinema building in Tashkent in 2017. Responding to this urgent need to protect the modernist architectural sites of the Uzbekistan capital, the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation brought together an international team of architects, historians and preservation experts to document, reinterpret and preserve the legacy of 24 key modernist sites across the capital. Over the course of several years, the project team worked to develop the methodology of preservation of this recent heritage, as well as prove the importance of modernist architecture to Tashkent’s identity. The project has since secured national heritage site status for 20 structures and additional protected status for 154 modernist mosaic panels adorning the facades and interiors of residential complexes across Uzbekistan. It is also working towards getting the Tashkent modernist sites added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. The project seeks to inspire and strengthen preservation efforts for architectural monuments throughout Uzbekistan.
Gayane Umerova, chairperson of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation says: “The Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI project is unparalleled on an international scale. It brings together experts, activists and the government to make real and important changes to the way that architectural heritage is protected, studied and preserved. The two new books – Tashkent: A Modernist Capital and Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI – are the result of this hard work, spotlighting a brilliant and under-recognised architecture. I hope these books will contribute to a far deeper understanding of the significance of Tashkent Modernism as well as of the rich cultural heritage of Uzbekistan more broadly.”
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About the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation
The Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) preserves, promotes and nurtures Uzbekistan’s heritage, arts and culture. Positioned at the forefront of Uzbekistan’s cultural development, ACDF is committed to fostering the cultural ecosystem of the country, driving the creative economy, and providing opportunities for practitioners on a local, regional and global stage. ACDF believes that culture and heritage are vital in shaping society, uniting communities, bridging generations, and facilitating cross-cultural conversations.
In Tashkent, ACDF has successfully led the fourth edition of the World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) (2-4 October 2024) and currently spearheads the inaugural Aral Culture Summit (4-6 April 2025) in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (April – October 2025), the renovation of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent, the construction of the new State Museum of Arts designed by Tadao Ando, and the restoration and partial reconstruction of the Palace of the Grand Duke of Romanov. ACDF has also launched “Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI”, an ongoing research project documenting and protecting the city’s modernist architecture, highlighted by two significant publications in collaboration with Rizzoli New York (published in November 2024) and Lars Müller Publishers (to be published in early 2025). In Bukhara, ACDF is launching the first Bukhara Biennial in September 2025.
About Gayane Umerova
Gayane Umerova is dedicated to developing the culture sector in Uzbekistan.
Deputy Head of the Department of Social Development of the Presidential Administration and Chairperson of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF), Gayane Umerova is at the helm of building Uzbekistan’s cultural infrastructure. Her efforts are bringing the nation’s art, artists, and cultural heritage into the global spotlight. Currently, she is overseeing the restoration and development of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent, poised to become a new cultural hub for the region, and is the commissioner of the 2025 Bukhara Biennial (5 September – 20 November 2025). She is also driving the construction of the new State Museum of Arts designed by Tadao Ando, is the commissioner for the Uzbekistan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Arte and Architettura since 2021 as well as for Uzbekistan’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka and is spearheading the inaugural Aral Culture Summit (April 4-6, 2025) among other significant projects. Committed to boosting Uzbekistan’s prominence on the international culture scene, Umerova serves as the Chairperson of the National Commission of Uzbekistan on UNESCO Affairs under the Cabinet of Ministers. Her public service commitment is evident in her dedication to creating opportunities for young people in Uzbekistan’s cultural sector and fostering a cultural economy that unites communities and generations.
About Rizzoli New York
Rizzoli New York joined such prestigious American institutions as Tiffany’s, Saks, and Cartier when it first opened the Rizzoli Bookstore on Fifth Avenue in 1964. In the following years, its landmark building in New York became the center for the company’s national expansion, adding new bookstores throughout the country and, a decade later, establishing an eminent publishing house renowned today for high-quality, illustrated books.
Rizzoli New York began its publishing operation in 1974 and has become a leader in the fashion, interior design, culinary, art, architecture, and photography fields. Rizzoli Universe—formerly Universe Publishing—was added in 1990 and publishes books, decks, and calendars in a range of subjects including popular culture, art, photography, humour, gaming, cooking, craft, interior design, sports, music, entertainment, street culture, LGBTQIA, counterculture, and travel. In 2011, Rizzoli established Ex Libris, an imprint dedicated to publishing up-market literary fiction and nonfiction with a transatlantic character. Starting in January 2018, Rizzoli produces its museum and exhibitions publishing under the new imprint Rizzoli Electa, in collaboration with leading Italian book publisher and sister company Mondadori Electa.
About Lars Müller Publishers
Lars Müller Publishers is a leading independent publisher of books on architecture, design, contemporary art, photography and society, based in Zurich. Founded in 1983 by the Norwegian designer Lars Müller, the publishing house has made a worldwide name for itself for its beautifully designed and rigorously researched publications. The publishing program is presented as a “school of seeing,” bringing together authors, architects, designers, and artists whose work encourages us to look at the world around us in new ways. As well as publishing significant contemporary works, the publisher makes seminal 20th century works in the field of design and architecture available through its program of facsimile editions “XX: The Century of Print.”
About GRACE
GRACE is an international studio of architecture, urbanism, and research, based in Milan. It was founded by Ekaterina Golovatyuk and Giacomo Cantoni. Golovatyuk and Cantoni’s past work experience includes a long-term collaboration with OMA/AMO, focusing on cultural and research projects in Europe and Hong Kong.
Preservation is a central theme of the studio’s work, with particular focus on 20th-century heritage. As well as several individual projects in Central Asia, GRACE’s current collaboration with the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation, Politecnico di Milano, and a group of local and international researchers to revise the legal framework and develop strategies to preserve 15-20 modernist buildings in Tashkent has led to the forming of a particular expertise and the establishment of a critical position on the subject, beyond the current ideological and market-driven paradigm.
About Karel Balas
Karel Balas is a French photographer and artistic director. His work has been published in MilK Decoration, Elle Décor Italia, Living, and the Sunday Telegraph, and he has worked for Chloé, Dior, Fendi, Kenzo, Lacoste, and Tommy Hilfiger, among many others. He is the photographer of Secret Houses: Living in Menorca (Rizzoli, 2023).
About Armin Linke
Armin Linke (b. 1966, Milan) is an artist working with photography and film by setting up processes that question the medium, its technologies, narrative structures, and complicities within wider socio-political structures. His oeuvre functions as a collection of tools for demystifying different design strategies and languages. In a collective approach with other creatives, researchers and scientists, the narratives of his works expand on the level of multiple discourses, centring the questions of installation and display. Linke’s works have been exhibited internationally. His installation Alpi won the special prize at the 2004 Venice Biennale of Architecture and Image Capital was awarded the Kubus.Sparda Art Prize in 2019. Former artist in residence at the KHI Florenz, and guest artist at the CERN Geneva, he is currently a guest professor at ISIA Urbino.
Recent solo exhibitions include Image Capital (with Estelle Blaschke), MAST, Bologna, and Museum Folkwang, Essen, 2022; Earth Indices. Processing the Anthropocene (with Giulia Bruno), HKW, Berlin, 2022; Blind Sensorium, Matadero, Madrid, 2021 and Museo Archeologico Nazionale Domenico Ridola, Matera, 2019; A Card or Maybe Two, Marubi National Museum of Photography, Scutari, 2020; Prospecting Ocean, CNR-ISMAR, Venice, 2018.
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TASHKENT: A MODERNIST CAPITAL
Photographs by Karel Balas, Text by Béatrice Grenier, Foreword by Chris Dercon.
Hardcover / 10-2/5 x 13-4/5 » / 240 pages
$85 USD
ISBN: 978-0-8478-9998-2 / Rizzoli New York
www.rizzoliusa.com
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