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As part of the “Fly to Baku. Art Weekend. Sense the Future NOW”
art festival, organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in
partnership with the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry, which aims to
unite art, culture, and ecology, more than 10 exhibitions will open
in various galleries across the capital from October 31 to November
2, Azernews reports.
These exhibitions will form the core of the festival.
On October 31, the official opening of the joint project by the
UN and IDEA will take place, featuring the exhibitions “My Seas, My
Oceans” by one of the most renowned masters of the 20th and 21st
centuries, Colombian artist and sculptor Fernando Botero. His
recognizable style has transformed the perception and vision of the
human body. The exhibition, which will be open for art enthusiasts
from November 1–2 at the Heydar Aliyev Center, will also include
works by leading Azerbaijani artists on the themes of environmental
responsibility and sustainable development.
Six other exhibitions will be held in Icherisheher. The
exhibition “Flowing Memory” (Axar yaddaş), which will take place at
the Underground Bath from October 31 to November 2, explores the
multilayered semantics of bath culture in Azerbaijan within the
context of the concepts of water, memory, and purity. In the works
of contemporary artists Sabina Shikhliyskaya, Nargiz Asgarova
Ramizgizi, Aliya Bayramova, and Timur Zaripov, the bath is
reimagined as a flowing space of memory that connects the past to
the present, as a place of collective identity linking generations
through experience.
At the exhibition “Dew. A Morning That Never Was” (Şeh. Heç vaxt
olmayan səhər) at the Shirvanshahs’ Palace (October 31 – November
2), artist Vusala Agharaziyeva compares the Shirvanshahs’ Palace to
a contemplative space that becomes the delicate, thoughtful moment
between night and dawn.
The exhibition “Ancestors” (Əcdadlar) brings together leading
contemporary Azerbaijani artists Faig Ahmad, Rashad Alakbarov,
Orkhan Huseynov, and Farid Rasulov to explore one of humanity’s
most profound concepts—the unbreakable connection between us and
those who lived before us. This exhibition will take place from
October 31 to November 2 at the QGallery Baku in Icherisheher.
“The Pistachio Tree: Roots of Memory” (Fıstıq ağacı: Yaddaşın
kökləri) is the title of an exhibition that will be held at the
Maksud Ibrahimbayov Creativity Center (November 1–2). This
multifaceted project combines literature, art, and ecology.
Inspired by Maksud Ibrahimbayov’s monodrama “The Pistachio Tree,”
the exhibition deeply explores universal themes such as memory,
belonging, and continuity through the lens of Azerbaijani
storytelling.
As part of the project “Fly to Baku: Fluid State” (Bakıya uçuş:
Axın halı), a collection of works by eight artists inspired by the
fountains in the center of the city will be displayed at the Baku
Photography House in Icherisheher (November 2–3). Each piece tells
a personal or public story about a specific location. The
exhibition focuses on the role of fountains in public spaces in
Baku, their influence on the formation of the city’s identity and
communities, as well as the potential of these places to shape a
new vision, perception, and possible future of Baku.
A new series of works by Ramina Saadatkhan titled “Fire, Water,
and Kisses” (Od, su və öpüşlər) will be presented at the Nine
Senses Art Center from October 31 to November 2.
The project “Once Upon the Caspian”, curated by Zahra Mammadova,
is both an artistic journey and an invitation to rediscover water
and ourselves. The exhibition will take place at the YARAT
Contemporary Art Space on November 2–3.
From October 31 to November 2, the Azerbaijan National Art
Museum will host the exhibition “100th Anniversary of Tofig
Javadov”, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the
prominent representative of the Absheron school and one of the most
important figures in Azerbaijani realism, artist Tofig Javadov
(1925–1985). Moreover, works by participants of the Baku Steel Art
International Metal Symposium will be displayed at the Seaside
National Park. Elvin Nabizade’s kinetic installation “The Last
Wave” (Sonuncu dalğa) will be exhibited for two days at the Stone
Chronicle Museum.
Along with the exhibitions, the festival program includes
masterclasses, public art projects, and city tours.
On November 1–2, masterclasses by Giuseppe Carta will take place
at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts. On these days, the
academy will also hold open house days.
The “ABOVE” project, led by Asmar Babayeva, takes visitors
beyond the walls of galleries, inviting them into the studios of
leading contemporary sculptors and artists in Azerbaijan. This
exclusive experience offers a rare opportunity to see the places
where ideas are born and transformed into art. Visitors will have
the chance to witness the creative process firsthand, interact with
the artists, and learn how the combination of tradition and
innovation is shaping the country’s evolving art scene.
Those wishing to participate in the events and be part of the
three-day vibrant art festival must register on the website
www.bakuartweekend.az.
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