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Aidan Salahova

Russian artist (born )

Aidan Salakhova

Born	Aidan Salahova March 16, &#;() (age&#;60) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Alma&#;mater	V. Surikov Moscow State Academy Art Institute
Awards	Silver medal by Russian Academy of Fine Arts
Elected	Academician of Russian Academy of Fine Arts
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Aidan Salahova (Azerbaijani: Aydan Tair qızı Salahova; born March 25, ) is a Soviet and Russian artist of Azerbaijani descent, gallerist and public person.

In she founded the Aidan Gallery in Moscow. Salahova's works can be found in many private and state collections including the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Ekaterina Cultural Foundation, Francois Pinault Foundation, Teutloff Museum and the Boghossian Foundation; in private collections of I. Khalilov, Matan Uziel family collection, P-K.

Broshe, T. Novikov, V. Nekrasov, V. Bondarenko and others.

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At the Venice Biennale, Salahova's name hit the headlines when her work was politically censored.

Biography

Aidan Salahova was born in in Moscow^[1] in the family of Azeri and Russian artist Tahir Salahov,^{[citation needed]} who is the vice-president of the Russian Academy of Arts, and a laureate of state awards in Russia and Azerbaijan.

In she graduated from the Moscow State Surikov Institute of Fine Arts (Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture) as an external student. Since , Aidan Salahova is professor at the institute. Since , she is an Academician of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.

Aidan salakhova biography of martin lawrence Wanted 0. First Gallery, Moscow Visual stimulation. Or, we've got a glitch Her selection of this style is fitting, as Persian miniatures historically were private books, allowing artists to express themselves more freely than they would with more public wall art.

In the late s Salahova became one of the most significant art figures of the new generation in post-Soviet countries^{[citation needed]} In Aidan was awarded a silver medal by the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.^{[citation needed]} In she was a member of the Public Chamber.

Having worked for over twenty years as both an artist and a gallerist she has been one of the strongest influences on the development of contemporary art in post-Soviet Russia.

Salahova has exhibited her work at major international art fairs and biennales, including twice at the Venice Biennale ( and ) and at the Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art ().

Artworks

Salahova's art won recognition not only in the Russian art community, but also internationally. Aidan is a regular participant of major international art fairs and biennales including the Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art (, ), the 2nd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (), etc.

Aidan salakhova biography of martin short All Rights Reserved. She is one of the key artists on a contemporary Russian art scene working in various mediums, such as photography , sculpture , painting , and installations. Aidan Salakhova , known as Aidan, is interested in the often contradictory meanings around cultural and religious symbols which she deconstructs in her sculptures, paintings, photographs and videos. Digital copying of these images and content strictly prohibited; violators will be subject to the law including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

In her works, Salahova investigates gender themes, women's sexuality in the context of Islam,^[2] contrasts between the East and the West, matters of prohibition, esotericism, and beauty. She is one of the key artists on a contemporary Russian art scene working in various mediums, such as photography, sculpture, painting, and installations.

Aidan Salahova marries Eastern Islamic with Western feminist influences, combining her Azerbaijani background with her Eastern European upbringing. Her “Persian Miniatures” series explores the feminine identity in an Islamic context.

Missing elements carry as much weight as those that are visualized. Feminine figures are delicately portrayed, with the male presence noticeably absent.

The drawings are flat and their subjects anonymous, rendering them interchangeable and representational.

Her execution traces back to Persian miniatures from which the series takes its name. Her selection of this style is fitting, as Persian miniatures historically were private books, allowing artists to express themselves more freely than they would with more public wall art.

Although these are typically executed in vibrant, vivid colors, Salahova's miniatures are more somber, as though carrying the strength and the weight of their subjects.

Highly semiotic, Salahova's work plays on the capability of representative imagery to represent a multitude of meanings, primary among which is women's position within established social conventions.

Her symbols are far from mundane, featuring images such as the gourd, a womb-like symbol of fertility. Also recurring is the minaret symbol, representing faith and power, as well as unity given its function as the location of the call to prayer. Water, a symbol of purity and life across a number of civilizations and religions is also an expression of tears as the inner emotional sea.

Personal exhibitions

Revelations Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Reachless, Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum, Serpukhov, Russia
Out of Body, Quadro Fine Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Fascinates & Tremendum, MMOMA, Moscow, Russia
Persian miniatures, Quadro Fine Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Kicik Qualart, Baku, Azerbaijan
Persian miniatures.

XL-Gallery, Moscow, Russia^[3]
Red. Project of Yves Saint Laurent. State Centre of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
Persian Miniatures.
Aidan salakhova biography of martin johnson: Although these are typically executed in vibrant, vivid colors, Salahova's miniatures are more somber, as though carrying the strength and the weight of their subjects. XL gallery, Moscow Diva. It is rewarding for all of us to see artists' files grow, and others may be eager to supplement what you have provided. Galleria Sprovieri, Rome Golden Confession.
AMT Gallery, Como, Italy
Aidan Salahova. Painting, Drawing. D Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia
I love myself. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia^[4]
Abstract. Dom Cultural Center, Moscow, Russia
Habibi. D Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Orel Art Presenta Galerie, Paris, France

MMS. XL-Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Kaaba. XL-Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Habibi. Volker Diehl Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Odalisque (in conjunction with “ART MOSKVA studio”). Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia
Living Pictures. D Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia
Tea in the Desert.

Invogue boutique, Moscow, Russia
The Sleeping Beauty (XL Gallery, in cooperation with the European Galleries association).
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Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany

Suspense. Museum of 20th Century Art, Kemerovo
– After the Wall. Art and Culture in post-Communist Europe. Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin; Ludwig Museum, Budapesht
Diva (project of XL Gallery in conjunction with Photobiennale 98).

Manezh Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia
Suspense. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Antonyms. New Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia
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XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Golden Confession. Sprovieri Gallery, Roma, Italy
Leda and the Swan. Berman - E.N. Gallery, New York, USA
Golden Confession. First Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Incident at the 54th Venice Biennale

In June , Salahova was representing the Azerbaijan Pavilion among other national artists at the 54th Venice Biennale.

Two of her artworks previously approved by the ministry of culture were ordered to be covered and eventually removed from the exhibition a day before the opening, "because of government sensitives towards the nation's status as a secular Muslim country".^[5] The officials said the works had been damaged during transportation.^[6] Commenting on the conflict the pavilion curator Beral Madra stated that the concept of the removed sculptures had been misinterpreted by the government, and added that in over 25 years of curating she "ever experienced this kind of conflict".

In an article entitled "Vagina Art Veiled at Azerbaijan's Venice Biennale Pavilion, Causing Some to Cry Censorship", Kate Deimling stated that "Black Stone," a "sculpture depicting the black stone in Mecca venerated by Muslims within a vagina-like marble frame, were both covered up".^[7]

Aidan Gallery

Founded in Moscow in by Aidan Salahova, the gallery today is one of the most prestigious private galleries of modern and contemporary art in Russia.

Traditionally, the Aidan Gallery is highly appraised by critics, collectors and audience at international contemporary art fairs and exhibitions, such as The Armony Show (United States), FIAC (France), Liste (Switzerland), Art Forum Berlin (Germany), ARCO (Spain), Vienna Art Fair (Austria), Art Dubai (UAE), Art Brussels (Belgium).^[8] The gallery works with artists, who combine straight conceptualism with radical Aestheticism, such as: Rauf Mamedov, Elena Berg, Nikola Ovchinnikov, Konstantin Latyshev and others.^[9]