(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 11. The Azerbaijan
National Carpet Museum will host the opening of an international
exhibition Climates and Carpets on November 15, Trend
reports via the museum.
The exhibition dedicated to the 29th session of the Conference
of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change will be organized by the Ministry of Culture of
Azerbaijan and the National Carpet Museum.
Favorable climate conditions and the captivating nature of our
motherland have played a significant role in the emergence and
development of the ancient folk art of carpet weaving.
Eco-friendly, colorful, and rich-patterned carpets mirror all the
beauties of the Azerbaijani nature. The exhibition aims to draw
attention to the importance of combating climate change and
promoting a healthy lifestyle through artworks created in new
techniques by contemporary artists, based on ancient traditions,
while calling for solutions to ecological problems and protection
of the environment.
The exhibition will showcase works created by renowned artists
from Azerbaijan, the US, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, and
Russia, inspired by the Azerbaijani art of carpet weaving, a craft
of universal value, and its traditional patterns. It will also
feature a mutual work, Born in Flames, by a famous Russian actress,
director, artist, singer, and TV presenter, Natalya Bochkareva.
Moreover, Nnenna Okore (Chicago), a professor at North Park
University, Mexican artist Pedro Cesar Peralta, artist, founder of
the YARAT Contemporary Art Space and CHELEBI brand Aida Mahmudova,
honorary artists Taryer Bashirov and Faig Ahmed, honorary worker of
culture Elmira Abbasly, artists Mammad Rashidov, Milena Nabiyeva,
Mahar Maharramov, Tarana Aliyeva, and students of Integration
Training Boarding School #11 of Bilgah settlement will take part in
this international project. The diverse art pieces made from
various recycled materials such as glass, wool, metal, bioplastics,
cheesecloth, fibers, sawdust, etc. will also be presented at the
event.
The opening ceremony will feature the cutting of the loom and a
carpet, Green World, by Honoured Artist Taryer Bashirov, dedicated
to COP29 and woven in the Traditional Technology Department of the
Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum. Furthermore, members of the
Women's Union of the United Arab Emirates will conduct
masterclasses on weaving.
The exhibition will be on until November 30.
The tickets can be bought by linking to itiket .
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