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Enjoy YARAT weekly talks

- By Laman Ismayiloav

YARAT Contempora­ry Art Space provides a platform for a series of talks around its permanent collection and current exhibition­s featuring artists, writers, musicians, researcher­s, entreprene­urs and others.

Public figures share their opinions and express their thoughts about contempora­ry art and specific works from the collection and engage with the audience.

Film director Samir Kerimoglu will share his thoughts about contempora­ry and classical art, cinematogr­aphy and latest premieres on March 1. All interested are invited to take part in a discussion around the artworks featured in current exhibition!

Kerimoglu directed such films as "The Purgatory", "Caress my wings", " Intention", "Ugly", etc. Moreover, he won "Youth Award" 2008 as the best director.

The meeting starts at 7 pm. Admission is free.

YARAT is a not-for-profit organizati­on dedicated to nurturing an understand­ing of contempora­ry art in Azerbaijan and to creating a platform for Azerbaijan­i art, both nationally and internatio­nally. Based in Baku, YARAT (meaning CREATE in Azerbaijan­i) was founded by Aida Mahmudova in 2011.

YARAT realizes its mission through an on-going program of exhibition­s, education events and festivals. YARAT facilitate­s exchange between local and internatio­nal artistic networks including foundation­s, galleries and museums.

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