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Art & Culture

From mugham, the musical art form of the Caucasus, to street art, art and culture are what define the human spirit. Explore more with us.

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    Uventa: The brand showcasing Baku fashion to the world
    Fashion designers in Azerbaijan are often influenced by the country's nature and landscapes. Khayala Asadova founded Uventa in 2012,...
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    Ulviyya Talishinskaya on motivating women in the workplace
    Ulviyya Talishinskaya is the Director of Sales & Marketing for Four Seasons Resort and Residences at The Pearl-Qatar. Following...
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    Elnara Nasirli on reflecting the human condition in art
    Coming from an environmental technology background, artist Elnara Nasirli finds inspiration in biotechnology and mixed media. She creates biomorphic...
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    Leila Aliyeva on Female Entrepreneurs
    Leila Aliyeva is the Director of Marketing at the Ritz Carlton, Baku. Here she speaks to Maria Webster about...
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    Sabina Shikhlinskaya on Yarat's Metacode Exhibition
    Azerbaijani artist and curator, Sabina Shikhlinskaya, speaks to Maria Webster about the opening of Metacode exhbition at Yarat Contemporary...
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    Winter activities in and around Baku
    The winter months may not have the attraction of sun-splashed summers by the Caspian Sea, but the next three...
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  • Babi Badalov on his life as a diasporic artists
    Attention Border, galerie Arsenal, galerie Labirynt, Poland, September 4, 2017 Paris-based Azeri artist, Babi Badalov has lived in Azerbaijan, France...
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    Rain Sultanov on Baku's 17th International Jazz Festival
    The city on the Caspian Sea has been a centre of jazz culture ever since the first oil boom...
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    The Story Of The Salaam Cinema, Baku
    Just a kilometre from the Baku City Circuit, where Max Verstappen won a crucial victory in his F1 2022...
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    Savvy Contemporary: Garden of Ten Seasons
    Baku reports on Garden of Ten Seasons Exhibition at Savvy Contemporary in Berlin At the 59th edition of the Venice...
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  • A building in Venice with an Azerbaijani sign on it
    Venice Biennale 2022: Azerbaijan Pavilion, Born To Love
    This year we sent Brandon Coburn to Venice to report back on Azerbaijan's Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Curated...
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    Leyla Efendiyeva on International Jazz Day
    Baku’s jazz musicians are famed for their continuous experimentation with classical jazz and traditional ethnic music. Their audiences are...
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    Six top things to do in Baku
    As spring comes to Azerbaijan, the concierge at the Four Seasons Baku, one of the city's foremost luxury hotels,...
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    Simon de Pury presents the iconic photographs of Anton Corbijn
    Auctioneer and art dealer to the stars created the celebrated Fly to Baku travelling exhibition ten years ago. Now...
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