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    Oil Boom: The art-nouveau mansions of Baku that have been lovingly restored
    A little more than a century ago, Baku was home to the world’s first great oil rush, and the...
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    Industrial wabi-sabi: The Beauty of Japanese Concrete
    The Japanese art of wabi-sabi celebrates perfection within imperfection. But what happens when you mix it with industrial concrete?...
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    Italian master of Arte Povera, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Opens Major Solo Show in Azerbaijan
    On 1 April famed Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto's solo exhibition, Do It, will open at Yarat Contemporary Art Centre in...
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    Interview: How Azerbaijani artist Aida Mahmudova is pushing the limits
    With her newest exhibition, Non Imagined Perspectives, launching today at YARAT Contemporary Art Space in Baku, Sophie Breitsameter talks...
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    When the ink runs dry: The return of printed books
    With the advent of the Kindle, it seemed there was no turning back from e-book world domination. A decade...
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    Spring is Here: Celebrating Novruz Bayrami
    The coming of spring is fêted worldwide, but in Azerbaijan it is extra special and part of a month-long...
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    Brazilian Artist Daniel Malva's Photographic Explorations of Natural History
    Daniel Malva is a Brazilian artist whose work aims to illustrate our inability to see and feel natural world...
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    Children of Dune: Middle Eastern Science Fiction
    The Middle East is providing a fertile ground for an increasingly relevant sci-fi scene, as artists and authors engage...
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    Natural Selection: The exhibition bringing together art and science to celebrate the diversity of bird life and intelligent design
    An exciting visual exploration of the history of birds' nests and egg collecting through animation, video, sculpture and music...
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    Face/Off: The Psychological Work of American artist George Condo
    Beguiling yet frightening, the many faces of George Condo’s psychological works continue to be popular around the world, including...
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    Travel: Austin VS Copenhagen
    Brush away those January blues and take in some new vistas. Music may have put Austin on the map...
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    Being Human: A new exhibition at YARAT in Baku explores the human condition
    The group exhibition ‘Crumbling Down, Up and Up We Climb’ brings together the works of five artists at Baku’s...
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    Red-Hot Art: Russia on Fire
    The centenary of the October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, the overthrow of the Romanov dynasty and the advent of the...
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    My Art: Tales of East and West in the art collection of jeweller Noor Fares
    Colour, texture and geometry form the backbone of Lebanese designer Noor Fares’ collection, stemming from a rich cultural heritage...