Provocative, contemporary art from a new generation of Central Asian artists. The exhibition focuses on issues of conflict in areas that have been “hot spots” of political unrest following the divide of the Soviet Union into European and Eastern states.

The featured work in Art and Conflicts in Central Asia comes from the eastern states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Since the break-up of the Soviet Union, artists from these areas have been able to express the complexities of their individual situations and that of their countries through art. The artists are working in a variety of mediums, relying heavily on video and photography as documentary tools.