The session ‘Adaptive architecture, art and cultural memory’ organised by Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation was held as part of Art Basel 2025. The discussion centred on how architecture and art can contribute to the understanding and preservation of cultural memory.
Special attention was paid to the forthcoming opening of the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Tashkent, which is housed in a historic industrial building from the early 20th century. This unique project, implemented by the Foundation together with the architectural bureau Studio KO, will become a new point of attraction on the cultural map of the region.
The session was attended by Gayane Umerova, Chairperson of Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation, Dr Sara Raza, Artistic Director and Chief Curator of the CCA, as well as artists Muhannad Shono and Shokhrukh Rakhimov.