May 27, 2010
On May 27, over 100 prominent art historians, artists, diplomats, public figures, journalists and fans of talented masters` works attended the opening of the exhibition titled “One Thousand and One Lamps”, a new creative project of the Rakhimov dynasty of ceramists. The exhibition has been organized by Usto-Shogird School of Ceramics with the assistance of the Fund Forum and IJOD Association of Artists, Art Historians and Craftsmen established last year by Gulnara Karimova with the goal of uniting masters of different ages, from academics to young artists of all types and categories of arts in Uzbekistan.
On display are 1001 ceramic lamps. They include candlesticks, hanging lamps, floor lamps and wall lamps. To create the lamps, the master used ancient restorative techniques and new original methods of the dynasty.
The Rakhimovs` dynasty, one of the most famous in Tashkent, spans six generations of ceramics masters. Presently, representatives of the dynasty are Akbar Rakhimov and his son Alisher, who continue to perpetuate the dynasty`s traditions. Usto-Shogird, the first school of ceramics of the Rakhimov dynasty in Tashkent, was established in April 2005 with the assistance of the Fund Forum and UNESCO.
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