Vyacheslav Akhunov (; ; born 1948), is a Kyrgyz-born Uzbek visual artist, and author. He is known for performance art, video art, and painting. Akhunov lives in

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Biography

Vyacheslav Akhunov was born in 1948 in

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(present day

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), his mother was Russian and his father was Uzbek. He graduated in 1979 from Moscow State Institute of Art (now

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). He has actively spoken out about being silenced during the Soviet years, which inspired his large-scale installation work, ''Breathe Quietly'' (1976–2013). Some of his notable art exhibitions include the 2nd Yinchuan Biennale, China (2018); BALAGAN!!!, Berlin (2015); 5th

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(2013); Pavilion of Central Asia at the

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(2013, 2007, 2005); 1st Kiev Biennale (2012),

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(2013), Ostalgia,

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, New York (2011); Time of the Storytellers,

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, Helsinki (2007); Montreal Biennale (2007); and 1st Singapore Biennale (2006). Akhunov's work is in museum collections include the Urganch Photo Gallery (), and the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Akhunov, Vyacheslav 1948 births Writers from Osh Artists from Tashkent 21st-century Uzbekistani artists 20th-century Uzbekistani artists Uzbekistani painters Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic people Kyrgyzstani emigrants Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni Living people