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The Venice Biennale and Central Asia’s Rise in the Global Art World

The recent rise of the region in the international art world has been driven, in part, by a concentrated wave of institution-building, biennials, cultural diplomacy and private patronage, with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan leading the charge.

The Venice Biennale and Central Asia’s Rise in the Global Art World

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