{"id":14288,"date":"2025-09-11T11:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T04:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/studio-ko-reimagines-1912-tram-depot-as-the-centre-for-contemporary-arts-tashkent\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T04:31:41","slug":"studio-ko-reimagines-1912-tram-depot-as-the-centre-for-contemporary-arts-tashkent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/studio-ko-reimagines-1912-tram-depot-as-the-centre-for-contemporary-arts-tashkent\/","title":{"rendered":"studio KO reimagines 1912 tram depot as the centre for contemporary arts tashkent"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Uzbekistan launches first Contemporary Arts Centre<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Centre for Contemporary Arts Tashkent (CCA) in Uzbekistan is housed in a former tram depot and diesel station dating back to 1912, reimagined by Paris-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/studio-ko\/\"><strong>Studio KO<\/strong><\/a>. The project is the first permanent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/museums-galleries\/\"><strong>institution<\/strong><\/a> for contemporary art and research in Central Asia, launching its first-year program and the announcement of its inaugural exhibition, Hikmah, set to open in March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/exhibitions\/\"><strong>exhibition<\/strong><\/a> Hikmah, meaning wisdom in Uzbek, will gather a wide roster of voices, from Ali Cherri and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/kimsooja\/\"><strong>Kimsooja<\/strong><\/a> to Nadia Kaabi-Linke, Muhannad Shono, Nari Ward, and Tarik Kiswanson, alongside Uzbek and Karakalpak artists including Shokhrukh Rakhimov, Vladimir Pan, Daribay Saipov, and Bakhtiyar Saipov. Works on view will include Kaabi-Linke\u2019s Flying Carpets, on loan from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Kimsooja\u2019s participatory Archive of Mind; and new commissions developed through the CCA residency program (find designboom\u2019s previous coverage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/aga-khan-studio-ko-tashkent-19th-century-mahallas-artist-residencies-10-09-2024\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>). A parallel music program will range from Sufi chants to electronic soundscapes, extending the theme of wisdom into sonic traditions.<\/p>\n<p>aerial view of Centre for Contemporary Arts in Tashkent (CCA) | all renders \u00a9 Studio KO, courtesy of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF), unless stated otherwise<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Studio KO Reimagines Tashkent\u2019s Tram Depot<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Led by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acdf.uz\/\"><strong> Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation<\/strong><\/a> (ACDF) under Chairperson Gayane Umerova, the CCA aims to connect local heritage with international cultural production. The <a href=\"https:\/\/ccat.uz\/\"><strong>institution<\/strong><\/a> is steered by Artistic Director and Chief Curator Dr. Sara Raza, who brings two decades of curatorial experience across Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and their diasporas. Her vision grounds the center in Tashkent\u2019s history as a crossroads of Global Majority thinkers and artists, while opening it to contemporary debates.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The adaptive reuse of the CCA building plays a central role in the project\u2019s identity. Designed by Wilhelm Heinzelmann, the early 20th-century structure once powered Tashkent\u2019s first tram line and electricity network. Studio KO\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studioko.fr\/\"><strong>architects<\/strong><\/a> Karl Fournier and Olivier Marty describe their intervention as giving the industrial shell a <em>\u2018new poetic life,\u2019<\/em> working with local materials and motifs to create spaces for evolving artistic encounters.<\/p>\n<p>view on the diesel station facade<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Public Art Festival to Define CCA\u2019s Annual Programming<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Programming begins in September 2025, with the CCA Artist Residencies, which since 2024 have welcomed international and regional creatives. The 2025 cohort includes sound artist Sarni El-Enany, fashion designer Paria Farzaneh, art historian Vivek Gupta, Afghan miniature painter Jamila Sadat, and Bangkok-based Uzbek artist Dishon Yuldash.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the CCA will anchor its calendar with two annual initiatives: the multidisciplinary Navruz Gala and the citywide Tashkent Public Art Festival.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>closeup on the renovated brick facade | image \u00a9 BCDF Studio, courtesy of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF)<\/p>\n<p>diesel station exhibition space<\/p>\n<p>workshop<\/p>\n<p>lobby reception<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>view of the lower lobby<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>public stairs<\/p>\n<p>view of the underground gallery<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>view of the main courtyard<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>restaurant<\/p>\n<p>auditorium<\/p>\n<p>view of the library<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ccat.uz\/\">Centre for Contemporary Art<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cca_tashkent\/?hl=en\">@cca_tashkent<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>architects:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studioko.fr\/\">Studio KO<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/studioko\/?hl=en\">@studioko<\/a> (Karl Fournier and Olivier Marty)<\/p>\n<p><strong>original building architect:<\/strong> Wilhelm Heinzelmann (1912)<\/p>\n<p><strong>location:<\/strong> Tashkent, Uzbekistan<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>client: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acdf.uz\/\">Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/acdfuz\/?hl=en\">@acdfuz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>chairperson:<\/strong> Gayane Umerova<\/p>\n<p><strong>artistic director &amp; chief curator:<\/strong> Dr Sara Raza<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/studio-ko-1912-tram-depot-centre-contemporary-arts-tashkent-09-11-2025\/\">studio KO reimagines 1912 tram depot as the centre for contemporary arts tashkent<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uzbekistan launches first Contemporary Arts Centre \u00a0 The Centre for Contemporary Arts Tashkent (CCA) in Uzbekistan is housed in a former tram depot and diesel station dating back to 1912, reimagined by Paris-based Studio KO. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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