The Telegraph: New film looks at Azerbaijan art scene

02 Apr 13

The Igniters, a film by Adrian Steirn, features the world leading art auctioneer Simon de Pury investigates the emerging art scene in Azerbaijan.

The short film tells the stories of some of the artists based in the Azerbaijan capital Baku. Mr de Pury, 61, arguably the world’s best-known art auctioneer, said: "I had the chance to visit an number of studios in Baku and was amazed by the richness of the local artistic scene.

"They have an expression which is very different from what you might find in other countries."

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