The Art Newspaper:
Opening of YARAT Centre, Shirin Neshat and Permanent Collection
03 Apr 15
Baku art centre launched in former Soviet naval base.
New works by the Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat to go on show.
By Gareth Harris
Works by international and local contemporary artists owned by Yarat, an Azeri non-profit organisation, are due to go on show on 24 March in its new home, a former Soviet-era naval building in Baku, the capital of oil-rich Azerbaijan. Called “Making Histories” (until 1 October), the inaugural show at the Yarat Contemporary Art Space will feature works by more than 20 artists.
