The Kyrgyz artist Chingiz Aidarov died on December 15.
Born in Bishkek, Kygyzstan in 1984, Chingiz Aidarov studied at ArtEast and became a member of the art groups Zhonele emes, 705, and Zamanbap art. His collective and individual work – spanning performance, painting, illustration, and video – issued biting and satirical takes on the sociopolitical situation in Kygyzstan as well as the experience of migrant workers abroad. He developed a performance practice called ‘nabeg’ comprising incursions or ‘invasions’ in public space.
Aidarov’s work has been presented at AUCA, Bishkek (2015); Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2021); Goethe-Institut, Tokyo (2021); Centre Pompidou, Paris (2022); and other institutions. His pieces are in various international collections including the Almaty Museum of Arts in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Aidarov suffered a stroke in 2022, and during his rehabilitation, he worked as part of Zamanbap art. Earlier this year, ArtReview profiled the group.
