Artists about Artists: Paintings Honoring Cultural and Art Workers

An exhibition of works by Turkmen artists is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts to mark Cultural and Art Workers and Magtymguly Pyragy’s Poetry Day.

The celebratory event opened with a truly poetic prologue: Honored Artist of Turkmenistan Yagmur Kurbannazarov recited Pyragy’s poem Turkmenia’.At the conceptual core of the exhibition is a portrait gallery of prominent figures in the national culture.

Honored Cultural Worker of Turkmenistan Saparmammed Meredov’s painting of the great Turkmen poet Magtymguly is a big draw for visitors who unwittingly make a parallel with the canonical portrait of Pyragy by Aykhan Khajiev.

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