Solo exhibition from multidisciplinary artist Taus Makhacheva on view at YARAT Contemporary Art Space
(Artdaily.org)

YARAT Contemporary Art Space announces a solo exhibition from multidisciplinary artist Taus Makhacheva, running 12 July – 6 October 2019. Living and working in her hometown of Moscow, Makhacheva’s varied practice includes installation, performance and film. At YARAT, the artist presents an interactive multimedia installation exploring Azerbaijani contemporaneity, through newly-commissioned works detailing the USSR Circus tradition and wider concepts of history making. Reference points include the story of the Berberov family, who once lived in Baku with their pet lion, King I. Achieving fame across the Soviet Union following a movie role, the lion was then mistakenly shot dead by a policeman.