Uzbekistan’s Historic Cities Are Fueling a Modern Art Renaissance

Uzbekistan’s Historic Cities Are Fueling a Modern Art Renaissance

A contemporary artistic spirit is awakening amid the Silk Road–era palaces and mosques of Uzbekistan. Courtesy of Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation Artist Nomin Zezegmaa at the Poi-Kalon Mosque, in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.When the contemporary art curator Diana Campbell, who helped shape the art scene in the Philippines and Bangladesh, invites me to go somewhere, I’m all ears. Her scouting trips are always a piñata of wildly inspirin…