Rustam Khalfin | |
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Born | October 14, 1949 |
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR | |
Died | December 31, 2008 | (aged 59)
Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
Nationality | USSR (until 1991), Kazakhstan (since 1991) |
Alma mater | Moscow Architectural Institute |
Movement | Contemporary Art |
Style | Painting, Video Art, Photo Art, Installation Art, Performance Art |
Website | https://khalfin.foundation |
Archive | https://look-gallery.com/en |
Rustam Khalfin (Russian: Рустам Нурмухамедович Хальфин, Kazakh: Рустам Хальфин) (October 14, 1949 – December 31, 2008) was a Kazakh contemporary artist, painter and architect.
Rustam Khalfin is considered one of the most influential artists of Central Asia of the 20th century,[1] he was one of the pioneers in performance, installation and video art and had a major influence on the art community of the region. He developed the concept of nomad aesthetics with contemporary vision.