Sabitov Alim
Born in 1956 in Kamensk-Uralski (Russia). Currently lives in Almaty.
1975-1980 Department of Architecture, Almaty Institute for Construction and Architecture
1985-1987 Graduate School, Central Scientific Research and Project Institute for Experimental and Typical Building Design, Moscow
1988 Ph.D. in Architecture
Professional Experience
1980-1982 Instructor, department “Basics of Architectural planning”, Almaty Institute for Construction and Architecture
1982-1984 Researcher, Department “Architecture of Residential and Communal Buildings”, Almaty Institute for Construction and Architecture
1988-1998 Cinema artist, “Kazakhfilm”(Almaty) and “Tzvetnauchfilm”(Moscow) movie studios
1994-2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Design, Kazakh State Academy for Construction and Architecture
since 1997 Member of the Directorial Board of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Almaty
2000-2001 Head of the Design Section, Kazakh State Academy for Construction and Architecture
since 2001Coordinator, “Culture and Art” program of the Soros Foundation-Kazakhstan
since 2001 Professor, Department of Design, Kazakh State Academy for Construction and Architecture
1998 “Birth of Evraz”, Kazakh State Academy for Construction and Architecture, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2000 “Almaty kitch”, “LOOK” Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2001 “Festival of Single-use Cloths”, member of the curator group, “Umai” Museum, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2002 “One moment”, “Ular” Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Organized or Participated in the Following Exhibitions
1999 “Youth’s Polygraph”, Kazakh State Academy for Construction and Architecture, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2000 “Almaty kitch”, “LOOK” Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2001 “Exhibition of the Diploma Works from the Department of Design of the Kazakh State Academy for Construction and Architecture”, Central State Museum of History of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Modern Central Asia” photo-exhibition, Nanto, France
Publications
Books
1999 “Images of Non-Existing Architectural Objects”, Almaty
2000 “Imagined Architectural Spaces”, co-authors Y.I. Bakhmutov, E.V. Butkeeva, L.R. Turganbaev, Almaty
Digests
2000 “Fantasies on the Theme: Student Art Periodical”,
in “Culture and Mass Media: problems of interaction”, Almaty
“Spatial plane concept as an invisible sphere, circle in “XX
years of KazGASA”, Almaty
“Unofficial Art of Almaty in 1960-1970s” in “The Latest
on the Contemporary”, Almaty
2001 “Pioneers of Kazakhstan Video-Art” in “Artistic Life of Kazakhstan”, Almaty
Magazines
1998 “Interior Design in Movies” Totality of Color”, Kholl, vol.1, Almaty
1999 “Spatial Experiment”, Kholl, vol.1, Almaty