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

 

Curatorial Projects

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