Anvar Musrepov is a curator, artist, editor-in-chief and art publicist who lives and works in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He graduated from the Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and New Media and is currently studying for a master’s degree at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts.
Musrepov works in different directions and uses new media to develop the decolonisation of future narratives. As a curator, he works sustainably on educational projects focusing on the evolution of the emerging contemporary art scene and the integration of new approaches into the practice of museum exhibitions in Kazakhstan. As an artist since the beginning of his career, he researched the links between local identity and futurism, using installations, digital art, performance and video essays.
Musrepov currently works as a conceptual producer at Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture, the editor-in-chief of the online anthology Horizon, and a contributor to educational programmes. He curated the KORKUT Biennale of Sound Art and New Music in 2022. He also publishes on iada.org and other platforms about the art of the Central Asian region.