<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[apasqa]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The Apasqa is an emerging platform for artists, critics, and curious minds — a space for interviews, essays, and conversations across every creative ]]></description><link>https://www.apasqa.com/all</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:31:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.apasqa.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Business Behind the Art: Understanding the Machinery of the Global Art Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behind every celebrated artwork lies an intricate business ecosystem. From galleries that cultivate artists' careers to auction houses that shape market value, the art world is driven by a complex network of institutions, collectors, and economic forces. This article explores how the global art market operates—and why understanding its business is essential to understanding art itself.]]></description><link>https://www.apasqa.com/post/the-business-behind-the-art-understanding-the-machinery-of-the-global-art-market</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3857a16ff6de15e8aabee4</guid><category><![CDATA[Looking Closely]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:38:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1c21e3_dc636ff512164d84818f17dc49969ebd~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridging Worlds: A Conversation with Inga Lāce, Chief Curator of the Almaty Museum of Arts]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this conversation, curator Inga Lāce reflects on her path through international art institutions, from New York to Central Asia, and the evolving role of curating as a practice of connection. Speaking about cultural visibility, artistic research, and the Venice Biennale, she describes curating as a way of building bridges—between regions, histories, and people—shaped as much by timing and context as by intention.]]></description><link>https://www.apasqa.com/post/bridging-worlds-a-conversation-with-inga-l%C4%81ce-chief-curator-of-the-almaty-museum-of-arts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a19b77c3455402997526a62</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 14:57:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1c21e3_21f968c0f23b45dd876c50f54011f108~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venice Biennale: Can Art Ever Be Separated from Politics?]]></title><description><![CDATA[At this year’s Venice Biennale, art and politics appear increasingly intertwined as national pavilions, curators, and visitors navigate a global backdrop of conflict and debate. Protests, public discussions, and politically charged exhibitions have shaped how works are experienced across the exhibition spaces. In contemporary art criticism, the idea that “the idea that art can remain neutral or separate from politics is a fiction” is often cited, reflecting ongoing questions about whether cultur]]></description><link>https://www.apasqa.com/post/venice-biennale-can-art-ever-be-separated-from-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1085490efc8f1038e10b23</guid><category><![CDATA[Looking Closely]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1c21e3_83eec9a856d2401d8b0e6f8972ccf35c~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_616,h_411,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Asia at Venice: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan at the Biennale 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan brought three of the most assured pavilions at the 61st Venice Biennale — rooted in landscape, memory, and myth, and entirely on their own terms.]]></description><link>https://www.apasqa.com/post/central-asia-at-venice-kazakhstan-kyrgyzstan-and-uzbekistan-at-the-biennale-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a07dd5dea733de5ffb54357</guid><category><![CDATA[Looking Closely]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 15:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1c21e3_6768ec8f47724e3ab7d93e8e41ebf7ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In conversation with Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer          ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Hepburn Ferrer reflects on painting as a process of becoming—where animals, memory, and myth form a language for exploring empathy, sacrifice, and the human condition.]]></description><link>https://www.apasqa.com/post/insightful-interview-with-emma-hepburn-ferrer-animal-symbolism-myth-contemporary-painting-practi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69feb6b44f7ebdc9f6abf0e7</guid><category><![CDATA[In Dialogue]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1c21e3_b0ee948a35f64da39cbd7de89d26b21e~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art as Sanctuary: A Conversation with Sculptor Tom Duncan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A conversation with sculptor Tom Duncan on memory, material, and survival—tracing how a childhood marked by war became the foundation for a lifelong practice of sculpture as both refuge and reflection.]]></description><link>https://www.apasqa.com/post/art-as-sanctuary-a-conversation-with-sculptor-tom-duncan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fd31ed4f7ebdc9f6a81151</guid><category><![CDATA[In Dialogue]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:24:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1c21e3_b9e0ae3aff2b47098c39b5f8c22394e6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>