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By Nazrin Gadimova

A solo exhibition of Azerbaijan's prominent artist Rashad Alakbarov will open in the Museum of Modern Art in Baku on February 21, 2014.

The exhibition, titled "Words", will be held until March 20.

Rashad Alakbarov, who represents Azerbaijan's contemporary art, is a non-conventional artist who creates innovative installations. He challenges the viewers' expectations by using incongruous objects to create shadows that resemble familiar scenes or patterns.

Being a graduate of Azerbaijan's State Academy of Fine Arts, where he was specialized in Decorative Arts, Rashad Alakbarov represented the country at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007.

His work "Lost in translation. This too shall pass" was featured in the Yarat pavilion during the "Love Me Love Me Not" show at the International Venice Biennale in 2013.

Rashad's latest work is a large-scale installation composed of metal elements that create an illusion of chaos and disorder when viewed from wrong angles. There is only one point from which the whole structure becomes meaningful and a key phrase "It is not a chaos" becomes readable. In this work, the artist reminds us that some things can only be understood if they are looked at from the other person's perspective.

His works are kept in museums and private collections in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Austria, Turkey, and the UAE.

Currently, his new work is being featured at the 11th Biennial East Wing Exhibition, which is underway at the London-based Courtauld Institute of Art London. During the exhibition, the artists and the audience will play a special role: some artists will professionally fulfill their predefined roles by inviting viewers to interact with their works, while others will ask different questions related to the works.