The current exposition is the new author project of Rakhimovs dynasty organized by the school of ceramics Usto-Shogird under the assistance of the Fund Forum, the Association of Artists, Art Historians and People’s Artists IJOD. The exposition represents a thousand and one lamps.

One of the famous in Tashkent, the hereditary masters of ceramic art, the dynasty of Rahimovs counts six generations. Today, Akbar Rakhimov and his son are the successors of the dynasty’s traditions.

The founder of the dynasty Mukhitdin Rakhimov (1903-1985) made a considerable input to the history of national ceramics of Uzbekistan. He is the author of refined masterpieces of applied art decorating now the leading museums throughout the globe. Being the researcher on history of art of Central Asia, he restored many traditional ornaments of the region. Mukhitdin Rakhimov researched and classified special features and technology of creation of ceramic items of various historical periods, compiling these data in fundamental books Artistic Ceramics of Uzbekistan and Architectural Ceramics of Uzbekistan. Studying the ceramics of different historical periods in active cooperation with archeologists, the master initially restored traditional patterns, and then created his own products on their bases. Probably, that is the reason the works of Mukhitdin Rakhimov are called “the wonders of ceramic art”. 

Akbar Rakhimov became the deserved successor of the father’s business who also obtained the world recognition as the talented master and researcher. His products are displayed in leading museums of Uzbekistan, Germany and Russia, exhibited in major international expositions.

Alisher Rakhimov, backing on the experience of his father and grandfather, worked for several years under the creation of special historical chronicle of the Uzbek ceramics. In April 2005, under the assistance of the Fund Forum the first school of ceramics Usto-Shogird of the Rakhimov dynasty was opened in Tashkent.

“I was not complicated to continue the business of fathers, as from my early childhood I learned the art of ceramics in the family, inherited traditions of Rakhimovs,” emphasized Alisher Rakhimov in his interview to UT correspondent. “It was rather complicated to find something new, fresh. We are constant seeking, study archeological findings, different styles that generate the emergence of various ideas for creating new articles. This project calls visitors to think over, to think about life and eternal values. Drive for light always dominates in people. Namely this philosophy we wanted to express, representing in the exhibition thousands of various lamps.”