ABSTRACT

This article explores contemporary artistic practices in Kazakhstan that challenge narratives on national belonging and identity through the notion of queerness. It discusses artworks created by artists Saule Dyussenbina, Natalya Dyu and Kuanish Bazargaliyev, the artistic duo Kreolex Center, and the advertising agency Havas Worldwide Kazakhstan, which were created as a reaction to global discussions around gender and sexuality happening in and between various countries. It seeks to scrutinize different approaches and aspects presented in each artwork and argues that the overall strategy present in all the artistic testimonies is humour. While drawing on key concepts and categorizations of humour that permit the uncovering of the ways in which humour creates specific knowledge and identity, this article looks at humour techniques more broadly and builds on the argumentation provided by Uroš Čvoro and Chrisoula Lionis that opt for humour analysis connected to temporality and its perception in the works of art.

摘要

本文探讨了哈萨克斯坦的当代艺术实践，这些实践通过古怪的概念挑战了关于民族归属和身份的叙述。它讨论了艺术家Saule Dyussenbina，Natalya Dyu和Kuanish Bazargaliyev，艺术二人组Kreolex中心以及广告公司Havas Worldwide哈萨克斯坦创作的艺术品，这些作品是对在世界范围内和国家之间发生的有关性别和性问题的全球讨论的回应。它试图审查每件艺术品中呈现的不同方法和方面，并认为所有艺术证词中呈现的整体策略都是幽默。在利用幽默的关键概念和分类来揭示幽默创造特定知识和身份的方式时，