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Gankhuyag Natsag - Mongolian artwork

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P & C December 1998
- Face Music / Albi

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Gankhuyag was born on December 2nd, 1961 as a son of the Natsag family in Ulaanbaatar.
His parents are famous masters of handmade "tsam" masks and sculptures in the traditional Mongolian style. He learned much from his parents and from his different teachers.
After having finished secondary school, he worked with the Union of Mongolian artists. He participated in many traditional festivals and exhibitions. The first one was held in Germany in 1992.
In 1985 he paticipated in the XII festival for Young People and Students in Moscow.
During the years 1989, 1991 and 1995, he worked for the groups "Tumen Ekh" and "Temuujin Munkh" as well as for the National Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of Mongolia. He made the "tsam" dance masks and costumes.

In relation with the production of tsam masks made from paper-mâché and the choreography of dance rituals (Khuree Tsam), Ghankhuyag Natsag has been taught a lot by the venerable Lama Sereeter, one of the two last monks still living in Urga (Ulaanbaatar). He himself had participated in his youth in various such mystery plays and cult dances.

- see more information: Project art studio Bi-Bid - Mongolian traditional dance masks of Buddhists

  • From 1993-1994 he created the Buddha statue "five metres high" in the temple "Gunzeshoinei" in St. Petersburg.
  • In 1995 he fashioned 5 masks for the Mongolian State Folk Song and Dance Ensemble.
  • In 1996 he started with the "Khuree Tsam" project.
  • In 1997 he fashioned the "tsam" dance masks for the "Musée d'Ethnographie" in Genève, Switzerland.
  • In 1998 he fashioned 15 masks for the "Temple Ravdan Choilon" in Vevey, Switzerland.
  • In 1999 he fashioned the "tsam" dance masks for the "Völkerkundemuseum" in Zürich - Switzerland, 10 masks for the Lama Gangchen in Milano - Italy, 6 masks for the monastery "Gandan" in Ulanbaatar and 20 masks for the festival "Passages" in Nancy - France, and the "tsam" dance masks for the "Linden-Museum" in Stuttgart - Germany.
  • In 2000 he fashioned 2 "tsam" dance masks for the "Ethnographic Museum" in Antwerp - Belgium, and he participated in the "Mongolian Cultural Days in the Cultural Center" of Ganshoren in Brussels.
  • In 2001 he participated in the "International Festival" in Miao-Li in Taiwan, the "Expo 2001" in Nyon - France, and the "UNESCO projects Mongolia" in Paris, he further fashioned 20 "tsam" dance masks for the "Mongolian & Tibetian Affairs Commission" in Taipei - Taiwan, and opened the retail shop for art and craftswork "Bi-Bid" in Ulaanbaatar.
  • In 2002 he fashioned 20 "tsam" masks for the "Monastery Amarbayasgalant" in Mongolia, he viseted Switzerland and Lichtenstein with the Mongolian president "Natsagiin Bagabandi", organized the "Mongolian Cultural Programm" in the Ile de Re in France, and visited, the first time the "Artists Association" in Arlington - USA.
  • In 2003 he opened the first "Bi-Bid" office in the United States.
  • In 2004 he organized the first "Mongolian art show in the George Mason University" in Arlington - USA
    The Private Collection Show: Mongolian Connoisseurship at E & J Frankel Gallery, New York, USA.
  • In 2005 the Mongolian ritual Exhibition in KPC, Maryland, USA
    Organized the Mongolian masks and costumes Exhibition in Tibet House, NYC. USA
  • In 2006 Participated in “Mongolia-Traditions Reborn” Exhibition, National Geographic Museum, USA
    Participated in “Portals to Shangri-La: Masterpieces from Buddhist Mongolia“ Exhibition, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA
    Exhibition “Echoes from the Steppes”, E & J Frankel gallery, New York, USA
    Established “The Great Story of Mongols” Performing group, Virginia, USA
    Participated in “The Sounds and Colors of Mongolia” Exhibition and Performance Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., USA
    Honorable Certificate of the Chinggis Khan’s Mongolia, 800th years of Nationhood
  • In 2007 Performance “Mongolia-Family Weekend”, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, USA
    “Khuree Tsam-108” International Art Festivals, Mongolia, France and USA

Gankhuyag Natsag - Atelier (Studio) in Ulaanbaatar

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