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PROBLEM: President Dmitry Medvedev and his visiting Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov exchanged views on the situation in Kyrgyzstan and bilateral ties during formal talks held here Tuesday  with a number of agreements signed.
 Both Medvedev and Karimov expected a strong government in their neighboring Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan after an unrest that broke out there two weeks ago.
 "Both Russia and Uzbekistan want Kyrgyzstan's government to be strong  its people to develop and prosper  and the state to be modern " said Medvedev as quoted by news agencies.
 In the informal talks with Karimov on Monday  he has already touched upon the issue of Kyrgyzstan  according to the Russian head of state.
 Medvedev said after their meeting Russia was able to engage in economic partnership with the impoverished Kyrgyzstan only after its neighbor established more state institutions.
 "Russia has provided humanitarian assistance to Kyrgyzstan  but full-fledged economic cooperation is only possible if administration institutions are created there " Medvedev said.
 He also called on the interim government to maintain political stability in the country.
 "Essentially  we need to revive the state ... We are hoping that the interim administration of Kyrgyzstan will make all necessary efforts to achieve that " he said.
 Regarding bilateral relations  Medvedev said: "Uzbekistan is Russia's strategic partner. We did and we will broaden all possible ties with the friendly state."

SOLUTION: Roundup: Russian Uzbek leaders meet on bilateral ties Kyrgyzstan

PROBLEM: Matanga Hill offers the best Hampi vantage point.  Darshini Kandasamy
Chosen by King Harihara  as  his  capital in 1336  Hampi grew in grandeur  wealth and power until  its  fall to the Deccan sultanates confederacy in 1565  after which  it  was razed  plundered and eventually abandoned.
Hampi was part of the mighty Vijayanagara Empire in the 1300s. Darshini Kandasamy
The ride to Hampi is bumpy yet scenic. Darshini Kandasamy
Discovering the majesty of Hampi can easily take a few days. Darshini Kandasamy
Hampi guide M. D. Basava was born and raised in the area. Darshini Kandasamy

SOLUTION: Hampi India: Ancient city of gods kings and ruins

PROBLEM: Adrienne Gaither ’ s “ Tribulations  ” acrylic on canvas . On view through Feb . 24 in “ How I Got Over ” at Transformer . ( Adrienne Gaither / Transformer ) Adrienne Gaither ’ s abstract color paintings are meticulously constructed   their bright hues divided by straight   hard - edge lines . Yet there ’ s a sense of disorder and even menace in some of them   which is reflected in the title of the D . C . artist ’ s Transformer show : “ How I Got Over .” The tension between neat patterns and haphazard disruptions reveals “ Gaither ’ s personal recovery from traumatic events in her life  ” a gallery note explains . The upsets aren ’ t specified directly   and the titles of the six large canvasses offer few clues . The picture that aims the sharpest point of a neon - orange triangle toward the bottom left of a field of shards is named “ Not Just Knee Deep  ” probably after the Funkadelic song . Other titles are more commonplace   although one small collage is dubbed “ Tribulation .” That color - field painting could be narrative   or at least psychological   would once have been heretical . In the 1960s   theorists of the genre insisted that the only proper concerns of such “ post - painterly ” art were its own forms and materials . Gaither has flouted such dogma previously with color - block grids of hues derived from skin tones . In this show ’ s “ Kill Shots  ” she flirts with representation by jagging a yellow spike across the canvas   suggesting lightning or some other sudden   violent blast . Despite such dynamic gestures   Gaither ’ s work shares much with mid - 20th - century color painting . The artist has a knack for composition and keeps things interesting by juxtaposing both contrary and complementary hues . Yellows and maroons energize one picture   but so do its abutting areas of two slightly different shades of deep blue . These pictures may have been born out of upheaval   but they ’ re immaculately controlled . Adrienne Gaither : How I Got Over Through Feb . 24 at Transformer   1404 P St . NW . 202 - 483 - 1102 . transformerdc . org . Sally Canzoneri ’ s “ Women Marchers : 1913 & 2017  ” on view at Art League Gallery .  ( Sally Canzoneri / Art League Gallery )   Sally Canzoneri  How can you be in two eras at once ?  Sally Canzoneri  simulates time travel with lenticular photographs — matched images of the same place   made years apart and cut into an accordion - fold pattern . From the front   strips of both scenes are visible ; from the sides   only one can be seen . That ’ s why  the artist  calls  her  Art League Gallery show “ Double Takes .”  Canzoneri  lives in Washington   and most of  her  two - timing pictures show D . C . sites   decades or more apart . Here   she has included two Alexandria doublings   including one that contrasts the show ’ s venue   the Torpedo Factory   in 1921 and 2017 . The largest gap   chronologically if not thematically   is between the former slave traders ’ building at 1315 Duke St . in 1861 and 2017 . The older of those pictures is by Mathew Brady   the D . C . Civil War photographer . Most often   though   the earlier image ’ s maker cannot be identified .  Canzoneri  works with unknown predecessors   first by framing  her  shot of the scene in imitation of the original   and then by fusing the two . Think of this not as appropriation   but collaboration . Canzoneri ’ s lenticulars are made of paper rather than marble   but they ’ re a kind of civic art . Sally Canzoneri : Double Takes Through Feb . 5 at the Art League Gallery   Torpedo Factory   105 N . Union St .  Alexandria . 703 - 683 - 1780 . theartleague . org . Anika Cartterfield ’ s show “ The Wild  ” at VisArts . ( Anika Cartterfield / VisArts ) Anika Cartterfield & Alex Braden At the National Gallery of Art currently stand a grove of columns   sleek and pure   by the late D . C . artist Anne Truitt . Anika Cartterfield also makes columns   but they ’ re not so pristine . The most vivid piece in “ The Wild  ” her show at VisArts Common Ground Gallery   slams a tree ’ s root ball through a hollow pillar . The ragged end that erupts from one side is painted white to match the surface it breaches ; the other end is smoother and varnished like a piece of furniture . Cartterfield   who lives in Upstate New York   formerly worked for Vermont ’ s forest service . When working with wood   she ’ s concerned more with the quality of the raw material than with what it might be made into . She subverts the look of white - walled art spaces and neatly sanded sculptures with pieces that are unfinished and partly open to reveal their structure . This show ’ s tidiest pieces are three columns topped with photos of art installations in forests . The woods   it appears   are Cartterfield ’ s favorite gallery . Alex Braden ’ s sound installation “ A Lesser Light .” ( Alex Braden / VisArts ) Downstairs at VisArts   Gibbs Street Gallery has become a listening room for Alex Braden ’ s electronic music . The D . C . composer ’ s “ A Lesser Light ” is an “ automated improvisation ” that randomly emits bits of music in a theoretically infinite arrangement . The sounds include drones   whooshes and clipped notes ; they recall Balinese gamelan and the music of Steve Reich and Brian Eno . In previous installations   Braden has employed near - obsolete and sometimes unreliable technology   including rotary telephones and cassette players . But this piece ’ s physical presence consists only of the speakers that broadcast the eight different audio channels . The result is a room and a composition that are clean and clear   with just enough capriciousness to keep listeners looking over their shoulders . Anika Cartterfield : The Wild and Alex Braden : A Lesser Light Through Feb . 11 at VisArts at Rockville   155 Gibbs St .  Rockville . 301 - 315 - 8200 . visartscenter . org . Antonio McAfee & Rachel Guardiola In the epilogue to “ Invisible Man  ” author Ralph Ellison refers to aspects of African American history as “ Old Bad Air .” Antonio McAfee borrows that phrase for the title of his Hamiltonian Gallery show of manipulated vintage photos . The Baltimore artist distorts 19th - century portraits of people of color to suggest how their subjects ’ lives were warped by racism and oppression . Included are several large photos that display various degrees of digital abuse ; one nearly abstract image appears in both negative and positive versions . There ’ s also a full wall of small   deformed pictures   printed on thin acrylic so they curl partly off the wall . This multitude   dignified yet precarious   is the most powerful chapter in McAfee ’ s history lesson . Also at Hamiltonian is Rachel Guardiola ’ s “ A Hand Without Horizon Is Taller Than Its Other  ” which includes altered video as well as photos . Mostly derived from the artist ’ s performances   the images illustrate the actions of a fictional “ time - traveling surveyor and a horticultural pirate ” as they travel “ an earth - like planet  ” according to the gallery . In the photos   hot colors and overlapping   close - up images seem to turn Guardiola ’ s hands into a sort of flora . In this miniature universe   the artist is both the explorer and the explored . Antonio McAfee : Old Bad Air and Rachel Guardiola : A Hand Without Horizon Is Taller Than Its Other Through Feb . 17 at Hamiltonian Gallery   1353 U St . NW   Suite 101 . 202 - 332 - 1116 . hamiltoniangallery . com .

SOLUTION:
Gallery shows to see in D.C.