BlogThe Power of Emptiness: Norayr Chahinian’s exhibition at ACCEA
The Power of Emptiness March 9, 2016 – March 26, 2016 The Power of Emptiness Norair Chahinian (Official press release) The photographs taken in Turkey by Sao Paulo (Brazil) born photographer Norair Chahinian strike viewers in a number of different … Continue reading
The woman with tar: the tantalising puzzle of a cabinet portrait.
Like a sponge, photographs suck in secrets with the passage of time. They lose their owners, become displaced, worn and damaged. Names and information associated with their making and their contents is often lost within only a few decades of … Continue reading
Lusadaran’s third exhibition ‘Trouble in Paradise: Photography and constructions of femininity’ opens in Yerevan
July 17-31 HayArt Cultural Centre, 7a, Mashtots Avenue Monday-Saturday Opening 7-9pm, July 17 “The feminine is a troublemaker, truly situated on the margins of play… Just at the right moment, a shift. A flick of the finger, or the ‘fin … Continue reading
Samvel Saghatelyan’s ‘Transromance’ takes on the domestic space in Yerevan
Sex and pornography are not innocent, but can they at least pretend to be so? These and other everyday questions are addressed in Samvel Saghatelyan’s exhibition ‘Transromance’, curated by Vigen Galstyan and opened at a private apartment in Yerevan on … Continue reading
Anna Khachatryan’s exhibition-event at ACCEA (NPAK), Yerevan
‘Find Yourself’ is a new exhibition/event held at the Armenian Centre of Contemporary and Experimental Arts (ACCEA) in Yerevan, which presents over 70 photographic works by the cross-disciplinary practitioner Anna Khachatryan (b. 1994). An emerging talent, Khachatryan is representative of … Continue reading
Future classics: two important photographs by Anahit Hayrapetyan
While some of the most remarkable work done in the photographic medium is without a doubt by press photographers (from Robert Capa to Sebastian Salgado and Annie Leibovitz), their place amidst museum collections is not necessarily guaranteed. The primary issue … Continue reading
‘Industrial Symphony’ exhibition closes in Yerevan
Opening on the 3rd of December 2011, Lusadaran’s inaugural exhibition ‘Industrial symphony: photography and the post-industrial age’ has finished its run on the 27th of January 2012 at the Armenian Centre of Contemporary Experimental Arts in Yerevan. Comprised of over … Continue reading
A first personal exhibition for Irina Grigoryan
A selection of works by the talented young photographer Irina Grigoryan will appear at a small group show in Yerevan ‘A Very Simple Exhibition’. The other participants of the show are printmakers Mariam Hakhnazaryan and Lilith Arshakyan who will exhibit … Continue reading
Kamo Nigaryan 1950-2011: The tragic demise of one of Armenia’s greatest contemporary artists.
Kamo Nigaryan, one of the pre-eminent contemporary artists working in Armenia passed away in Yerevan on December 23rd, 2011. The artist has been unwell for over a year but was on his way to recovery after an emergency surgery a … Continue reading
Recent Acquisition
Unknown photographer (Czechoslovakia) untitled (abstract study of arms) 1960-70s gelatin silver photograph, 24.2×18 Purchased 2011 Czech photography throughout the 20th century has attracted great scholarly and public interest due to its exceptional contribution to the development of modernist aesthetic. Early … Continue reading