Eagle Gallery
TOMORROWNovember 19, 2021 – February 20, 2022What is going on with visual arts today in Armenia and what to expect tomorrow? Does the contemporary fine art in Armenia follow the current worldwide art tendencies topics, styles, technique and media wise? It is impossible to answer these questions through a single exhibition, but it is possible to present some layers of contemporary art in Armenia, which the wider public is not that familiar with and which refer to the questions above. The works by seventeen artists featured in Eagle and Sasuntsi Davit Garden galleries are mostly two-dimensional, created mainly with traditional media and technique; although in case of topics and approach those are relevant and sometimes even innovative. Historically, painting and working with image in general has always been the most prevailing and accomplished art field in Armenia, and this exhibition is a litmus test to highlight that the tradition is still firm. This fact also reveals the gaps in the contemporary art scene of Armenia. The artists in TOMORROW exhibition are from the independence generation. In this regard, it is captivating to follow what common topics, artistic approach and styles separate or, on the contrary, connect these different artists. In regard of technique and media, the scope is really wide: from oil on canvas to printmaking, photography, collage, embroidery, mosaics and ready-made. In both galleries, in over sixty pieces one can notice that despite the technique, there are some topics and discourses that stand out: narratives of everyday life and household, intimate and biographical layers, post-modernist rethinking of classical art or cultural-historical heritage, local interpretation of pop-art and conceptual art, new manifestation of landscape and abstract art, artists’ self-reflection, new aesthetics not only on canvas but also in sculpture. Presented for the first time at the Cafesjian Center for the Arts, these artists create a platform for future individual and group projects, where we will continue discovering the contemporary Armenian art yet to come, collaborating not only with these but also other artists. Eagle Gallery Siranush Aghajanyan Gayane Avetissian Narek Barseghyan Kima Gyarakyan Armen Hakobjanyan Manvel Matevosyan Nareh Petrossian Grigor Simonyan Sasuntsi Davit Garden Gallery Milena Adamyan Mary Badalian Gayane Barkhudaryan Anush Davtyan Karen Khachaturov Anna Krtshatsyan Narek Hakobyan Manvel Matevosyan Davit Kochunts Levon Fljyan You can also visit our YouTube Channel
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