Contemporary Artists from
the Armenian Diaspora
Mekhitarist Monastery on the Island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice
The National Pavilion of The Republic of Armenia,
56th Biennale Di Venezia - 2015
Opening May 6, 2015 at 6 pm
May 6 – November 3, 2015
The Armenian Pavilion won the Golden Lion at the 56th Biennale di Venezia for forming a pavilion based on a people in diaspora, each artist engaging their specific locality as well as their heritage. The pavilion took the form of a palimpsest, with contemporary positions inserted into a site of historic preservation. In a year that witnesses a significant milestone for the Armenian people, this pavilion marks the resilience of trans-cultural confluence and exchanges.
of the Island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni
Unexposed, 2012 Archival inkjet print 137.5 x 110 cm Courtesy Kalfayan Galleries, Athens/Thessaloniki
The Armenian Pavilion won the Golden Lion at the 56th Biennale di Venezia for forming a pavilion based on a people in diaspora, each artist engaging their specific locality as well as their heritage. The pavilion took the form of a palimpsest, with contemporary positions inserted into a site of historic preservation. In a year that witnesses a significant milestone for the Armenian people, this pavilion marks the resilience of trans-cultural confluence and exchanges.