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    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

    Mekhitarist Monastery

    Mekhitarist Monastery

    of the Island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni

    Hrair Sarkissian

    Hrair Sarkissian

    Unexposed, 2012
    Archival inkjet print
    137.5 x 110 cm
    Courtesy Kalfayan Galleries, Athens/Thessaloniki

    Golden Lion

    Golden Lion

    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.

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