Contemporary Art


Contemporary art, as a restless thought of time, a questioning and intervention of the world, an attempt to formulate a way of life, to whom is it addressed and does it need to find an audience? John Cage's "4.33", the performances of Beuys, Marina Abramović, Catalani, as the most vivid manifestations and new meanings of contemporary art, suggest seeing new possibilities in this ever-changing world.

Activities of the Markos Grigoryan Foundation


His works are presented in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate British Gallery, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in Tehran. Painter, collector, gallerist, curator, actor, founder of the direction of earthen art in Armenian reality, whose works are sold for several hundred thousand dollars at the most popular art auctions. An artist who donated about 2,000 Iranian, Armenian, and European applied art samples to his homeland, Armenia. In "Artfocus", Anahit Margaryan talked with Michel Alaverdyan, director, curator, and art critic of the "Markos Grigoryan Foundation".

Justice


What are the differences in the perception of divine and human justice, what does the Holy Scripture say about justice? Father David Gishyan distinguishes justice from virtues.

Truthfulness


Why is lying destructive, what new sins can it give rise to, and how to get rid of it? Father Markos Mangasaryan presents truthfulness as one of the virtues.

Persian Sufi poetry


The two greatest figures of Persian Sufi poetry, Rumi and Hafez, lived and created a century apart. But both sought God in love and freedom. Rumi leads man on a spiritual path where the ego is burned to reveal the truth. And Hafez travels the same path with a smile, with irony, with a glass of wine.

The unfinished ending of Cascade


The Municipality has announced that the construction of the upper part of the Cascade is beginning according to the project they have proposed. Meanwhile, there is an original, founding, approved, unfortunately, incompletely implemented project, co-authored by Jim Torosyan, Sargis Gurzadyan, Aslan Mkhitaryan. In fact, the north-south axis of the capital's plan will be broken. The Municipality's talk about the Cascade is peppered with worrying quotes from architects, but the presented project indicates otherwise.

Vigen Galstyan


The exhibition “Currents of Modernism: Diaspora Armenian Art from the Iron Curtain to the Present” has opened at the National Gallery of Armenia. Presenting around 100 works by more than forty artists, the exhibition reveals the complex and often overlooked connections that formed in the mid-20th century between Soviet and Diaspora Armenian arts and artists. The exhibition’s curator, Vigen Galstyan, Head of the Exhibition Department of the National Gallery of Armenia, spoke at “Artfocus” about the exhibition and the important cultural events that took place at the National Gallery of Armenia in the past year.

Sincerity


What is the definition of sincerity? Is it possible to be sincere only with God, confess and live in falsehood? Among the virtues, sincerity is presented by Father David Gishyan.

Vahagn Ter-Hakobyan


Cinematographer Vahagn Ter-Hakobyan is convinced that one should always be a student in life, in order to grow and change. Art critic Anahit Margaryan spoke with Vahagn Ter-Hakobyan, founder and vice president of the Cinematographers Guild of Armenia.

Carpet weaving


The carpet was created, as Foucault defined it, as “a special kind of space: heterotopia” and a reflection of the oriental garden. Why are women the authors of these unique worlds? What are the real connections between the legends of Armenian red carpets and reality? Why is Armenian carpet weaving not in its rightful place on the world cultural map? Marina Baghdagyulyan discussed the topic with art critic Anush Hakobyan on the “Sixth Day” program.

What is post-war Armenian abstract art about?


At the beginning of the 20th century, between and after the two world wars, the “children” of the times of pain, shocks and destruction came - representatives of abstract art. They created a new relationship between man and art, based on intellect and concept. And what is Armenian abstract art about in the post-war period? If the images of representatives of European abstract art were accompanied by the poetic words of Jacques Prévert, then the art of Khachatur Martirosyan is Grigor Narekatsi.

The reopening of the National Center of Aesthetics Museum


Reopening of the Museum of the National Center of Aesthetics
In September, the Children's Art Museum of the National Center of Aesthetics named after Henrik Igityan officially reopened in its original, historical space. After renovation, functional reinterpretation and re-equipment, the National Center of Aesthetics today presents itself with a new spirit and opportunities. From now on, in the center, you can not only get acquainted with the works of art created by children, but also create independently. The center has an ambitious mission to create an innovative, inclusive and multifunctional cultural and educational space, where people of different ages, professions and interests can express themselves and develop through the transformative power of art. Anahit Margaryan spoke with the director of the center, artistic director of the Small Theater, director Vahan Badalyan.