Culture

Earlier this year, the world celebrated the 95th anniversary of Sergei Parajanov, one of the greatest Armenian filmmakers, an artist who lived and worked in different parts of the Soviet Union and became a legend during his own lifetime. Today, his House Museum is a must-visit location in Yerevan, and in other parts of the world people are still watching his films and looking at his artworks. But do we really understand him? Program director of Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival Karen Avetisyan tries to explain Parajanov’s phenomena.

On February 2019, researchers Simon Maghakyan and Sarah Pickman published a report on the destruction of tens of thousands of medieval Armenian monuments in Azerbaijan. 89 medieval churches, 5,840 intricate cross-stones, and 22,000 tombstones are said to be destroyed by the Azerbaijani government. The original investigation in Hyperallergic art media outlet was followed by another article in The Guardian, which triggered international reaction. Regional Post spoke to Simon Maghakyan about the investigation.

The opening ceremony of the second annual Armenia Art Fair took place in Yerevan Expo Center on May 31. 35 galleries and curators exhibited contemporary artists from Armenia, Iran, Belarus, Ukraine, Israel, USA, Spain and UK during the four days of the fair. From May 25 to June 2 Art Week was first introduced, a new format which stands for series of discussions on the topics of new art markets, the connection between art and new technologies, art and data.

The opening ceremony of the second annual Armenia Art Fair took place in Yerevan Expo Center on May 31. 35 galleries and curators exhibited contemporary artists from Armenia, Iran, Belarus, Ukraine, Israel, USA, Spain and UK during the four days of the fair. From May 25 to June 2 Art Week was first introduced, a new format which stands for series of discussions on the topics of new art markets, the connection between art and new technologies, art and data.

The opening ceremony of the second annual Armenia Art Fair took place in Yerevan Expo Center on May 31. 35 galleries and curators exhibited contemporary artists from Armenia, Iran, Belarus, Ukraine, Israel, USA, Spain and UK during the four days of the fair. From May 25 to June 2 Art Week was first introduced, a new format which stands for series of discussions on the topics of new art markets, the connection between art and new technologies, art and data.

The opening ceremony of the second annual Armenia Art Fair took place in Yerevan Expo Center on May 31. 35 galleries and curators exhibited contemporary artists from Armenia, Iran, Belarus, Ukraine, Israel, USA, Spain and UK during the four days of the fair. From May 25 to June 2 Art Week was first introduced, a new format which stands for series of discussions on the topics of new art markets, the connection between art and new technologies, art and data. Regional post met the founding director of Armenia Art Fair Nina Festekjian during the opening ceremony and asked her some questions.

Armenia Art Fair showcases the work of contemporary Armenian artists at home and abroad, as well as artists from countries of the post-Soviet bloc, Eurasia, and parts of the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

For two days Yerevan will celebrate the wine in the frames of annual Wine Days, on May 3-4.