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LIFE 100: MASTER ARMENIAN ARTISTS, POST-GENOCIDE, AND LA BASED CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION
By Aida Navasargian
Updated: February 12, 2015
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 27, 2015) - The life100 art exhibition, to
be held at the Brand Library Art Galleries in Glendale, California
March 14 -May 1, 2015, will uplift, inspire and empower visitors by
showcasing over 30 master Armenian artists and 20 contemporary Armenian
artists from Los Angeles, whose stories represent the impact of the
Armenian Genocide from over 15 countries. The exhibition and related
programming is conceived and curated by the life100 Organizing
Committee in coordination with the City of Glendale Library,
Arts & Culture Department and the United Armenian Council for the
Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide/LA.
The exhibition is a never before seen look at the collective works of
Armenia's Master Artists, and celebrates the contribution of artists
of Armenian descent toward re-establishing cultural identity and
building creative spirit for the future, highlighting their resilience,
strength and creativity in the face of adversity.
"There has always been a strong Armenian presence in the art world. It
is now time to recognize the works of these talented individuals
during the milestone anniversary of the Armenian Genocide," states
Aida Navasargian, life100's Director of Marketing. "There are
various mediums which exemplify Armenia's contribution to the visual
arts. In addition to painting, we have strived to include sculpture,
mixed media, installation, and cinema. The selection of works was
a grueling process, but the committee succeeded in gathering works
from the finest names in Armenian art." The works on view come from
Southern California private collections and galleries and represent
master artists such as Arshile Gorky, John Altoon, and Minas Avetisyan,
as well as some of the best local Armenian artists including Joanne
Julian, Aram Saroyan and Vahe Berberian.
To commemorate this landmark exhibition a catalogue will be published
featuring brief biographies of all the artists and beautiful
reproductions of their work. Essays by renowned curator and former
LA Weekly art critic Peter Frank, scholar Mike Harutunian, and art
historian Neery Melkonian will discuss the impact the Armenian Genocide
had on culture, creativity and the emergence of new art and artists,
as well as examine the significant role artists of the Armenian
diaspora have played in the history of modern art. The catalogue
will serve as an artistic, historical and celebratory memoir. It is
something visitors and proponents of art will cherish.
The book will be available for sale at the Brand Library and also on
the life100 website (www.life100.org).
In addition to the ongoing life100 exhibition, the program will include
a variety of events to be held at the Brand Library & Art Center. All
events are free and open to the public. On Sunday, March 15 at 2:00pm
the grand opening reception for life100 takes place.
Sunday, March 22, from 2:00-7:00pm the Institute of Armenian Studies
at the University of Southern California presents a slate of short
documentaries by Armenian and Turkish filmmakers that focus on the
complex relations between Armenians and Turks in the century after
the genocide. Saturday, March 28, from 2:00pm-4:00pm the Fresno State
New Music Ensemble, sponsored by the Brand Associates and the Armenian
General Benevolent Union, performs works from contemporary composers
dedicated to the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. A panel
discussion and signing of the commemorative exhibition catalogue takes
place on April 4 from 3:00pm-5:00pm. Panelists includeGaro Antreasean,
Peter Frank, Jack Rutberg, Joanne Julian and Neery Melkonian. On
April, 11 a symposium organized by 2014 Carl Wilkens fellow Tigranna
Zakaryan commemorates the 1915 Armenian Genocide by reflecting on the
past century of genocide and mass atrocities while raising awareness
towards ongoing genocides beyond our borders.
Sunday, April 19 at 2:00pm Michael Avetisyan presents classics by
Armenian composer Komitas. Lastly, the REEL ART Film Series sponsored
by the Brand Associates on April 30, from 7:00pm-10:00pm will feature
a screening ofSergei Parajanov's The Color of Pomegranates (1968)
followed by a closing reception for life100.
Brand Library & Art Center | 1601 W. Mountain St. | Glendale, CA
|91201 | [email protected] | 818-548-2051
Press contacts: Caroline Tufenkian, life100 Planning Committee;
818-288-4635
Cathy Billings, Senior Library, Arts & Culture Supervisor;
[email protected]; 818-548-2713
http://massispost.com/2015/02/life-100-master-armenian-artists-post-genocide-and-la-based-contemporary-exhibition/
By Aida Navasargian
Updated: February 12, 2015
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 27, 2015) - The life100 art exhibition, to
be held at the Brand Library Art Galleries in Glendale, California
March 14 -May 1, 2015, will uplift, inspire and empower visitors by
showcasing over 30 master Armenian artists and 20 contemporary Armenian
artists from Los Angeles, whose stories represent the impact of the
Armenian Genocide from over 15 countries. The exhibition and related
programming is conceived and curated by the life100 Organizing
Committee in coordination with the City of Glendale Library,
Arts & Culture Department and the United Armenian Council for the
Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide/LA.
The exhibition is a never before seen look at the collective works of
Armenia's Master Artists, and celebrates the contribution of artists
of Armenian descent toward re-establishing cultural identity and
building creative spirit for the future, highlighting their resilience,
strength and creativity in the face of adversity.
"There has always been a strong Armenian presence in the art world. It
is now time to recognize the works of these talented individuals
during the milestone anniversary of the Armenian Genocide," states
Aida Navasargian, life100's Director of Marketing. "There are
various mediums which exemplify Armenia's contribution to the visual
arts. In addition to painting, we have strived to include sculpture,
mixed media, installation, and cinema. The selection of works was
a grueling process, but the committee succeeded in gathering works
from the finest names in Armenian art." The works on view come from
Southern California private collections and galleries and represent
master artists such as Arshile Gorky, John Altoon, and Minas Avetisyan,
as well as some of the best local Armenian artists including Joanne
Julian, Aram Saroyan and Vahe Berberian.
To commemorate this landmark exhibition a catalogue will be published
featuring brief biographies of all the artists and beautiful
reproductions of their work. Essays by renowned curator and former
LA Weekly art critic Peter Frank, scholar Mike Harutunian, and art
historian Neery Melkonian will discuss the impact the Armenian Genocide
had on culture, creativity and the emergence of new art and artists,
as well as examine the significant role artists of the Armenian
diaspora have played in the history of modern art. The catalogue
will serve as an artistic, historical and celebratory memoir. It is
something visitors and proponents of art will cherish.
The book will be available for sale at the Brand Library and also on
the life100 website (www.life100.org).
In addition to the ongoing life100 exhibition, the program will include
a variety of events to be held at the Brand Library & Art Center. All
events are free and open to the public. On Sunday, March 15 at 2:00pm
the grand opening reception for life100 takes place.
Sunday, March 22, from 2:00-7:00pm the Institute of Armenian Studies
at the University of Southern California presents a slate of short
documentaries by Armenian and Turkish filmmakers that focus on the
complex relations between Armenians and Turks in the century after
the genocide. Saturday, March 28, from 2:00pm-4:00pm the Fresno State
New Music Ensemble, sponsored by the Brand Associates and the Armenian
General Benevolent Union, performs works from contemporary composers
dedicated to the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. A panel
discussion and signing of the commemorative exhibition catalogue takes
place on April 4 from 3:00pm-5:00pm. Panelists includeGaro Antreasean,
Peter Frank, Jack Rutberg, Joanne Julian and Neery Melkonian. On
April, 11 a symposium organized by 2014 Carl Wilkens fellow Tigranna
Zakaryan commemorates the 1915 Armenian Genocide by reflecting on the
past century of genocide and mass atrocities while raising awareness
towards ongoing genocides beyond our borders.
Sunday, April 19 at 2:00pm Michael Avetisyan presents classics by
Armenian composer Komitas. Lastly, the REEL ART Film Series sponsored
by the Brand Associates on April 30, from 7:00pm-10:00pm will feature
a screening ofSergei Parajanov's The Color of Pomegranates (1968)
followed by a closing reception for life100.
Brand Library & Art Center | 1601 W. Mountain St. | Glendale, CA
|91201 | [email protected] | 818-548-2051
Press contacts: Caroline Tufenkian, life100 Planning Committee;
818-288-4635
Cathy Billings, Senior Library, Arts & Culture Supervisor;
[email protected]; 818-548-2713
http://massispost.com/2015/02/life-100-master-armenian-artists-post-genocide-and-la-based-contemporary-exhibition/