Exhibition on "Rapprochement Zone: Transcaucasian Identification" opened in YerevanOctober 21, 2009 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Within the frameworks of "Artists' Habitat" program, Yerevan Museum of Contemporary Art is hosting Verena Kiselska's exhibition titled "Rapprochement Zone: Transcaucasian Identification".Exhibition program includes a video performance and exposition of posters created by the artist as a result of visiting Armenia and Karabakh and conducting conversations with Karabakh refugees for a month and half. The event is aimed at raising identity issue in complicated relations between neighbors. "I very much wanted to have open conversations, especially with women, by they didn't appear ready for that. I started my studies here because identity issue is very important in Armenia, a country surrounded by Muslim states. But hopefully, I will continue my studies in neighboring countries as well," said the artist. The exhibition will last from 21 till 27 of October. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |