Cafesjian Center for the Arts to host "Silent Victims. Arshile Gorky" eventApril 21, 2010 - 12:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Cafesjian Center for the Arts joins millions of Armenians around the world in commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Special event featuring the American-Armenian artist and a Genocide survivor Arshile Gorky will be organized on April 21 and 22 to pay tribute to the 1.5 million Armenians annihilated by the Young Turk Government of the Ottoman Empire. The event titled "Silent Victims. Arshile Gorky" will commence with a lecture by Shahen Khachatryan, the Director of Arshile Gorky Museum in Holy See Etchmiadzin, exploring Gorky's work in the context of the Genocide and its profound impact on the life and art of the artist. Extracts from Gorky's letters will be recited. The presentation of the book "Color of the Pain" by Shahen Khachatryan describing the consequences of the Genocide on Armenian fine arts will take place after the lecture. A documentary by Karen Adamyan will be presented to the public, introducing Arshile Gorky's world to the viewers. The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 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. |