Armenian Program Revealed at The 14TH Istanbul Biennial: Saltwater: A Theory of Thought Forms

19:23, September 2, 2015

The 14th Istanbul Biennial revealed today full details of the Armenian programme in SALTWATER: A Theory of Thought Forms (5 September – 1 November 2015), presented with the support of Dilijan Art Initiative, which is part of the IDeA (Initiatives for Development of Armenia) Charitable Foundation.

Carolyn Christov-Bakargievsaid: "The year 2015 marks one century on from what Armenians first called ՄեծԵղեռն (MedzYeghern – “Great Crime”) to define the brutal cleansing of their people in the late Ottoman Empire, an event that has traditionally been associated with the year 1915. It is thus crucial that an exhibition of contemporary art in Turkey focuses on the Armenian question, through both historical works of art and contemporary projects. In the 14th Istanbul Biennial, this is not expressed curatorially through any national pavilion, nor an "Armenian" section of the exhibition, but through a strong participation of individual artists and specific artworks that echo this history, interwoven into the texture of the whole exhibition."  Read more... (486 words)

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