On April 20, an exhibition dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide opened in the Painters’ Union of Armenia. Chairman of the Painters’ Union of Armenia Karen Agamyan said that it is a long-awaited exhibition. “Our jury has chosen 250 paintings telling about the Armenian Genocide, sufferings of our nation and its further victories. This exhibition is among most important events of recent years,” noted Mr. Agamyan.
Art critic, former director of the RA National Gallery Shahen Khachatryan noted that another exhibition dedicated to the Armenian Genocide took place recently in the National Gallery. However, he observed some rashness in its organization. “Paintings of young and older generations were exhibited in three halls. However, in my opinion, it would have been much better to exhibit in the National Gallery only works by our famous painters, who had survived the Genocide, while there were exhibited only paintings by young and older generations of painters,” he said.
At the opening ceremony of the exhibition it was announced that the state will allocate funds to purchase several paintings, which will join the collection of the National Picture Gallery of Armenia. The paintings quantity and terms for their purchase were not announced. Besides, a catalogue of these paintings will be created, while the Armenian Ministry of Culture will cover the costs for its publication.
The exhibition will be open in the Painters’ Union until mid-May.
