Conference

A Journey Through Sin and Spirit

Armenian Institute

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17 oct. 2024 6:30 PM

Online

London - United Kingdom

“There is nothing more human than sin, and there is nothing more human than the desire to overcome it”.

This year sees the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art. Between April and November, the international art world converges towards Venice to discover the 88 national pavilions and the main exhibition, Foreigners Everywhere. The Armenian pavilion is located a few steps from the prestigious Pinault Collection at Punta della Dogana, in an ancient salt warehouse. There, visitors can step into the hushed, mysterious world of Paris-based artist Nina Khemchyan, to see her two major new installations: Seven Deadly Sins and Echo.

Seven Deadly Sins is a masterful representation of each of the biblical sins in black ink drawings, on a 50-metre single-piece paper roll. It whimsically encourages introspection and a reflection on morality and forgiveness. In Echo, eleven blue ceramic spheres mysteriously float in an empty room. Each is adorned with golden incrustations of the eleven Armenian chants of repentance, also heard in a pure a capella voice throughout the room. They were written by the renowned Mesrop Mashtots, the mediaeval inventor of the Armenian alphabet. History, spirituality and beauty collide to form an unforgettable display.

Join us for an online encounter with the exhibition curator, Armen Yesayants (director of exhibitions at the Cafesjian Center for the Arts in Yerevan), in the presence of the artist, to hear about the background of these delicate works of art, and about the challenging but exciting process of putting on a Venice Biennale show.

This event is held in partnership with the Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Yerevan.

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