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ARMENIA IS NOT READY FOR VENICE BIENNALE
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/society/view/28472
16:50 20/12/2012
There are some issues related to Armenia's participation in the 2013
54th Venice Biennale. The government allotted 5 million AMD for this
aim, but this money is only the ten percent of the whole sum required
for Armenia's participation.
Armenia took part in the Venice Biennale in 1995 for the first time.
After, Armenia has always had its pavilion at the Biennale. The
requests on the concept of participation and pavilion content design
should be presented to the ministry of culture by December 15, but so
far no request has been presented.
Art critic Lilit Sargsyan says that after the invitation is received,
the invited country launches the relevant process which starts with
the appointment of the Curator, who takes care of the fundraising and
appoints a responsible, who chooses the artists and presents the
concept.
On October 25 the meeting of all participant curators was held, but
Armenia presented no request.
According to the head of modern art department Seyranuhi Geghamyan,
Armenia has not received the invitation, though the organizers claim
to have conveyed it to the embassy of Armenia at the beginning of
October.
From: A. Papazian
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/society/view/28472
16:50 20/12/2012
There are some issues related to Armenia's participation in the 2013
54th Venice Biennale. The government allotted 5 million AMD for this
aim, but this money is only the ten percent of the whole sum required
for Armenia's participation.
Armenia took part in the Venice Biennale in 1995 for the first time.
After, Armenia has always had its pavilion at the Biennale. The
requests on the concept of participation and pavilion content design
should be presented to the ministry of culture by December 15, but so
far no request has been presented.
Art critic Lilit Sargsyan says that after the invitation is received,
the invited country launches the relevant process which starts with
the appointment of the Curator, who takes care of the fundraising and
appoints a responsible, who chooses the artists and presents the
concept.
On October 25 the meeting of all participant curators was held, but
Armenia presented no request.
According to the head of modern art department Seyranuhi Geghamyan,
Armenia has not received the invitation, though the organizers claim
to have conveyed it to the embassy of Armenia at the beginning of
October.
From: A. Papazian