Carol Peligian: Inscribing the Female Body Into Contemporary Art

Through painting, sculpture and installation, Armenian-American artist Carol Peligian transforms the female body into a

site of memory, identity and resilience. Christopher Atamian explores a career shaped by feminism, Armenian heritage and an enduring fascination with the mysteries of human existence.

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Agrippina Reclaimed: Diana Arterian’s Feminist Excavation

Christopher Atamian

Jun 12, 2026

In “Agrippina the Younger: Poems”, Diana Arterian blends poetry, history and critical reflection to reclaim

one of antiquity’s most misunderstood women. Christopher Atamian explores how this award-winning collection challenges inherited narratives and reimagines the relationship between literature, memory and historical truth.

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Fear, Patriarchy and the Politics of Scapegoating

Christopher Atamian

Apr 7, 2026

In this sharp, provocative review of “Survival of a Perverse Nation: Morality and Queer Possibility

in Armenia”, Christopher Atamian examines how fear, patriarchy and scapegoating shape modern Armenia, while also opening space for new, more inclusive futures beyond the politics of “survival.”

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Mikayel Ohanjanyan’s “Legami: Ties That Bind”

Christopher Atamian

Mar 13, 2026

Armenian-Italian sculptor Mikayel Ohanjanyan presents five monumental marble works in Carrara that explore tension, fragility

and interdependence. Bound by steel cables, the sculptures meditate on attachment, constraint and the precarious forces that hold human existence together.

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Osheen Harruthoonyan: Transforming the Quotidian, One Photograph at a Time

Christopher Atamian

Feb 19, 2026

Canadian Armenian photographer Osheen Harruthoonyan transforms everyday subjects through experimental darkroom techniques. Blending science, memory,

and diasporic identity, his layered images blur the line between documentation and art, turning the familiar into something uncanny and emotionally resonant.

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Tsolak Topchyan: Art as Antidote to an Unstable World

Christopher Atamian

Dec 4, 2025

Blending repetition, geometric precision and tactile threadwork, Tsolak Topchyan turns instability into rhythm and renewal.

His latest exhibition in Yerevan traced how abstraction, labor and quiet variation can become tools for steadiness, and subtle resistance, in a world marked by upheaval.

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Breaking New Ground with “Topographies of Dissent: Armenian Art from the Dodge Collection”

Christopher Atamian

Oct 20, 2025

A sweeping curatorial study of post-Soviet Armenian art, “Topographies of Dissent” at the Zimmerli Art

Museum traces how artists navigated censorship, identity and modernity—transforming dissent into a language of aesthetic and cultural renewal.

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Linda Ganjian: “Her Memory, a Metropolis”

Christopher Atamian

Sep 17, 2025

Honoring her grandmother and Armenian heritage, Linda Ganjian’s exhibition “Her Memory, a Metropolis” intertwines personal

narrative with collective memory, using intricate geometric patterns, collage, and sculpture to explore survival, history, and past trauma alongside imaginative futures.

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Thea Farhadian’s “Tattoos and Other Markings”

Christopher Atamian

Aug 15, 2025

Violinist and experimental composer Thea Farhadian’s “Tattoos and Other Markings” weaves Armenian, Arabic and contemporary

soundscapes to confront the haunting history of tattooed Armenian women during the Armenian Genocide, blending memory, identity and trauma into an unflinching, immersive sonic journey.

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