The Art Factory: Armenia’s Answer to Andy Warhol

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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The Art Factory: Armenia’s Answer to Andy Warhol

Christopher Atamian

Jul 16, 2025

Just outside Yerevan, The Art Factory channels the spirit of Warhol’s studio, blending creative experimentation

with community. A bold cultural space and hub for contemporary art, it’s reshaping Armenia’s art scene through residencies, exhibitions, and a vision for global dialogue.

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Inside the Mind’s Eye: The Bold Vision of Judith Simonian

Christopher Atamian

Jun 9, 2025

Judith Simonian’s solo show at JJ Murphy Gallery in New York unveils vivid, layered canvases

where absence, abstraction and narrative tension converge. Her psychologically rich, formally inventive works transform everyday scenes into uncanny meditations on memory, perception and the human subconscious.

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Eozen Agopian: Master of Light and Thread

Christopher Atamian

Apr 9, 2025

Through layered canvases, intricate stitching and luminous color, Eozen Agopian fuses painting, textile and sculpture

into transcendent works. Her art explores memory, identity and space, honoring women’s labor and evoking spiritual resonance across continents.

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Unheimlich: Nina Katchadourian (Re)Orders the World

Christopher Atamian

Feb 13, 2025

Nina Katchadourian’s art playfully reorders the world, creating alternate meanings from everyday objects. Her projects,

from rearranged book titles to self-portraits in airplane lavatories, challenge our perception of categories, identity and representation, blending humor with deep intellectual curiosity.

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Sleight of Hand: Choghakate Kazarian and the Magical Art of Curating

Christopher Atamian

Jan 8, 2025

Choghakate Kazarian, an Armenian-born, Paris-raised curator, masterfully blends intellectual rigor and artistic elegance. Specializing in

modern and contemporary art, her groundbreaking exhibitions, from Chloé’s fashion history to Armenian abstraction, showcase her dedication to preserving and redefining art’s narrative.

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Meri Karapetyan: Ready for Her Closeup at the Biennale de Lyon

Christopher Atamian

Nov 12, 2024

An emerging artist raised in Yerevan, Meri Karapetyan challenges ideas of borders and conflict in

her work, reimagining them as transitional spaces. Her large-scale barbed wire installation at the Biennale de Lyon transforms barriers into pathways, inviting new perspectives on division and identity.

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Art Speak

Thea Farhadian’s “Tattoos and Other Markings”

The Art Factory: Armenia’s Answer to Andy Warhol

Inside the Mind’s Eye: The Bold Vision of Judith Simonian

Eozen Agopian: Master of Light and Thread

Unheimlich: Nina Katchadourian (Re)Orders the World

Sleight of Hand: Choghakate Kazarian and the Magical Art of Curating

Meri Karapetyan: Ready for Her Closeup at the Biennale de Lyon

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