WebTalks
Armenity: Armenia at the 2015 Venice Biennale
Neery Melkonian
Neery Melkonian explores the significance of the Armenity pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennale.
Armenity: Armenia at the 2015 Venice Biennale
In a set of interviews for AGBU WebTalks, art historian, critic and curator Neery Melkonian explores the significance of the year 2015 in Armenian contemporary and modern art. In this video, she discusses the Armenity exhibition at the 2015 Venice Biennale, the year that marked the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, when the Armenian Pavilion, for the first time in its 20-year history devoted the exhibition to the diaspora and won the prestigious Golden Lion award for Best National Pavilion.