FIFTH INTERNATIONAL BIENALE OF MODERN ART TO BE ORGANIZED ON AUGUST 2-16 IN GYUMRI

YEREVAN, JULY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The Center of Modern Art of Gyumri
will organize the Fifth International Bienale of Modern Art titled
"Sea, Dreams and Illusions" on August 2-16 in Gyumri. Azat Sargsian,
one of the organizers of the exhibition, informed journalists about
this at the July 31 press conference held in Yerevan.

This year more than 80 artists from nearly 20 countries will take
part in this event organized once every two years. Static displays,
as well as art creating actions, events, video-art and installation
are envisaged.

Azat Sargsian mentioned that the program is the only one in the region
and its goal is the cultural cooperation with different countries. He
attached importance especially to cooperation with the neighbor
countries, in particular, with Turkey. This year two Turk artists,
who will present a project titled "Storehouse of Dreams" prepared
with the joint efforts of 14 Turk artists, will take part in the event.

In bienale’s coordinator Arpi Tokmajian’s words, the main exhibitions
of the event will take place in Gyumri, in the Style exhibition hall,
Ethnographical Theater, Museum of Aslamazian Sisters, Zigzag shop,
as well as just in the street. Creative working days are envisaged
on the lakeside of Sevan so as the artists will be able to express
the idea of the bienale’s title in their own way.

The participants of the press conference also touched upon many
problems of the Modern Arts Center of Gyumri. In particular, as Arpi
Tokmajian mentioned, today the center hasn’t its own office and staff:
all the works are organized with the support of a group of artists.