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November 17, 2006
Yerevan Receives It’s Newest and Most Colorful Sculpture
‘Ahoy’ by Paul Cox is placed at the Gerard L. Cafesjian Center for
the Arts
The Cafesjian Museum Foundation is pleased to announce the unveiling
of ‘Ahoy’ (the pictures are available on our website )
by internationally renowned British artist Paul Cox. The sculpture,
a piece from the Cafesjian Collection, is placed at the Monument
Terrace of the Cafesjian Center for the Arts. Neighboring Fernando
Botero’s ‘Gladiator’, the sculpture stands over six meters tall. Made
of mild steel and two-pack polyurethane paint, this large toy boat
sits on top of an oversized table. The image of a table and chair,
a recurring theme in Cox’s work, refers to the school phase, growing
up and home life.
Born in 1975 in Brighton, U.K., Paul Cox graduated with a First Class
Degree in Fine Art (Sculpture) and trained at the prestigious Royal
Academy of Arts, London where he received his MA. His work is now
represented internationally in public and private collections. ‘Ahoy’
reflects Paul’s interest in how cartoons and comic strips, while
mirroring the real world, are part of and separate from reality
simultaneously. Prior to the arrival of ‘Ahoy’ in Yerevan the cartoon
like boat was exhibited at the Pride of the Valley Sculpture Park,
England along with works by Salvador Dali, George Epstein, and
Max Ernst.
‘Humour plays a large part in my sculptures; it breaks down barriers
and is a language accessible by all. I am influenced by cartoons,
comics and drawings; I enjoy the immediacy of drawing and try to
interpret this into sculpture. I enjoy working with different mediums
from traditional to the unconventional,’ says the artist.
The Cafesjian Museum Foundation continues its renovations of the
Cascade while construction moves forward with the Gerard L. Cafesjian
Museum of Art. Major reconstructions of the Gerard L. Cafesjian Center
for the Arts will be completed in 2007 in addition to more unveilings
from the Cafesjian Collection.
The Cafesjian Museum Foundation of Armenia was co-founded in April of
2002 by the Republic of Armenia and the Cafesjian Museum Foundation
of America for the purpose of developing a world class international
museum of art and a cultural center in Yerevan, Armenia. For more
information about the Cafesjian Museum Foundation and the Cafesjian
Collection please visit