BIGGEST EXHIBITION OF S.PARAJANOV’S WORKS TO OPEN AT HIGHER ART ACADEMY OF PARIS

Noyan Tapan
Feb 12 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Glorious Parajanov" biggest
exhibition will open on February 12 at the Higher Art Academy of
Paris. Armenian great artist Sergey Parajanov’s 72 works will be
presented there. It will last till April 8 after what the works will
be moved to the Modern Art Museum Saint Etienne where they will be
exhibited from April 25 to May 20. Zaven Sargsian, the S.Parajanov’s
Museum Director informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent about it. In the
museum director’s words, different exhibitions presenting S.Parajanov’s
heritage opened and continue being opened in different cities within
the framework of events of the Year of Armenia in France. "The year
of Armenia in France is an excellent possibility for the French
spectators to get acquainted or to remember works of cinematography,
painting, finally of the great philosopher which gave the brightest
colours to exhibitions of the Year of Armenia to France," Zaven
Sargsian said. The first of the exhibitions opened on January 9 in the
Cinemateque of Toulouse, presenting great master’s 30 film sketches
and illustrations to staged performances. The festival of Parajanov’s
films to be held in Boubini suburb of Paris on March 9-25 will also
be accompanied by the exhibition of canvases painted by him. Films
of Tarkovski, Fellini, Pasolini established spiritual sincerity with
Armenian directors will also be presented besides the master’s films
during those days. A retrospective show of Parajanov’s films will
be held. The French side also prepares for publication of a 170-page
big illustrated book dedicated to Parajanov.