From: "Katia M. Peltekian" <kpeltekian@yahoo.com>
Subject: Vagabonds: Sculpture by Mamikon Yengibarian, Photography by Antonucci

Caboodle.hu, Hungary
July 26 2008

Vagabonds – Sculpture by Mamikon Yengibarian, Photography by Roberto
Prina Antonucci

When: from Thursday, 31 July 2008 until Thursday, 28 August 2008
Where: Art Factory Gallery II
What: Exhibitions (museums/galleries)

"Ten bronze alley cats will prowl across the floor of Art Factory II
from July 31 – August 28. These are the ‘Vagabonds’ by renowned
sculptor Mamikon Yengibarian.

The exhibition will open on July 31 at 7 p.m. as part of the famous
Falk Miksa Collectors’ Night during which area galleries will feature
many special events throughout the evening. Art Factory II is located
at Markó u. 4, near the corner of Falk Miksa.

The ‘Vagabond’ sculptures appeared in the Arsenale of the Venice
Biennale in 1999. Each has their own personality, conveying emotions
ranging from playfulness to haunted loneliness.

Armenian-born Mamikon Yengibarian has been a member of the Hungarian
art community for nearly 20 years. The Derkovits scholarship is
amongst the many awards he has received. Yengibarian has gained an
international reputation for his popular ‘Tumbling Dolls’ sculptures
in the Four Seasons Hotel Budapest Gresham Palace.

The sculpture installation is complemented by a photography series by
Italian photographer Roberto Prina Antonucci. Using a single black and
white photo as a base, Prina has digitally overlaid text referring to
the traditional saying "cats have nine lives." A former resident of
Budapest, Prina is known for his candid street shots of the faces of
Europe.

The exhibition also includes ‘Babylon’ by abstract, minimalist painter
Halmi-Horváth István. The small black-on-black diptych reflects on the
military operations and rape of art treasures in Iraq. The piece
features a cat-shaped pattern from the ancient Mesopotamian Gate of
Istar. According to Iraqi folklore animals are guardian beings."

Italian photographer Roberto Prina Antonucci last exhibited his work
at the Art Factory Gallery two years ago.

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