Gafeschyan Cultural Centre to open with Arshil Gorky’s exhibition
17.10.2009 17:37 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On November 8-January 31, 2010, Gafeschyan Art
Centre of Yerevan will host the exhibition of outstanding
American-Armenian painter Arshil Gorky, the most monumental
representative of XX century American art. Exhibition will display 16
graphical and 7 oil paintings from the personal collection of Gerard
L. Gafeschyan.
The event will be organized within the frames of Gafeschyan art centre
opening ceremony due in Yerevan on October 7. The same evening,
there’ll be a firework display on the territory of Cascade complex.
Next day, on November 8, the center will host the opening of `For you
Armenia’ exhibition.
The exhibition will display Gerard L. Gafeschyan’s rich personal
collection. The exposition comprises over 100 works by outstanding
gifted masters Libensky and Brychtova . Having worked together for 50
years, spouses Libensky and Brychtova are among the most renowned
representatives of 20th century creative art.
The same day, `David of Sasun’ hall of Gafeschyan art center will host
the presentation of book titled `Libensky and Brychtova’. Both
exhibition opening and book presentation will be attended by Yaroslava
Brychtova.
Gafeschyan museum fund was established in 2002 in Yerevan, under the
auspices of RA Government and Gafeschyan Museum Foundation of America.
The objective was to create a museum of art complying with
international standards, as well as develop a cultural-tourist centre
in Yerevan.
RA Government allotted to the fund the unfinished complex of Cascade
with its adjacent territories.
American businessmen of Armenian decent, Gerard L. Gafeschyan invested
USD 35 million in complex reconstruction, as gratuitous donation to
Armenian people.