ARTISTS:
Ani Qananyan
Alisa Danielyan
Bela Pogosyan
Houry Marakarian
Lilia Li-Mi-Yan
Mary Moon
Stella Grigoryan
Ani Qananyan
Alisa Danielyan
Bela Pogosyan
Houry Marakarian
Lilia Li-Mi-Yan
Mary Moon
Stella Grigoryan
CURATORS:
Ekaterina Drakunova
Sona Minasian
Ekaterina Drakunova
Sona Minasian
Room of One’s Own
Women group exhibition
March 8 — March 28, 2023
ArtKvartal, Pushkin 4, Yerevan
An exhibition of contemporary Armenian artists, suggesting their reflections on the origins of their personal artistic practice. Doesn't it look like something? Is there a "feminine" in art? And what does it mean to be woman artist? We asked these questions to the participants in the process of preparation, and on the basis of this we built an exposition, research projects in which do not correspond to an unambiguous formula of creativity. For participants, the definitions of "contemporary art", "women's art", "feminism" may be part of the identity, and not reflect their self-definition. Designated by the artists themselves or attributed to them by the external characteristics of the coordinate system, which becomes one of the main tasks of this project.
The title "Room of One’s Own" is from an observer to a famous essay by Virginia Woolf. In it, the writer advises on the natural property of activity: its own space to retire, and to keep a financial income that guarantees immutability. Satisfaction of this justification for a long historical period was inaccessible to women, which significantly limited their creative possibilities. Architecture visualizes the idea of "Her Own Room " - each artist draws up her work in a separate exhibition hall. The exception was two spaces, where installations of different participants came together, suggesting interaction and another dialogue with a friend, representations of support and sisterhood.
The project talks about three side effects and unscrupulous sources of inspiration. The essay “Room of One’s Own” was translated into Armenian as “Սեփական սենյակը”. The word "Սեփական" - "belonging to one", from evidence to possession of offenses or real estate. The exhibition bears the name "Իմ սենյակ". "Իմ" - mine, personal. The exhibition invites the viewer to experience a sense of participation instead of possession, an invitation to a secluded space without drawing attention to a sense of ownership.
March 8 — March 28, 2023
ArtKvartal, Pushkin 4, Yerevan
An exhibition of contemporary Armenian artists, suggesting their reflections on the origins of their personal artistic practice. Doesn't it look like something? Is there a "feminine" in art? And what does it mean to be woman artist? We asked these questions to the participants in the process of preparation, and on the basis of this we built an exposition, research projects in which do not correspond to an unambiguous formula of creativity. For participants, the definitions of "contemporary art", "women's art", "feminism" may be part of the identity, and not reflect their self-definition. Designated by the artists themselves or attributed to them by the external characteristics of the coordinate system, which becomes one of the main tasks of this project.
The title "Room of One’s Own" is from an observer to a famous essay by Virginia Woolf. In it, the writer advises on the natural property of activity: its own space to retire, and to keep a financial income that guarantees immutability. Satisfaction of this justification for a long historical period was inaccessible to women, which significantly limited their creative possibilities. Architecture visualizes the idea of "Her Own Room " - each artist draws up her work in a separate exhibition hall. The exception was two spaces, where installations of different participants came together, suggesting interaction and another dialogue with a friend, representations of support and sisterhood.
The project talks about three side effects and unscrupulous sources of inspiration. The essay “Room of One’s Own” was translated into Armenian as “Սեփական սենյակը”. The word "Սեփական" - "belonging to one", from evidence to possession of offenses or real estate. The exhibition bears the name "Իմ սենյակ". "Իմ" - mine, personal. The exhibition invites the viewer to experience a sense of participation instead of possession, an invitation to a secluded space without drawing attention to a sense of ownership.
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