Opening Reception: "Remain in Light"
Presentation and reception with artists Sossi Madzounian, Ara Mgrdichian, and Ara Oshagan, whose work is featured in the exhibition Remain in Light: Visions of Homeland and Diaspora, curated by Gassia Armenian
Sat., June 10 4-6:30 p.m.
Free
The photographic exhibition Remain in Light endeavors to visualize the contemporary Armenian experience at home and in Los Angeles. Sossi Madzounian, Ara Mgrdichian, and Ara Oshagan—three diaspora-born Armenian artists living in LA—extend their perspectives on the life of their people in the old world and the new, collectively impacted by decades of political turmoil, religious persecution, and human rights violations. With intuition, passion, and conviction, the photographers illuminate the evolving social fabric of Armenian life: survival in the homeland, immigrant experiences in the diaspora, and the rebirth of Armenian Americans on new soil.
4–5 pm: Artist talks, Fowler Museum Lenart Auditorium
5–6:30 pm: Reception, Fowler Museum Courtyard
Image credit: Sossi Madzounian (b. 1957, Beirut, Lebanon),The Light Under Dark Clouds,October 2015; Araratian Plateau, Vayotz Dzor Province, Armenia, on the way to the Areni; © Sossi Madzounian