Dear friends, we are happy to share some amazing news with you!
Within the framework of collaboration between the ARTIS Research Centre at the School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon and the Institute of Contemporary Art Armenia (ICA Armenia, art historians Luis U. Afonso and Pedro Lupa conducted a week-long fieldwork visit to Armenia in September.
This fieldwork aimed to deepen knowledge of Armenian modern and contemporary art and map the Armenian art landscape. Their visit included trips to major art museums and interviews with artists and key stakeholders in the Armenian art sector. This field trip laid the groundwork for a program to reassess and elevate the aesthetic and economic value of Armenian modern and contemporary art within the global art ecosystem, aiming to integrate it into the international cultural dialogue through exhibitions, educational initiatives, and collaborations.
Luís Urbano Afonso is a Senior Associate Professor of Art History at the
School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon (UL). His teaching and research
focus on artistic hybridization during early globalization, and contemporary art markets. Pedro Lapa is a professor of theory and art history at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
of the University of Lisbon. He was the artistic director of the Berardo Collection Museum previously of the National Museum of Contemporary Art -Museu do Chiado.
On November 29 Nazaret Karoyan and Ruben Arevshatyan from ICA will travel to Lisbon to take part in “Art in the Post-Soviet World: Armenia and the Caucasus” conference, at the School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon. Bringing together leading academics, curators, and art critics, the conference will explore the impact of the Soviet legacy on art and culture in Armenia and the broader Caucasus region. Through discussions on key artistic figures, cultural movements, and economic influences, the event offers an in-depth look at contemporary art’s evolution in a post-Soviet landscape.
