COME CLOSEDR aims to bring
together artists from various horizons around the theme of the exchange (of
ideas, points of view) and communication with its consequences in terms of
proximity and distance. It will be staged as an exhibition by a group of visual
artists from France and Switzerland for the first phase of the touring
exhibition. The second phase of the project will include exhibitions in
Switzerland with a larger group that will include artists from Armenia.
The exhibition will address the
communication between people and will attempt to diversify the terms thereof.
It will aim to encourage interaction between artists, between different
cultural regions, and especially with the public.
Works presented are mostly
interactive and the public is strongly encouraged to participate. Performances
and installations, as well as cooperative projects developed in-situ will be
presented during the exhibition. The works will evolve until the end of the
show and will offer occasions for the public to interact with the artists, with
their works as well as to observe the evolution of the exhibition.
The touring exhibition will start
in Armenia, will visit Switzerland and hopefully elsewhere, always with the aim
to create links with the local communities and artists through artistic
practices.
Artists
Catherine Aeschlimann, Switzerland
Pier Giorgio De Pinto, Switzerland
Alina Mnatsakanian, Switzerland
Geneviève Petermann, Switzerland
Josette Taramarcaz, Switzerland
Edmond Habetian, France
Curators
Alina Mnatsakanian (European side
and coordination of the project)
Susanna Gyulamiryan (Armenian side, for the phase 2)
Susanna Gyulamiryan (Armenian side, for the phase 2)
Exhibition dates
Modern Art Museum of Yerevan,
Armenia / 5-26 October 2014
Le Manoir, Martigny, Switzerland / exhibition
dates are to be scheduled.
MACT/CACT Contemporary Art in
Canton Ticino, Switzerland / 11 February – 2 April 2017
