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Biography:

Krikor Momdjian is a multidisciplinary visual artist and poet born into an Armenian family in Lebanon in 1947. After completing a degree at the Academy of Fine Arts of the University in Beirut, Krikor continued on to study fine arts in Florence and Paris. In 1979 he moved permanently from Paris to the Netherlands. Krikor exhibits internationally and has been a member or lecturer at academies and universities in Leiden, Oxford, and Bologna. 

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About the Show:

 

This fall, Krikor Momdjian will present recent works at the Pembroke Art Fund in his newest exhibition 'Life Map of a Wanderer  — Transcultural Relations'.

 

Through these works, we shall experience 50 years of development of his work. These paintings will reveal his quest for understanding the relations between colours, forms, and numbers. At the same time, they will reflect the influences of different cultural identities he embodies— Dutch, Lebanese, and Armenian— as well as the influences of his education in three cities— Jerusalem, Florence, and Paris. The exhibition's central work is a painted fold-out book titled 'Artist's Book'— Ode to Life!  Կենաց. Krikor's recent special publication 'Letters to Vincent / Brieven aan Vincent' dedicated to his soulmate Vincent van Gogh will also be presented.

 

Krikor will lecture on  the 15th of November at Pembroke College, with the title of this lecture also being 'Life Map of a Wanderer - Transcultural Relations'. During this lecture, Krikor will speak about the exhibition as well as how these works relate to his personal life experiences and the meaning of art in his daily life. In addition, Krikor will talk about a recent series of works made after he returned to Drenthe, a place in the Netherlands where Krikor lived after leaving Paris in 1979 to start his professional life as a visual artist and poet. Krikor will also expand upon the influence of Vincent Van Gogh and Piet Mondrian in this period of his life and its role in helping him connect to nature.

 

Krikor's life motto is: To Life!

Read more about Krikor and see his works on his website

Krikor Momdjian: ‘Life Map of a Wanderer – Transcultural Relations’

October 19 - November 17, 2024 

12-2pm, Sat & Sun only

Private View and film screening: 18th October 5:30-8pm RSVP here

Lecture: 15th November 5-6:30pm RSVP here

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