Vahram Aghasyan is an accomplished artist based in Yerevan, Armenia. With three decades of experience as a curator, artist, and theorist, he has shown his work at various important international venues. His activities encompass an extensive array of exhibitions, festivals, and biennales across diverse geographies, reflecting his commitment to the artistic landscape and global creative dialogue. Notably, his art has been displayed at esteemed events such as the Tenth International Istanbul Biennial, the Museum Kiasma in Helsinki, “Great Expectations” Casino Luxemburg, Luxemburg, and the First Contemporary Art Biennale of Thessaloniki. He contributed to the "Contemporary Video Art from Armenia" exhibition at the Musee d'Art Contemporain in Lyon, the “Progressive nostalgia” exhibition series curated by Viktor Misiano, and participated in the group show "Resistance Through Art" at the Armenian Pavilion during the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005.
His participation includes events like the "Hello World" exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, the "Talking Tree" multidisciplinary environmental art project in Armenia, “Across the Caucasus”, Georgian National Museum in Tbilisi, “Things we sense about each other” Badischer Kunstverein in Karlsruhe.
Aghasyan has also engaged in artistic residencies, gaining experience and exposure at Platform Garanti in Istanbul, Halle Fuer Kunst in Luneburg, and OCA in Oslo.
Vahram Aghasyan actively engages in collaborative ventures, fostering enriching connections within the artistic community. His collaborative efforts extend across various projects and group exhibitions, notably including the dynamic and artist-driven platform of the Yerevan Artists Run Biennale in Armenia.
Furthermore, Aghasyan displays a fervent commitment to group-based self-educational activities, participating in initiatives such as the "a_cat" program in Yerevan. These educational platforms are aimed at cultivating a collective atmosphere for creative exchange and learning, emphasizing the importance of mutual exploration, self-education, and shared knowledge in the artistic process. His involvement in such initiatives showcases a dedication to collaborative learning, contributing to an environment that fosters continuous artistic development and shared exploration among peers.
At the end of the 90ies he was the art editor of “Garoun” a famous magazine in Armenia, he is a cofounder of the Surburb Art platform, an initiative that is still active in rich exhibition programs and theoretical seminars, a founding member of “commune” space which was operated up to 2018 as an activists meeting point.
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