Narine Zolyan Armenischer Krieg in Jahr 2020, Acryl auf Leinwand, 2020
Armenian Artists in the Spotlight in Germany
by The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
BERLIN, AUGUST 28, 2025 — Artist and gallerist Archi Galentz’s project space, InteriorDAsein, is presenting an exhibition titled “Aspects of Armenian painting. From Ivan Aivazovsky to Narine Zolyan,” as part of projects that not only represent visual culture but also invite discussion about the prospects for the existence and development of a distinctive culture.
A little over a century after the genocide, Armenians have once again been subjected to ethnic cleansing from their historical homeland in Artsakh, with a significant portion of them held hostage in Baku and the remnants of the republic blockaded and gradually suffocated. The government’s assurances of impending peace and prosperity only serve to heighten our anxiety and concern.
The exhibit opened on August 29 and will run through September 28.
Narine Zolyan
Further information at: https://koloniewedding.de/projektraeume/interiordasein/#4441
Since 2008, InteriorDAsein has regularly presented Armenian visual art and now houses a collection of canvases and works on paper by numerous artists of Armenian descent. The exhibition “Aspects of Armenian Painting. From Ivan Aivazovsky to Narine Zolyan” shows works from the period 1860 to the present day from the project space’s collection as well as on loan from Berlin collections. The exhibition invites discussion about the orientations and developments in the painting of a cultural nation that has been fighting for its survival since ancient times and has had to accept expulsion and life in the diaspora once again in recent years.
In addition, on Saturday, September 13, a group exhibition at the studio of artist Zorik Davidyan in Chemnitz, Germany, will open. Participating artists: Karine Abel, Zorik Davidyan, Archi Galentz, Sam Grigorian, Ararat Haydeyan, Hasmik Hovsepyan-Haydeyan, Narine Zolyan.
The opening reception will take place on September 13 at 7 p.m. at Reichsstraße 21. The exhibit will run for two months.