April 20 - July 7, 2024
Image: Jacqueline Kazarian, Armenia (Hayasdan) (detail), 2015
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture and ReflectSpace Gallery were pleased to present Before, After: Reflections on the Armenian Genocide.
Before, After: Reflections on the Armenian Genocide traced generations of Armenian resiliency through the common thread of loss and survival. The exhibition examined the connections passed down through blood, migration and history; from genocide to diaspora to belonging. Before, After integrated artifact with abstraction, witness accounts with recreation, old materials repurposed, and new molds made. The Armenian experience (both past and present, before and after) was showcased through a range of mediums and practices, reflecting the repeating patterns of grief, healing and reflection.
Before, After: Reflections on the Armenian Genocide included artworks by nine artists: John Avakian, Anush Babajanyan, Silvina Der-Meguerditchian, Diana Markosian, Jacqueline Kazarian, Talin Megherian, Marsha Nouritza Odabashian, Jessica Sperandio, and Scout Tufankjian.
Before, After was on view from April 20 through July 7, 2024, at ReflectSpace Gallery, inside Glendale Central Library located at 222 East Harvard, Glendale, CA. An opening reception was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
About the Curator
The exhibition is guest curated by Ryann Casey, exhibitions coordinator and adjunct professor of art at Stockton University in New Jersey. Before, After was first installed at the Stockton University Art Gallery in 2021.
ReflectSpace Gallery
Glendale Central Library
222 East Harvard Street
Glendale, CA 91205
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