Last Thursday, many of us got together to honor Neery Melkonian, the beloved Armenian American art critic and curator, with a memorial evening at AGBU Central Office in Manhattan. Emceed by Houry Guedelekian and Nancy Agabian, the evening started with artist Aram Jibilian sharing the contours of his friendship with Neery, and an overview of her career, philosophy, and […]
Contemporary Iranian Art in New York
This Saturday, I will be moderating a panel on contemporary Iranian art at the Arario Gallery in Chelsea. So stop by and watch me be brainy … it’s sexy, I swear. The panel is in conjunction with the new exhibition, The Promise of Loss: A Contemporary Index of Iran, which is curated by Shaheen Merali. […]
Next Door to Iran: Human Rights in Armenia the Focus of Discussion at 16 Beaver
Now that Iran has focused the spotlight on human rights in West Asia and the semi-democratic nations of the region, I thought it was only appropriate to highlight a lecture by a human rights activist friend of mine who is one of the speakers at this event. He will be talking about human rights in […]
I’m Reading at Gartal’s Special “An Evening of Literary Pride” (June 20)
I’ll be reading a short story titled “My Small Tiny Gay Armenian Wedding” based on my wedding last December in Toronto for the next edition of the Gartal reading series–Sat. June 20 (6pm) at the LGBT Center in the Village. Co-presented by Gartal and the Armenian Gay & Lesbian Assoc. of NY (AGLA NY), “An […]
Obama, the Armenian Genocide & the Photographic Record
Photo of Armenian Genocide survivors, AGBU Archive Tomorrow is April 24, the day Armenians around the world commemorate the Armenian Genocide of 1915 perpetrated by the Young Turk government in the twilight years of the Ottoman Empire. This year, like every year, Armenian Americans will be waiting to hear the US President use the “G” […]