  National Gallery hosts exhibition dedicated to painter Stepan Taryan's 110th birth anniversaryNovember 25, 2009 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 25, Armenian National Gallery opened an exhibition dedicated to painter Stepan Taryan's 110th birth anniversary. The third exhibition following Taryan's death, it displayed 110 works by the artist."Beginning 1926, the artist organized over 20 exhibitions, with 2 being his personal. His paintings were displayed in several towns of USSR and in different international cultural centers," artist's son Suren Taryan said, adding that his family plans to open Stepan Taryan's home-museum in Yerevan and has already applied to RA Ministry of Culture. Painter, sculptor and art critic Stepan Taryan was born on August 17, 1899 in Tbilisi. He graduated from Russian Art Academy of Petrograd, receiving the qualification of sculptor.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
