Sculpture, Paper, Aluminium, Installation, Colorful, Story-Telling, Contemporary, Whimsical
Karen Sargsyan
(1973, Yerevan, Armenia)
Biography
Karen Sargsyan’s sculptural installations are made of paper aluminium and refer to the materials’ importance in the history of international communication. His sculptures personally materialize history, characters, events, and nature through this simple material.
Education & Residencies
2006 – 2007 | Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Awards
2016 | Stipendium Program for Established Artists from Mondriaan Foundation
2015 | Dommering Foundation
2014 | DordtYart
2013 | Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunsten
2012 | Mondriaan Foundation
2007 | Thieme Art Award
Exhibitions
2019 | ‘Opera as the World – The quest for a total work of art’ at Centre Pompidou in Metz, France
2018 | Solo ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ at Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem, Israel
2015 | ‘Low and Behold’ by International Manifesto Foundation in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2015 | 6th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art in Moscow, Russia
Collections
- Ministerie OCW
- Kunstcollectie Rijksoverheid Den Haag
- Achmea Kunstcollectie, Leinden
- Rabo Kunstcollectie, Utrecht
- Maraya Art Collection
- Bonnefanten Museum
- KRC Collection
- AMC Collection
- National Russian Art Collection
- Nederlandse Bank Art Collection
Publications
2019 | Opera as the World
2011 | LA Times
2009 | Publication of catalog Thieme Award – Amazon
2009 | NY Times