GRIGOR KHACHATRYAN 1952 - Born on November 7 in Yerevan 1985 - Graduated from the PIY, the Art and Culture department 1985-87 - Head of the department of exposition of the Museum of Modern Art 1988 - Member of the Union of Artists of USSR (Armenia) 1987-96 - Art editor of “Garun” magazine 1996 - 2001 - Art leader of AR TV Company 2003 - directore of ART SCOOL home 55-19-65 / vork 73 52 10 mobil 093 61 80 78 E-mail: grigor_khachatryan@yahoo.com WORKS: PERFORMANCE, ACTION 1972 - Heading of army troops, workday on the 1-st of may: photo with Suren Navasardyan,Gagik Harutunyan 1974 - Physical testing of “Grigor Khachatryan” award: photo with Ashot Hovhannisyan 1975 - Funerals in the institute 1980 - Solemn opening of a WC in the institute Since 1990 - Awarding of “Grigor Khachatryan” award: 1990 - ”Jan Gilan’s price dropping”. Unprofitable resale of tickets 1990 - ”Arates”: gathering of population’s pee in the basket of ANM 1990 - Yerevan, peeing from a bridge over the river Getar with Armen Davtyan, Vahagn Atabekyan and Tigran Paskevichyan reading Apoliner’s“Marabou’s Bridge” by heart 1990 - Nude walking 1996 - Selfsuggestion as a candidate on the post of the president of Republic of Armenia, interviews in the square of the internal and external political platform 1998 - Paris, peeing from the Marabou’s Bridge with Vahagn Atabekyan and Vahram Sahakyan, reading Apoliner’s“Marabou’s Bridge” by heart 2003 – discurs in Writer street .Rencontres Utopiennes / I`environnement du corps...genetiguement modifiable..Erevan–Geneve EXHIBITIONS 1984 - International Poster Competition, Moscow, 3-rd prize 1988 - Biennial, Brno 1990 - MANIFEST, “Exhibition OF A Single Work”,Union of Artists, Yerevan 1993 - ”Armenian Culture Days”, Vienna / Vienculture, graphics / 1993 - ”Object #1” / 2 mirrors facing each other and situated in 5mm distance 1994 - ”Armenian Culture Days” / Boch, Germany / 1994 - ”Pacific” / 3-rd floor, Yerevan / 1994 - ”Play House: enter from inside” /EX-VOTO, Yerevan / 1994 - From my personal collection of my undrawn paintings, I’ll show you / a clean sheet of canvas, 100x80, CCEA, Yerevan / 1995 -”The modern art of Armenia”, Moscow, Russia 1994 - ”I’m not a chair, I’m a contemporary of Grigor Khachatryan” Norayr Ayvazyan. “If I remain silent the chairs will make noise” G.K.: -“TEXT” Yerevan 1995 - The Question of the Ark / The exhibition of the artists of Moscow and Yerevan, ACCEA, Yerevan / 1996 -”Subject-Object” / fenced territory chosen by Grigor Khachatryan/ “E” Art Festival, ACCEA, Yerevan

1996 - ”There are things that don’t depent on me” / a pipe of a vacuum cleaner from the ceiling, CCEA, Yerevan / 1999 - Closed City / HAI-ART, Yerevan 1999 - Avangard art / ACCEA, Yerevan / 1999 -”Great Atrophy” international exhibition 1999 -Fanatics of body and mind /ACCEA, Yerevan / 1999 - Tree tendencies, HI – ART, Yerevan Armenia 2001 - The World is You, Summer Art Festival, Vien 2001 -Parallel reality is You 2001 - Beyond icons / National Museum of Armenia 2001 - Utopiana, 2003 - §Adieu Parajanov¦Contemporary Art from Armenia 2002 - Afirmativ, ACCEA, Yerevan 2003 - UTOPIANA, Rencontres Utopiennes,vill de jeneve,erevan - Thierry Fontaine HURLOIR, EREVAN ( ARMENNIE), performances sonores 2006 - Alternativ vision, Vienna,Austria 2006 - Art Without Borders, ACCEA.Yerevan, Armenia 2007 - Centre d`art contemporarain de Qumiper 2007 - Erevan Crusis , ACCEA.Yerevan, Armenia 1996-2001 -”City” movie series in AR TV Company City is the root of politics, politeness, citizenship, civilization. Videotape is a mirror memory.Mirror – realisation, see – “Meduza Gorgona” “City - culture” – exhibitions, concerts, films, videotapes, videoart “out door” nature movie series 2008 - The nationalcentre on planning accidents Erevan 2011 - Venice 54 Biennale Armenian pavilion/the Official meetings/ WORDS 1990 - MANIFEST. I’m not a man, I’m Grigor Khachatryan,you are not men, you are Grigor Khachatryan’s contemporary.G.K. a name high and delightful 1990 - ART- The names that are given to earthly things contain too much error / Book by Philip /

1990 - Attention: you may be in the spare of influence of Grigor Khachatryan’s sexual rays, which work in radius of 50000 parsec. The epicenter moves with Grigor Khachatryan

1991 - Sun, sun come, come, be likely to Grigor Khachatryan 1991 - I’m protected by the state 1991 - I vote for the voice of the caller in desert 1991 - The only negative in me is resus 1991 - I’m the one you weren’t expecting 1991 - Happy is the one who believes without believing 1992 - I’m greater than I think therefore I’m modest. 1992 - Nobody, even me, can’t make news, we can only call attention 1994 - I’m the sexual result of my parent’s wants 1994 - At first I thought I would grow up and become an artist, then I thought I would grow into an idiot, now I think I’ll die if I grow more therefore until I die I’ve not become great enough. Therefore when I die I’ll be great. 1994 - All the regressive population of the world the November 7 celebrates as the anniversary of the October Revolution, all the progressive one as Grigor Khachatryan’s birthday 1994 - The temples were changed into churches, the New Years day was changedinto Saint Johan’s, and this is the concept of how the October Revolution’s anniversary turned into Grigor Khachatryan’s birthday (EX- VOTO, Yerevan)

Grigor Khachatryan is one of those first artists in Armenia who shifted in 1970s towards conceptual art practices (performance, text and photography). The

theme of power is central for his artistic oeuvre. Materials for Khachatryan's artistic production are his own persona, his body and his name. Implicit and

explicit interventions in the printed and electronic media are essential for Khachatryan's artistic strategies.

1990 - MANIFEST. I’m not a man, I’m Grigor Khachatryan,you are not men, you are Grigor Khachatryan’s contemporary. G.Kh. a name high and delightful

1992 - »ë ݳ »Ù, áõÙ ã¿Çù ëå³ëáõÙ 1992 - ÙÇ³Ï µ³ó³ë³Ï³ÝÁ ÇÙ Ù»ç 黽áõëÝ ¿ 1992 - »ë ³í»ÉÇÝ »Ù, ù³Ý »ë ϳñÍáõÙ »Ù, ѻ勉µ³ñ »ë ѳٻëï »Ù 1992 - I’m the one you weren’t expecting 1992 - The only negative in me is resus 1992 - I’m greater than I think therefore I’m modest. Since 1990 - Awarding of “Grigor Khachatryan” award:

2007-Nadia Tsulukidze

1995-performance /untitled/ foto 30x20 Grigor Khachatryan,Norajr Ajvazyan foto 8. 30x20

2007- ¶ñÇ·áñ ʳã³ïñÛ³ÝÇ ÍÇͳÕÁ:ýñ³Ýëdz λÙå»ñ ijٳݳϳÏÇó ³ñí»ëï Ï»ÝïñáÝ, ѳٳ¹ñáÕÝ»ñ` ¸áÙÇÝÇÏ ²µ»ÝëÛáõñ,ܳ½³ñ»Ã γñáÛ³Ý

2007- Grigor Khachatryans laughter. France,Quiemper center for contemporary art

Grigor Khachatryans laughter 2003- γÝã³ñ³Ý,ºñ¨³Ý-Äݨ /г۳ëï³Ý-Þí»Ûó³ñdz/ Ó³ÛݳÛÇÝ å»ñýáñÙ³Ýë /ÍÇͳÕ/ èáõµ»Ý ²ñ¨ß³ïÛ³ÝÇ Ñ»ï 2003 - UTOPIANA, Rencontres Utopiennes,vill de jeneve,erevan - Thierry Fontaine HURLOIR, EREVAN ( ARMENNIE), performances sonores

Grigor Khachatryans laughter 1997-¶ñÇ·áñ óñ·Ù³ÝíáõÙ ¿ ³ñÃáõÝ: §îËáõñ ¿ Ñá·Çë Ù»éÝ»Éáõ ³ëïÇ׳Ý,Ùݳó»ù ³Ûëï»Õ ¨ ³ñÃáõÝ Ï³ó»ù¦ ³í.Áëï سñÏáëÇ §àí ùÝ³Í ¿ ³ñÃáõÝ Ï³ó»ù¦ê³ëáõÝóÇ ¸³íÇà §øÝ³Í µ³Ý³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝÁ Ññ»ßÝ»ñ ¿ ÍÝáõÙ¦¶áÛ³ /ϳåñÇãáë/ øݳÍÝ»ñÇó ß³ï»ñÁ Ññ»ß³íáñ Ëéé³óÝáõÙ »Ý,¹³ ¶ñÇ·áñ ʳã³ïñÛ³ÝÇ ÍÇͳÕÝ ¿,áñ ³é³ç³ÝáõÙ ¿ ùÝ³Í µ³Ý³Ï³ÝáõÃÛáõÝ ï»ëÝ»ÉÇë: ¶ñÇ·áñ ʳã³ïñÛ³Ý Ò³ÛÝÇ ï»ÕÁ.ºñ¨³Ý вÚ-²ðî 1997 ѳٳ¹ñáÕ Ü³½³ñ»Ã γñáÛ³Ý:Ò³Ûݳ·ñáõÃÛáõÝ,ùÝ³Í ÍÝáÕÝ»ñÇë ËééáóÁ ¨ ÇÙ ÍÇͳÕÁ: §³ñӳݳ·ñáõÃÛáõݦ Üö²Î.ºñ¨³Ý 1997 ѳٳ¹ñáÕ ¸³íÇà γñ»Û³Ý

2001- nashional drems ³½·³ÛÇÝ µ³ÕÓ³ÝùÝ»ñ

1997 - performance nashional drems, Grigor Khachatryan,Norajr Ajvazyan,Artak Bagdasaryan,Armen Davtyan

1998- nashional dreams,performance Grigor Khachatryan,Norajr Ajvazyan,Gevorg Hakobyan. video 3m.30s.

2001 - ì³Ýݳ ÉÇ×, ¶ñÇ·áñ ʳã³ïñÛ³Ý,Üáñ³Ûñ ²Ûí³½Û³Ý, гÛ-²ñï, ºñ¨³Ý 2001 - Lake Van Grigor Khachatryan, Norajr Ajvazyan

The national centre on planning accidents 2008

THE ACCIDENTS PLANNING INTENATIONAL CENTER

In March 2008 Grigor Khachatryan established “The Accidents Planning Interantional Center”: Sice then he is planning any accident: from weather to

political events. The represented objects.Documental materialsare witnesses of the progressing activities of the center, which are extended on past,present

and future.

Grigor Khachatryan Dierector of the eccidents planning international center 2008 The national centre on planning accidents,foto100x80

2011-Venice 54 Biennale Armenian pavilion/the Official meetings/

Grigor Khachatryan, Official Meetings, 2010, documentary photo of a series of performance. Courtesy of artist.

The national centre on planning accidents foto 100x70

2011-Venice 54 Biennale Armenian pavilion/the Official meetings/

Grigor Khachatryan and Gorgian President Micail Saakashvili

2008Ã. ²ÕÛáõë/The brick The national centre on planning accidents

2008 – letter box. 46x46 sm. mixed media The national centre on planning accidents

2008-The gas fire extinguisher, 18x13 sm. mixed media The nationalcentre on planning accidents

The national centre on planning accidents grigor khachatryan §Yerevan flour grinding factory¦ 2009

2009 - Tigran Paskevichyan receives a medal for courage. foto 70x100sm The national centre on planning accidents

2009 - Grigor water walker The national centre on planning accidents

The national centre on planning accidents

§ä³ï»ñ³½ÙÇ í»ï»ñ³ÝÝ»ñ¦, The veterans of war - 1945 28x18sm The national centre on planning accidents

The national centre on planning accidents

Grigor Khachatryan 1984 – «I the pigeon» International Poster Competition, Moscow, 3-rd prize

2007-Demonstration in Kiev against gorg bush /video/

My wives 2010 The national centre on planning accident

1 may /action/ video 04m.16s. 1999, 2//action/ /video/ 03m.1999 action/ 3./video/ 03m.46s1999, Üñ³Ýù áã Ù»ÏÇ ¨ áãÇÝã ã»Ý ï»ëÝáõÙ,ã»Ý ËáëáõÙ,Üñ³Ýù å»ñٳݻÝï È»ÝÇÝÛ³Ý ß³µ³ÃûñÛ³ÏÇ Ù»ç »Ý, ·»ñ³ÝÝ áõë»ñÇÝ` ù³Õ³ùÝ»ñáõÙ,·ÛáõÕ»ñáõÙ, ³ÛÉáõñ, Ýñ³Ýù ëÏë»Éáõ Ññ³Ù³ÝÝ ëï³Ý³Éáõó Ñ»ïá ϳݷ ã»Ý ³é»É:Ýñ³Ýù áõñí³Ï³ÝÝ»ñ »Ý ëáí»ï³Ï³Ý ³ÝóÛ³ÉÇó:

They don’t see anyone and anything. They don’t speak. They are permanent participants of Lenin’s Subbotnik (the day of volunteer work) carrying the log through the cities, villages, anywhere. They haven’t stopped since they have got the order. They are the ghosts from the soviet past.

1997-1998 The festival of streets musicians. Hymn. Video1. Video2. 16.21, 48.35

1997§Îáõéù¦ Üö²Î.ºñ¨³Ý, IDOL 3m.48s. 1998 îÇñ³ÝÁ Ñ»é³óí»É ¿ å³ïí³Ý¹³ÝÇó ¨ ³ÛÝ ß³ñáõݳÏáõÙ »Ý ½³ñ¹³ñ»É ÇÝã,áñ ïáݳϳï³ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï, ³Ûë áÕµÁ Ýñ³ íñ³ ÑáõßáõÙ ¿ Ù»½,áñ ݳ ѳñ³½³ïÝ»ñ ¿ áõÝ»ó»É:

IDOL. video 3m.48s. 1998 Despite the fact that “tyrant” has left his podium long time ago, the empty place is keep on being decorated on occasions of any holidays and that grief upon him inadvertently propose the idea that may be he also had kinsfolk.

2003 - ¶ñ³Ï³Ý ÷»ñýáñÙ³Ýë, »ÉáõÛà ·ñáÕÝ»ñÇ ÷áÕáóáõÙ: àõïáåÇ³Ï³Ý Ñ³Ý¹ÇåáõÙÝ»ñ,ѳÛ-ßí»Ûó³ñ³Ï³Ý ѳٳï»Õ ݳ˳·ÇÍ: 2003 - Literary performans. discurs in Writer street .Rencontres Utopiennes / I`environnement du corps...genetiguement modifiable..Erevan - Geneve

1997 - ”PIONEER”: formerly there were pioneers and was no Pioneer Bar /video/ 20m

The second congress of a partyof the fools of Armenia 2006, text

2007 - 1+1 í»ñݳ߳åÇÏÇ ¿ëùǽ

2007 –They can be europians . poster

The national centre on planning accidents

1990-Attention: you may be in the spare of influence of Grigor Khachatryan’s sexual rays, which work in radius of 5000 parsec. The epicenter moves with Grigor Khachatryan. Video 2m 2006

¶»ñ»½Ù³ÝÁ ë˳Éٳٵ ÷áñí»É ¿ ¨ É ÉóíáõÙ ¿ ÑáÕáí,³ÛÝ ÝáñÇó Ï÷áñíÇ,»ñµ »Ýó¹ñÛ³É Ñ³Ý·áõóÛ³ÉÁ Ïٻͳݳ:

1994 - ²é³ç Ùï³ÍáõÙ ¿Ç ٻͳݳ٠¹³éݳ٠ÝϳñÇã, Ñ»ïá Ùï³ÍáõÙ ¿Ç ٻͳݳ٠¹³éݳ٠³åáõß, ÑÇÙ³ Ùï³ÍáõÙ »Ù ٻͳݳ٠ÏÙ»éÝ»Ù, áõñ»ÙÝ ù³ÝÇ ã»Ù Ù»é»É, Ù»Í ã»Ù, áõñ»ÙÝ Ñ»Ýó Ù»éݻ٠ÏÉÇݻ٠ٻÍ: 1994 - At first I thought I would grow up and become an artist, then I thought I would grow into an idiot, now I think I’ll die if I grow more, therefore until I die I’ve not become great enough. Therefore when I die I’ll be great. video 4m.51s.

1996 -”Subject-Object” / fenced territory chosen by Grigor Khachatryan/ “E” Art Festival, A CCEA, Yerevan

MY ARMENIA . video 03m. 1999 There are certain types of songs that are accepted by people belonging ti certain social layers. Those songs are never being presented on the radio or TV, but they express in the most explicit way the moods and feelings of that social class. Henrik Arevshatyan, who is the author of this song used to be one of the most well known Yerevan singers and composers of 1950s in that genre.

Grigor Khatchatryan burst into the public arena in the mid-eighties with performances and actions. They parody the systems are gratified and even glorify the individual. Ceremonies with awards, speeches and statements are the instruments of a personality cult devoted to the artist by the artist. Grigor Khatchatryan is the hero of this special machine to make social identities that the person to evade a character reduced to a body and a name. Deprived of meaning and history, the artist is more than a product to market. Critical and caustic, with a taste for the absurd and comical situations, Grigor Khatchatryan was also the director of a serious literary magazine (Garoun) from 1987 to 1996 before assuming the artistic director of a TV channel alternative until 2002. It then performs a large number of films dedicated to Yerevan and its inhabitants for a program aptly titled The Artists run the country. Dominique Abensour