Video Art in Armenia Explores Media Shifts in the 1990s and 2000s

Angela Harutyunyan's article in ARTMargins Online analyzes video art from Armenia during the late 1990s and early 2000s, linking it to broader societal changes from modern to post-modern conditions. It investigates how shifts in media representations within Armenia influenced both the creation and reception of art. The piece critically assesses video art theories from Euro-American academia, questioning their relevance to Armenia's specific historical context. Harutyunyan argues that the late 1990s marked a rapid transformation in the relationship between reality and representation, where media images began to be seen as more authentic than actual reality. This analysis is part of Volume 1 Issue 1 of ARTMargins, published in 2012 by ARTMargins and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with subscription required for access. The article does not mention specific artists or artworks but focuses on theoretical and contextual frameworks.