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On July 25, the National Gallery inaugurated the exhibition “Jansem. Master of the Living Line,” dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the great Armenian-French artist Jean Jansem — a man who knew how to make pain beautiful and compassion eternal.

The opening was attended by Armenia’s Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan, deputy ministers, the French Ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decotignie, National Gallery Director Marina Akopyan, exhibition curators Nune Tadevosyan and Vigen Galstyan, as well as cultural figures, artists, and art lovers.

The Minister highlighted that the gallery is currently experiencing a new phase: “Since April 15, we have seen a vibrant interest. People come here not by chance, but regularly. Contact with art is becoming a part of life.” She expressed gratitude to the French Embassy for ongoing cultural cooperation and expressed hope that students would seize the opportunity to engage with live art during the summer holidays.

The exhibition features more than 120 graphic works by Jansem from the 1960s to the 1980s — all part of the artist’s personal donation to Armenia, made over the years. These works stand as a testament to the deep connection between the master and the history and culture of his people.

Jansem is one of the most recognizable representatives of post-war French art. His world is filled with faces marked by pain and dignity. His lines tell the stories of those often left in the shadows: children, the elderly, the poor, women. It is art of compassion, empathy, and memory.

The artist paid special attention to lithography, an accessible art form through which he aimed to communicate with a broad audience. His humanistic perspective was shaped in Paris, where his family emigrated after the Armenian Genocide, and solidified during the years of World War II. This pain became the foundation of his artistic universe.

French Ambassador Olivier Decotignie called Jansem “a bridge between two cultures” — Armenian and French. Curators Nune Tadevosyan and Vigen Galstyan carefully gathered the most precise elements to reveal the master’s inner formula, where the synthesis of line and personal pain creates life itself — chaotic yet primitive, black-and-white or bursting with color.

The exhibition will be open to visitors until October 25.

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