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The 57th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale opened its doors on Saturday, featuring works from 87 national pavilions with the main show, "Viva Arte Viva," curated by Christine Macel. The show runs through Nov. 26. 

Coordinated by the ministry of culture, the Armenian pavilion is located in Murad-Rafaelyan College and Holy Cross Church. The closed viewing of the exhibition was held on May 10-12, for the press. Armenia is represented by artists Raphael Megall, Jean Boghossian, and Miro Persolyan. The young and talented painter Raphael Megall /curator, Demetrio Paparoni/ will present by "Panthers in my blooming garden" exposition. Through the 15-works forming a unity, the artist is presenting the relationship between man and the nature by the national elements typical to Armenian culture. He calls humanity to return to their roots, pay greater attention to their own feelings.
The sculptor and painter Jean Boghossian / curator, Bruno Cora / in 57-th Venice International Art Exhibition will present an exhibition entitled "Unquenchable fire" in Brussels. Poghosyan is one of the few artists who creates the work, using the fire and scorch. The fire is the aesthetic language of his choice, for which expression the artist uses a variety torch.

3rd part of the pavilion is Slovenian, Miro Persolyan, currently living and creating in Italy.
His exhibition is called "Without Borders" /curator, Giorgio Grasso/. The artist, through a combination of red and blue colors is trying to underline that art has no boundaries.