Stream of Fire: New Art from Armenia is a 132-page exhibition catalogue with more than 88 colour reproductions of the works of leading post-Soviet Armenian artists. The catalogue, published in 1995, accompanied the Pharos Trust’s inaugural event – an art exhibition which took place within the context of European Cultural Month Nicosia, Cyprus in September/October 1995. One of the first books on contemporary art from Armenia, it highlighted the country’s new and exciting artistic talent as it made its transition from Soviet rule.
Includes works by 13 artists including Sarkis Hamalbashian, Ashod Bayandour, Marcos Grigorian, Armen Kevorkian, Arman Grigorian and Achot Achot, with a profile of each artist by award-winning author Philip Marsden, a critical essay by President of the Pharos Trust Garo Keheyan and an overview of 20th century Armenian art by Nouritza Matossian (author of Black Angel: A Life of Arshile Gorky) entitled ‘Into the Sun - Armenian Art as Survival’.