Melik Ohanian born 1969, Lyon, France. Lives and works in Paris, France and NYC, USA.
Ohanian’s works explore the means, supports and allegorical power of the images, reverting constantly to several subjects: desert areas, the working class world, the end of revolutionary utopias and social, historical, and scientific facts.
Ohanian is the recipient of several prizes: Golden Lion for the Best National Pavilion (Armenia), 56th Venice Biennale (2015); Marcel Duchamp Award (2015) and the Prix Visarte, Zurich (2019). Melik Ohanian was selected for the Residence Pinault 2022 and will be featured in a group show at LaM, Villeneuve d’Asq in 2024. His work has been shown in numerous solo exhibitions at international museums such as Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2021, 2016); Parc Trembley, Geneva, Switzerland (2018); Magasins généraux, Patin, France (2018); Hôtel de la Bûcherie, Paris (2018); CRAC Languedoc-Roussillon, Sète (2014); Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City (2013); Mumbai Art Room, Mumbai (2012); Matucana 100, Santiago (2008); CCA Kitakyushu (2007); South London Gallery (2006); De Appel, Amsterdam (2006). Melik Ohanian was part of various group exhibitions, including in Tate Modern (London), Royal Antwerp Atheneum (Antwerp), Whitney Museum of American Art (New York City), FRAC Centre (Orleans), Musée national d’Art Moderne — Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), Musée d’Art Contemporain (Marseille), Nam June Paik Art Center (Gyeonggi-do), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), Minsheng Art Museum (Shanghai), Wexner Center for the Arts (Columbus).
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NOWWHERE, 2016
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Portrait of Duration - Cesium Series II T1902, 2016
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Portrait of Duration - Cesium Series II T2553, 2016
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Portrait of Duration - Cesium Series T0248, 2015
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Portrait of Duration - Cesium Series T1128, 2015
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Deviation [03] — Dislocate, 2014
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Post-Image, 2013.05.05, 2014
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Post-Image, 2014.12.21, 2014
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Word(s), Serie II — TI(M)ES, 2014
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Word(s), Series II — (T)HERE, 2014
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Salon de Paris
Ariel Schlesinger, Barak Ravitz, David Maljkovic, Dor Guez, Douglas Gordon, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Jonathan Monk, Lawrence Weiner, Lisetta Carmi, Matan Mittwoch, Melik Ohanian, Mircea Cantor, Miroslaw Balka, Naama Tsabar, Nedko Solakov, Pavel Wolberg 21 Apr - 4 Jun 2022 Brussels -
Group Show
Latifa Echakhch, Simon Fujiwara, Douglas Gordon, Moshe Ninio, Melik Ohanian, Sarah Ortmeyer, Ariel Schlesinger 7 Jun - 15 Jul 2018 Brussels -
Melik Ohanian, IN TIME
Melik Ohanian 26 Jan - 18 Mar 2017 BrusselsFor his first one-person show at Dvir Gallery, Melik Ohanian, the laureate of 2015 Marcel Duchamp prize is exhibiting recent works. Through a historical, scientific, philosophical and poetic approach the...Read more
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Melik Ohanian: La fabrique du Temps at le Musée de La Poste, Paris
on view until 3rd November 2025 March 22, 2025Work of Melik Ohanian is being featured in the new exhibition at Musée de La Poste: La fabrique du Temps . The exhibition explores multiple...Read more -
Remember, It Was Tomorrow ՀԻՇԵ ՛Ք, ԴԱ ՎԱՂՆ ԷՐ
MÉMORIAL DE LA SHOAH, Paris Jun 3, 2023 - Jun 25, 2023Although not all of Melik Ohanian's work is devoted to the Armenian genocide, part of his artistic body of work deals forcefully and emotionally with...Read more