Oral history interview with Jean Boghossian
name: label: Interviewee
content: Boghossian, Jean, 1949-
label: Interviewer
content: Larson, Katie, 1986-
label: Names
content: Fluxus
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Belgium
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Belgium
label: Occupation
content: Installation artists -- Belgium
label: Topic
content: Fluxus (Group of artists)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Boghossian, Jean, 1949-
label: Interviewer
content: Larson, Katie, 1986-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewee Jean Boghossian (1949-) is a Belgian-Lebanese artist known for his incorporation of smoke and fire techniques throughout his sculptures, installations, and paintings. Affiliated with Fluxus, he also represented Armenia at the 2015 Venice Biennale. Born in Aleppo, Syria, he lives and works in Brussels, Belgium.
label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewer Katie Larson (1986-) is an art historian based in Washington, DC.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (audiovisual files (2 hrs., 55 min.), digital, mp4)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Zoom (videoconferencing software)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2024 June 25-27
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.boghos24
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Video recordings
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview with Jean Boghossian conducted 2024 June 25-27, by Katie Larson for the Archives of American Art, at Boghossian's studio in Brussels, Belgium.­