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May 03, 2010
Saroukhan Exhibition Draws Egyptian Artists, Officials, and Youth
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Some of the AGBU leaders and members at opening of the Alexandre Saroukhan exhibition at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. From left to right standing: Hrant Keshishian, Maher S., Farouk Shehata, Gaber Hegazy, Sossy Hagopian-Neredian, Garo Neredian, Farahat Gomaa, Mrs. Shehata, Viken Djizmedjian, Sarkis Tossounian. Sitting: George Simonian, Jirayr Hagopian, Berdj Ketchedjian.
Approximately one hundred works of the late prominent Egyptian-Armenian illustrator Alexandre Saroukhan were exhibited for Egyptians of all backgrounds this winter at Egypt's Bibliotheca Alexandrina from December 9-28, 2009. The exposition drew some three hundred visitors to its inauguration.
This was the second posthumous Saroukhan exhibit, the first having taken place in Cairo in 1988, on the hundredth anniversary of his birth.
Saroukhan broke new ground with his political satire cartoons, which were published in books, international magazines, and newspapers from the late 1920's to the late 1970's.
AGBU Cairo was the principal sponsor of the exhibition, with several board members and Chairman Dr. Viken Djizmedjian attending the opening. Also present were AGBU Alexandria staff and Chairman Sarkis Vartsbedian, AGBU Europe board member Astrid Alexanian, as well as members of Saroukhan's family, the Neredians, who provided all the works on exhibit.
Among the officials, fans, and art enthusiasts who attended the inaugural event were many young people interested in learning about the life and work of this great caricaturist, as well as prominent artists Farouk Shehata, Sarkis Tossounian, Hegazy, Mohamed Abla, Amr Fahmy, Medhat Nasser and Hrant Keshishian, who coordinated the event.
In speeches, Alexandria Library's Arts Center Director Maestro Sherif Mohie El Din and the library's art consultants, Mostafa El Razzaz and Farahat Gomaa, highlighted Saroukhan's immense influence on cartoon art and the political milieu of Egypt during his lifetime.
As part of AGBU Cairo's continued commitment to promoting the Armeno-Egyptian cultural heritage, the chapter printed banners, brochures and a 24-page booklet on Saroukhan's life that featured images of his most famous pieces.
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