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Vagrich Bakhchanyan
Vagrich Akopovich Bakhchanyan (1938–2009) was a Soviet and American artist and conceptual writer of Armenian origin. Born in Kharkiv, he lived and worked in the USSR and the USA, spending his final years in New York City.
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Biography
Vagrich Akopovich Bakhchanyan was born on May 23, 1938, in Kharkiv. He was a Soviet and American artist, writer, and conceptualist of Armenian descent. Throughout his life, Bakhchanyan took on multiple roles, including artist, caricaturist, poet, writer, conceptual artist, and art figure. He held nationalities of both the USSR and the USA. He spent the last years of his life in New York City, where he passed away on November 12, 2009.
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