The monument is a collaboration among a group of Los Angeles artists and scholars. (Screengrab by Carolina A. Miranda / Los Angeles Times)It is one of many artistic responses to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh by artists of Armenian heritage. The important Armenian cultural site now lies within the political borders of Azerbaijan. The State Department has not issued any statements regarding Armenian cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh. (Nare Mkrtchyan)AdvertisementTo draw awareness to the issue, artists of Armenian descent in Los Angeles are busy making work.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 16, 2020 20:37 UTC