We bring you the second installment of Artists in Conversation. Here is an interview with artist Mahvash Joorabchi. We genuinely love to hear your thoughts so post some comments and let us know what you think! Tara Gallery: Why is art important? Mahvash Joorabchi: Art, in any form, provides a sense of calm […]
The 24th annual 100 Works, 100 Artists commenced on July 24th in Tehran’s Golestan Gallery. This year’s massive group exhibition will feature an impressive 178 pieces from 160 different established and upcoming Iranian artists. The exhibition features a vast array of contemporary Iranian art of different mediums and styles, including 40 sculptures. Works by several […]
Artists in Conversation is Tara Gallery’s interview series with various Iranian artists who are working from Iran and abroad. For the first of this series, we ask artist Arman Yaghoobpour to discuss his views on art. We genuinely love to hear your thoughts so post some comments and let us know what you think! […]
Today is the opening of a huge summer group exhibition at Tehran’s Etemad Gallery! In this exhibition, forty artists from different artistic backgrounds will exhibit works of sculpture, paintings, and drawings in a group exhibition. Works by artists Mohsen Ahmadvand, Ashkan Abdoli, Maryam Azadfallah, Amin Bagheri, Mostafa Choobtarash, Mostafa Darehbaghi, Aylar Dastgiri, Elnaz Farajollahi, Peyman […]
Honar Online recently had a conversation with artist Shirin Ettehadieh regarding her current exhibition Face & Hands at Azad Gallery in Tehran said: “For many years, the subject of my work has been Woman and her hands, and one can always find a trace of women in my work. For this reason, last year I […]
Art News Roundup! Here are some exciting things going on in the Iranian art world: Tehran’s Laleh Gallery will host an exhibition of the latest works from the students of veteran Assyrian-Iranian artist, Hannibal Alkhas (1930-2010). The exhibition runs until June 21st and features work by Reza Bangiz, Bahram Dabiri, Rozita Sharafjahan, Taraneh Sadeghian, Niloufar […]
We’re back with photos from behind the scenes at the 4th Annual Tehran Auction! As we reported before, this year’s auction far surpassed expectations yet again, generating over 7 million dollars and selling 125 out of 126 lots! Pretty impressive for an auction event still it its relative infancy. Our very own Homa Taraji spent […]
Parviz Tanavoli: Poetry in Bronze is a documentary film about the life and work of Parviz Tanavoli, hailed as the Iran’s greatest living sculptor. The film was written, produced, and directed by Terrance Turner and released in 2014. Featuring exclusive interviews with the artist, the film offers insight into Tanavoli’s career, which spans an impressive […]
Art News Roundup! Here are some exciting things going on in the Iranian art world: Tara Gallery Director, Homa Taraji, gave a talk on the Promotion of Iranian Art in the International Art Market as part of Tehran Auction’s education program on the International Art Market for Iranian Art. Participants received a certificate of completion […]
There are few things more exhilarating than the opportunity to travel. This last week of May, I had the privilege and pleasure of taking a quick trip to New York City. My first gallivant around the city was a visit to the Guggenheim museum to take in Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian’s retrospective. Encompassing two floors of […]