Art News Roundup

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 at the end of the 4 day course held at the Parsian Azadi Hotel in Tehran, May 26 – May 28, 2015.
  • Sohrab Sepehri’s painting sold for $845K at 4th Tehran Art Auction – The fourth Tehran Auction has broken the all-time record of Iran’s art auctions thanks to the sale of a painting by Iranian renowned poet Sohrab Sepehri for over $845,000.
  • Iranian director Bahram Beizaii’s acclaimed drama Bashu, The Little Stranger will go on screen from June 6 at the “Art & Experience Group” movie theaters in Iran, 26 years after its premiere in 1989.
  • Shirin Neshat: Facing History – A retrospective of Neshat’s work is ongoing at the Smithsonian Institute’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. The exhibition features her photographs and video installations and will run through September 20, 2015.

Till next week!

Film News: The First Iranian Feminist Vampire Western

While the vampire narrative is as old as time itself, it doesn’t stop the world from constantly finding new ways to appropriate it. Nowadays, several countries have taken it upon themselves to portray their versions of the familiar legend set against the backdrop of their own homeland resulting in hauntingly beautiful and honest examinations of their countries current situations and social issues. Much like Sweden’s version titled Let The Right One In set in a dark and snowy Scandinavian town, Lily Amirpour’s new Sundance acclaimed film titled A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night is set in a ghost town in modern day Iran. Along with its peer, Amirpour’s version also portrays the powerful and flesh hungry villain in female form resulting in what is said to be “this years best Iranian feminist vampire film” according to Slates Culture Blog. Shot in black and white using the classic “film noir” style, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night is both a visually pleasing triumph as well as a fully loaded critique on sexual politics in Iran.

For more information, please visit their site at: http://films.vice.com/a-girl-walks-home/ and watch the trailer embedded below!

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night is out November 21, 2014.