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 well known artists will be available, but the 100 Works, 100 Artists is also known to be a springboard for lesser known and younger artists hoping to get a foothold in the art world and consequently, it’s market. With the creation of this annual exhibition, Lili Golestan (the owner & artistic director of Golestan Gallery and curator of this exhibition) has always aimed to showcase the wide spectrum of great art available in Iran with the hopes that the public will support the artists and in turn, the art market will flourish.
The exhibition will run until August 24th at Golestan Gallery.