The 4th Annual Tehran Auction took place on 29 May 2015 at Tehran’s Parisian Azadi Hotel. The auction featured over 300 works of art by some of the greatest contemporary Iranian artists of note. Established names such as Sohrab Sepehri, Parviz Tanavoli, Farhad Moshiri, Bahman Mohassess, Hossein Zenderoudi, Reza Derakhshani, Farideh Lashai, Behjat Sadr, Koorosh […]
Monir is a 2014 documentary about the life and works of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, one of Iran’s most preeminent artists. Directed by Bahman Kiarostami and produced by Layla Fakhr, Monir is an in depth look at Farmanfarmaian who rose to attention in the 1970s with her breathtaking geometric mirror work. Farmanfarmaian’s recent work is being […]
The advent of large-scale advertising has forever changed metropolitan landscapes. Walk down any street in any city and one is sure to be bombarded with massive images of cars, perfume, fast food restaurants, upcoming films… and just about any commodity imaginable. Despite the fact that most people don’t pay explicit attention to the billboards littered […]
This past Monday marked the Fifth National Convention on Literary and Artistic Works’ Property Law held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall. The intention of the convention was not to come to a decision as to whether Iran is likely to join the Universal Copyright Convention of Berne, nor is Iran joining the Universal Copyright Convention any […]
The 18th Iranian Film Market runs from April 27th – May 2nd, 2015. Several Iranian film organizations such as, Farabi Cinematic Foundation, Press TV, Deayat Media, IIDCYA, Hozeye Honari, Eshragh Institute, IRIB Channels, and DEFC, have been presenting their films to the foreign guests of the 33rd Annual Fajr Film Festival. Below are some of […]
“When you go through the process of looking at a face and you meditate on it with pigments and brushes in hand, it is like living with the face. In a way, it becomes part of you.” —Y.Z. Kami Famed Iranian born painter Y.Z Kami is having an exhibit at the Gagosian Gallery in London, […]
Bonham’s auction house announced 20 new Iranian artists to be added to their collection starting April 20th, 2015. The new announced auction titled A Century of Iraqi Art and Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art featured works by artists from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Palestine, and Tunisia. Some of the highlights of the auction […]
This Saturday marks the beginning of UCLA’s Celebration of Iranian Cinema – a three week long film festival screening 11 films from Iranian filmmakers – both from within Iran and around the world. Sponsored by Farhang Foundation and held at the Billy Wilder Theatre at the Hammer Museum in Westwood Village, the film festival aims […]
Veteran artist Fereydoun Ave is having not one, but two exhibitions held concurrently in Tehran this month! Tehran based gallery Sam Art Gallery is exhibiting an installation by the artists titled ” References, Cues & Favorite Things”. This exhibition will run until April 20. Concurrently, the Dastan’s Basement gallery will be showcasing his other work titled […]
The Iranian art world spans across so many various styles and mediums, ranging from traditional, to contemporary, and much in between. One of the highest rising art styles in Iran however is the Street Art which directly depicts political, economical, and social issues of its era. In an effort to beautify the landscape of the […]