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Behind the Scenes At the 4th Annual Tehran Auction

Posted on by Tara Gallery
12 Jun

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 time as part of the phone staff taking international bids on the lots. She also presented a talk on the Iranian art market outside of Iran as part as this year’s educational course put forth by Dr. Alireza Sami Azar.

Below are a few photos taken from the auction floor.

Enjoy!

Art News Roundup

Posted on by Tara Gallery
05 Jun

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!

The 4th Annual Tehran Auction

Posted on by Tara Gallery
02 Jun

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 Shishegaran, Seyed Mohammad Ehsai, Abbas Kiarostami, and the great Kamal al-Molk, himself – Mohammad Ghaffari.

This year’s Tehran Auction generated an astounding 7,264,323.87 USD in sales! These record breaking numbers are a sure testament to the strength and power which art holds in Iran and its market. The Tehran Auction is a privately developed initiative organized by former head of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Dr. Alireza Samiazar. It began as “an endeavour to fulfill the increasing interest in modern and contemporary Iranian art and to facilitate the acquisition of the best quality works of various genres. It also aims to support the domestic art market as a key basis for the international market.”

Our director, Homa Taraji, was in Tehran working closely with the Auction team – hopefully soon we will have some behind the scenes goodies for you all!

View the catalog here, and view the auction results here.

Check back on Tara Gallery’s blog for more updates, soon!

Third Tehran Auction | 2014

Posted on by Tara Gallery
28 May

The third Tehran Auction will take place this Friday, May 30, at Tehran’s Hotel Parsian Azadi. The auction will feature works by the great established names of Iranian contemporary art, such as Parviz Tanavoli, Aydin Aghdashloo, Sohrab Sepehri, Mohammad Ehsai, Charles Hossein Zenderoudi, and Farideh Lashai, as well as emerging artists.

The lots will be available for viewing today and tomorrow, and the auction begins on Friday at 6 PM local (Tehran) time. There is a beautifully rendered digital catalogue accessible through their site, here.

The Tehran Auction is a privately developed initiative organized by former head of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Dr. Alireza Samiazar. It began as “an endeavour to fulfill the increasing interest in modern and contemporary Iranian art and to facilitate the acquisition of the best quality works of various genres. It also aims to support the domestic art market as a key basis for the international market.”

Our very own director, Homa Taraji is currently in Tehran, in support of the auction so hopefully we will have exciting information and images for you, soon!

Last year’s auction sold out the entire collection, generating 2.1 million dollars (65,450,000,000 Rials)! You can watch the auction live, here, to see what this year’s auction brings in.