Targeting ISIS in Her Art: Morehshin Allahyari Shows in London
The Iranian-American artist Morehshin Allahyari won herself an important accolade last year: she was voted one of the 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2016 by Foreign Policy magazine. Allahyari was recognized for “saving heritage...
Iranian-Born Oxford Fish-and-Chips Shop Owner Exhibits Photographic Eye for Character
By Corrie Parsonson
A British-Iranian street photographer based in Oxford, England is capturing his subjects in a deeply affectionate “tapestry of characters.” The photographer also happens to own and manage a fish-and-chips shop.
Kazem Hakimi immortalizes...
Tehran Museum Show in Berlin Fell Prey to Politics, Says Museum Founder Kamran Diba
By Azadeh Karimi & Ali Eshtyagh
Kamran Diba was the architect and founding director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA), which ranks today as the most extensive collection of Western modern art outside Europe...
Photo London, Co-Founded by Iranian-Born Fariba Farshad, Opens
By Corrie Parsonson
The third annual Photo London fair opened earlier this week at Somerset House, a grand neoclassical building on the banks of the river Thames. The fair's co-founders are British-born Michael Benson and...
Trump Election Inspires Artist Afruz Amighi As She Exhibits in London
By Corrie Parsonson
Afruz Amighi is renowned for her diaphanous and architectural shadow-based sculptures. Her work is now in a new exhibition, Shifting Landscapes, at London’s Sophia Contemporary Gallery.
Afruz Amighi is renowned for her diaphanous and architectural shadow-based sculptures. Her work is now in a new exhibition, Shifting Landscapes, at London’s Sophia Contemporary Gallery.
“The Persian Picasso”: Mohassess Breaks Records in Sotheby’s Auction
A large oil painting by the late Iranian artist Bahman Mohassess broke records at a Sotheby's auction, selling for GBP585,000 (roughly $US755,000), twice the minimum estimate set for the work. It was the highest...
Dzhangal: An Exhibition Not to Forget the Errant Refugees
By Ahmad Rafat
Gideon Mendel chose Dzhangal and not jungle, its English translation, as the name for his recent exhibition in London on the state of refugees, who for years, lived on the outskirts of the port of Calais, France, with the hope of crossing to Britain.
Gideon Mendel chose Dzhangal and not jungle, its English translation, as the name for his recent exhibition in London on the state of refugees, who for years, lived on the outskirts of the port of Calais, France, with the hope of crossing to Britain.
A Trio of Iranian Brothers Showcase Their Art in New York
By Laura van Straaten
Three Iranian artists who work individually but also collaboratively as a trio are the focus of a new exhibition in New York City. What's more, they’re brothers.
Three Iranian artists who work individually but also collaboratively as a trio are the focus of a new exhibition in New York City. What's more, they’re brothers.
Young Iranian Artists Show Work at Paris’s Galerie Nicolas Flamel
By Katayoun Halajan
Galerie Nicolas Flamel in Paris is known for showcasing works by prominent Iranian artists, and its exhibitions usually bring together a mix of established and emerging talents.
Galerie Nicolas Flamel in Paris is known for showcasing works by prominent Iranian artists, and its exhibitions usually bring together a mix of established and emerging talents.
An Iranian in Malta: Artist Lida Sherafatmand is a Campaigner for Peace
Malta is not the most obvious destination for an Iranian emigre family. Yet that's where Lida Sherafatmand moved to with her parents and siblings, a decade or so after the Revolution.
