Treasures from Iran Feature in Metropolitan Museum’s First Orientalism Exhibition
By Nazanine Nouri
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has just opened its first-ever exhibition dedicated to Orientalism, with treasures from Iran among the highlights.
“Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy” -- which ends on...
A Checklist for Ruin
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
As war spreads from Iran to the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and beyond, the Islamic Republic’s strategy remains unchanged: spreading chaos, shifting blame, and raising the stakes—approaching the point...
Rooted in Death
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic has long relied on crisis, war, and repression to preserve its rule. Over time, violence has become more than a means of survival; it has become part...
From Negotiations to War—and Back Again
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Over the past year, relations between Washington and the Islamic Republic have resembled a grim geopolitical seesaw: talks giving way to war, and war leading back to talks. Will the...
Sahar Dehghan, Who Performed in David Hockney’s Paris Show, Pays Tribute
By Katayoun Halajan
David Hockney, the pioneering British painter, passed away in London on June 11 at the age of 88. He was one of the most outstanding painters of the late 20th and early...
ICA Miami Exhibits Iranian Artist Manoucher Yektai; Mennour Gallery to Represent Him
By Nazanine Nouri
Manoucher Yektai -- the pioneering Iranian-born modern artist who died in 2019 and was a founding member of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism -- is getting his first-ever U.S. solo...
Finally, a Finished Project
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
In a country with 65,000 unfinished projects, the Islamic Republic finally managed to complete one thing after a 120-day delay: a funeral.
Embellished and extravagant, it stretched out over six days,...
Movie of Iran Massacre, ’77 Hours,’ to Premiere in London; Director Speaks to Kayhan...
By Kayhan Life Staff
A psychological thriller inspired by the events of January 8th and 9th in Iran -- in which an estimated tens of thousands of protesters were massacred by the security forces of...
Khamenei’s Heirs Fight Over Power and Plunder
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
With Ali Khamenei gone and his heir hidden from sight, the Islamic Republic’s remaining commanders are busy dividing the estate, and planning how to eliminate rivals. One faction wants a...
Reza Pahlavi Rejects U.S.–Iran MOU, Says Regime Has Suffered Major Blows
By Kayhan Life Staff
In his first appearance on a Persian-language satellite television channel since the signing of the U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding, Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said the Islamic Republic had suffered major...
