Friday, January 10, 2025

Ziba Ardalan on Parasol London, Curating Elsewhere: Interview

By Nazanine Nouri Ziba Ardalan -- founder and director of London’s Parasol Unit for Contemporary Art, and one of London’s most respected curators -- announced recently that she was closing the space in 2020 and...

Kamran Diba Remembers His ‘Rasht 29’ Artist Club, Featured in Barbican Show

By Nazanine Nouri The first major show exploring the social and artistic role of cabarets, cafes and clubs around the world just opened at the Barbican Art Gallery. Rasht 29 —a private members’ club for...

Top-Selling Artist Ali Banisadr, Who Grew Up During Iran-Iraq War, Gets Show at Ropac...

By Nazanine Nouri An exhibition of new works by the New York-based artist Ali Banisadr has opened at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris, the artist’s sixth show with the gallery.  “Ordered Disorders” reflects on the...
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Shirin Ebadi, Mahnaz Afkhami Honored in London Ceremony

By Nazanine Nouri Five Iranian women — Shirin Ebadi, Mahnaz Afkhami, Shadi Sadr, Pooneh Ghoddoosi, and Leila Alikarami — were honored in a ceremony on October 1 at The Royal United Services Institute in London. “Iranian...