Shirin Neshat Draws Big Crowds, Key Art-World Figures to Her London Exhibition Opening
By Nazanine Nouri
Shirin Neshat opened her first London solo exhibition in two decades at the newly inaugurated Goodman Gallery on Feb. 20.
The gallery, which is spread across two levels and located in London's Mayfair...
Painter Katty Biglari Shows in Bethesda, Sells Work at Magic of Persia L.A. Auction...
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born abstract painter Katty Biglari is showing new work in a group exhibition this month at Gallery B in Bethesda, Maryland. One of her artworks was also recently sold in an...
British Museum Hosts Talk With Iranian Artist and Curator Fereydoun Ave
By Nazanine Nouri
The British Museum recently hosted an afternoon of discussions and screenings focusing on the prominent Iranian artist, curator and collector Fereydoun Ave, who was the key speaker at the event. Introducing the...
Contemporary Iranian Photography in the Spotlight At Berlin’s Pergamonmuseum
By Nazanine Nouri
Shadi Ghadirian is one of four Iranian photographers featured in a major exhibition at Berlin's Pergamonmuseum, one of the city's main attractions.
The works by Ghadirian, Arman Stepanian, Najaf Shokri, and Taraneh Hemami...
Googoosh Pays Tribute to Dead Iranian Protesters In Sold-Out Paris Mega-Concert
By Nazanine Nouri
Googoosh took Paris by storm with a sold-out concert at the 3,700-seat Palais des Congrès on December 20, bringing audiences to their feet in a performance that drew laughter and tears and...
Uber CEO Khosrowshahi Defends Company After 3,000 Sexual Assaults Reported in U.S. Last Year
By Nazanine Nouri
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is in the hot seat after his company disclosed in a long-awaited safety study earlier this month that 3,000 sexual assaults had been reported on its U.S. rides...
Shirin Neshat Exhibition of Photography, Video Opens At Paris’s Association Azzedine Alaia
By Nazanine Nouri
Two years after the unveiling of her movie “Looking for Oum Kulthum” at the 2017 Venice Film Festival, Shirin Neshat is exhibiting related artworks in France at the Association Azzedine Alaïa in...
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...
