Golshifteh Farahani, Empress Farah Portrayed In Roshanak Aminelahi’s Art Show
By Rawaa Talass
"Faces of Resilience" is the title of an exhibition at Dubai’s Ayyam Gallery in which the artist Roshanak Aminelahi pays homage to notable women in history and contemporary culture, such as Empress...
Artist Pouran Jinchi Opens Dubai Exhibition Inspired by Themes of Migration
By Rawaa Talass
The Iranian artist Pouran Jinchi -- who lives and works in the Portuguese city of Porto -- has a new show in Dubai in which she tackles themes of migration and climate...
Artist Timo Nasseri Campaigns for Change in Iran, Opens First Dubai Solo Show
By Rawaa Talass
On a recent afternoon in Dubai, the German-Iranian artist Timo Nasseri showed a visitor around the Lawrie Shabibi Gallery, where he was opening his first solo UAE exhibition. His black T-shirt reads...
Shahrzad Ghaffari Becomes First Artist to Make Work for London’s Leighton House Museum
By Rawaa Talass
Sometime in 2022, the Iranian artist Shahrzad Ghaffari will become the first contemporary artist to produce work for the interiors of the Leighton House Museum, the former London home and atelier of...
Iran Makes Debut at Paris’s FIAC Fair Via Dastan Gallery
By Rawaa Talass
For the first time ever, Iran was represented this year at Paris’s top art fair, FIAC. Tehran’s Dastan Gallery had a stand beneath the dazzling, historic glass dome of the Grand Palais.
A...
At Art Dubai, Farideh Lashai Is Remembered In Special Display: Interview
By Rawaa Talass
Nine years ago, Iran lost one of its most prominent female artists, Farideh Lashai, after a long battle with cancer. Yet Lashai’s memory lives on.
Her abstract works were a highlight of this...
Art Dubai Features 50 Participating Galleries, Including Leila Heller, Third Line
By Rawaa Talass
Art Dubai opened earlier this week for its 14th iteration, after cancelling last year on account of the Coronavirus epidemic. Organizers moved the event from its usual location, the vast Madinat Jumeirah,...
At Art Dubai, Iranian Artists Are Back in Force
By Rawaa Talass
The 16th edition of the Art Dubai fair has opened this month, with a focus on contemporary talent from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Global South.
As in previous iterations, the...
Art Dubai Features Works by Monir Farmanfarmaian, Grigorian
By Rawaa Talass
Art Dubai — the Middle East’s leading art fair — held its 17th edition with more than 100 galleries taking part, and modern masters including Marcos Grigorian, Monir Farmanfarmaian and Parviz Tanavoli...
An Exhibition of Fish Nets Floating in Space: Interview with Shaqayeq Arabi
By Rawaa Talass
The Iranian-born artist Shaqayeq Arabi has changed countries and continents a few times in her lifetime. Born in 1974, she has lived in Tehran, New York, Paris, and Dubai, her home for...
