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...
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...
Iranian Art Market Faces Challenging Times, Says Dubai-Based Gallerist Sunny Rahbar
By Rawaa Talass
Born in the United States to Iranian parents, the Dubai-based gallerist Sunny Rahbar co-founded her gallery, The Third Line, back in 2005, when the Emirati city was beginning to develop a contemporary-art...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Marbella-Based Gallerist Sholeh Abghari Promotes Iranian Art in Spain
By Rawaa Talass
The art dealer Sholeh Abghari was born and raised in Tehran, and developed an interest in painting and collecting art from an early age.
She studied art history in Paris and art business...
In Dubai Debut, Artist Fariba Boroufar Celebrates Persian Architecture
By Rawaa Talass
Fariba Boroufar is an Iranian textile artist whose works draw attention to the preservation of Iran’s great architectural heritage at a time of modernization and rapid technological change. She is presenting her...
Works by Tanavoli, Mohassess Go on Show At Dubai’s Meem Gallery
By Rawaa Talass
In Iran, they say it is a sign of eternal friendship when bread and salt are shared among people. This old and cordial tradition is currently being revived in a cultural collaboration...
