‘Strait of Hormuz’ Work by Artist Saya Behnam Is Shortlisted for Grant
By Katty Biglari
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway in the Persian Gulf that is currently all over the news headlines. It's also the title of a new body of work by the...
Award-Winning Artist, Illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh Exhibits in LA, DC
By Katty Biglari
Rashin Kheiriyeh is an awardwinning artist and author who has written and illustrated 100 children's books and who moved to the United States in 2011. This summer, she has been exhibiting paintings...
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...
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...
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...
Artist Arash Azadi to Participate in 2027 Sharjah Biennial
By Katty Biglari
Arash Azadi is a multidisciplinary artist whose electroacoustic and experimental music is used in performance art and audiovisual installation. He is among the 109 artists and artist collectives selected to participate in...
Stage Adaptation of Horror Film by Babak Anvari, ‘Under the Shadow,’ Opens in London
By Nazanine Nouri
London's prestigious Almeida Theater is presenting the stage adaptation of "Under the Shadow" -- an awardwinning 2016 horror movie by the British-Iranian writer-director Babak Anvari. The play runs through July 4.
Anvari's film,...
London’s Iranian Art Biennale Showcases Work from Inside, Outside Iran
By Katayoun Shahandeh
Upwards of 100 artists of Iranian descent from more than a dozen countries recently showcased their talents at London's 6th Iranian Contemporary Art Biennale inside the city's Mall Galleries. At a time...
Artist Nasser Ovissi Is Celebrated in New Film Premiering at Toronto
By Katty Biglari
Nasser Ovissi -- a prominent Iranian painter whose imagery is rooted in Persian iconography -- is the subject of a new movie directed by Alexander Kwanje titled "The Messenger of Joy." The...
Cannes Documentary ‘Rehearsals for a Revolution’ Uses Personal Lens to Chart Iran’s History
By Miranda Murray
CANNES, France, May 20 (Reuters) - For Iranian filmmaker Pegah Ahangarani, making her documentary "Rehearsals for a Revolution," which blends her personal history with that of her homeland since Iran's 1979 revolution, felt more like therapy...
