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...
At Venice Biennale, Ziba Ardalan to Exhibit Artists from Central Asia, Mideast in ‘Turandot’
By Nazanine Nouri
Ziba Ardalan, the founder of Parasol Unit -- a contemporary-art foundation that staged groundbreaking shows at its dedicated London space between 2004 and 2020 -- is returning to the Venice Art Biennale...
INTERVIEW: Siavosh Ejlali, Winner of Sony World Photography Award
By Katty Biglari
The Iranian photographer Siavosh Ejlali -- who lives and works in Karaj, Iran -- is one of the winners of this year's Sony World Photography Awards, a prestigious set of prizes that...
Gallerist Nader Seyhoun Looks Back On A Lifelong Engagement With Art
By Katty Biglari
Masoumeh Seyhoun started the renowned Seyhoun gallery in her family home on Tehran's Shah Avenue back in 1966. It went on to be the longest-running art gallery in Iran. Now, her son...
INTERVIEW: Painter Malekeh Nayini Looks Back On Her Life and Storied Career
By Katayoun Halajan
Malekeh Nayini is a painter and photographer based in Paris who has pushed the boundaries of photography by fusing it with painting.
An unassuming, low-profile and quiet artist, she has exhibited work in...
Artist Katayoun Karami Explores Complexities of Iran, Women’s Issues In Her Work
By Katayoun Shahandeh
Katayoun Karami is a conceptual artist whose work explores the intersections of the personal and the social through photography and mixed media.
Born in Tehran in 1967, she studied Architecture at Middle East...
Aga Khan Award for Architecture Recognizes Two Iranian Architecture Practices
By Nazanine Nouri
Two Iranian architecture practices are among the seven winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA), which was announced on September 2. They are ZAV Architects/ Mohamadreza Ghodousi, who won the...
Artist Y.Z. Kami Opens Major Painting Show At Gagosian Beverly Hills, Exhibits in France
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born, New York-based artist Y.Z. Kami has just opened a major exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills – one of many shows that the artist has presented at Gagosian...
Architect Farshid Moussavi, A Harvard Professor, Curates Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
By Nazanine Nouri
The Royal Academy of Arts in London has held a Summer Exhibition every year without interruption since 1769. This year, for the first time, the Exhibition is curated by an architect: Farshid...
London Exhibition Shows Iranian Art’s Profound Influence on William Morris
By Kayhan Life Staff
A new exhibition in London showcases the impact of Middle Eastern and especially Iranian art on the pioneering 19th-century interior designer William Morris.
“William Morris & Art from the Islamic World” is...
