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...
INTERVIEW: Artist Shadi Ghadirian Discusses Gender Roles in Iran, Wounds of War
By Katayoun Shahandeh
Shadi Ghadirian is one of Iran’s leading contemporary artists. One of the first artists to emerge in the post-revolutionary period, she produces photographs that juxtapose historical and contemporary elements to reflect the...
‘Masterpieces of Iranian New Wave’: London’s Barbican to Celebrate Iran’s Cinema
By Nazanine Nouri
The Barbican Centre, one of Europe’s most prominent multidisciplinary arts centers, is paying homage to Iranian cinema in February with a season of masterworks by trailblazers such as Abbas Kiarostami, Bahram Beyzai,...
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...
Inspired by Iran-Iraq War, Photographer Gohar Dashti Shows Her ‘Home’ Series at Paris Photo...
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born photographer Gohar Dashti featured prominently at the recent edition of Paris Photo, a major international fair dedicated to photography and held this year in the newly restored Grand Palais, the...
Christie’s to Auction Major Work by Bahman Mohasses to Benefit Farah Pahlavi Foundation
By Firouzeh Nabavi
A major work by the renowned Iranian artist Bahman Mohasses (1931-2010) will be auctioned at Christie’s in New York on Nov. 22. “Young Minotaur Finding a Piece of Thread” (1985) was a...
