PREVIEW: ‘Epic Iran’ Exhibition Opens at London’s V&A on May 29; No Loans From...
By Nazanine Nouri
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London — the world’s leading museum of art and design — is hosting the U.K.’s biggest exhibition of Iranian art, design and heritage in nearly a...
Meet Samin Nosrat: Netflix Series Host, Star Chef, and Bestselling Cookbook Author
By Nazanine Nouri
Samin Nosrat is a face you'll recognize: She presents the hugely popular Netflix series “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking,” adapted from her bestselling book. The Iranian-American chef...
‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Movie, With Farahani, Gets Cannes Festival Showcase
By Firouzeh Nabavi
Iranian talents are in the spotlight at the Cannes Film Festival, the glamorous 11-day event that opened this week on the French Riviera and runs through May 27. The movie adaptation of...
Marjane Satrapi Takes Up Painting, Exhibits Portraits at ‘Art Paris’ Fair
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born filmmaker and graphic novelist has taken up a new artistic discipline: painting.
A series of her canvases recently went on show at the Art Paris art fair, held in a sprawling...
Bijan Saffari, Shiraz Festival’s Former Artistic Director, Remembered in Paris Exhibition
By Nazanine Nouri
An exhibition in memory of the late Iranian avant-garde artist, architect and artistic director Bijan Saffari -- who passed away on April 29, 2019 -- was held earlier this month at the...
Royal Photographer Henry Dallal Celebrates Queen’s 90th Birthday With Commemorative Book
By Paola Totaro
Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday celebrations last May were a lavish weeklong affair. One glamorous highlight was the Royal Windsor Horse Show held at Windsor Castle, involving more than 900 horses and 1,500 participants from all over the world. Soon, a specially commissioned book of the show is to be released with illustrations by the Iranian-born photographer Henry Dallal, a royal photographer who is also internationally recognized for his beautiful portrayals of horses.
Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday celebrations last May were a lavish weeklong affair. One glamorous highlight was the Royal Windsor Horse Show held at Windsor Castle, involving more than 900 horses and 1,500 participants from all over the world. Soon, a specially commissioned book of the show is to be released with illustrations by the Iranian-born photographer Henry Dallal, a royal photographer who is also internationally recognized for his beautiful portrayals of horses.
Precious Qajar Treasures Go on Show in Zurich Museum
When a Swiss merchant from St. Gallen by the name of Emil Alpiger returned to Zurich in 1896 after more than 20 years in Persia, his luggage included a wooden trunk full of Persian...
Prima Ballerina Haydeh Changizian Dreams of Reopening A Ballet School in Iran
By Katy Shahandeh
Haydeh Changizian is an artist with an illustrious past. Formerly a Prima Ballerina with the National Ballet of Iran – before its shutdown after the Iranian Revolution in 1979 – she has...
‘Asia Now’ Fair in Paris Cancels Display of Paykan Art Car, Project Supporting Iran’s...
By Nazanine Nouri
The PaykanArtCar -- a Paykan automobile turned into an artwork by the Iranian artist Alireza Shojaian in support of Iran’s LGBTQ community -- was due to be exhibited at the Asia Now...
Maryam Eisler Releases New Photographic Series, Exhibits at Linley Gallery
By Nazenin Ansari and Firouzeh Nabavi
Maryam Eisler, the Iranian-born arts patron and photographer, has released a new series of photographs which recently went on show at Linley, the London gallery established by David Linley,...
