VIDEO: Magic of Persia LA Gala Raises More Than $200,000
By Fred Parvaneh
The fourth Los Angeles held by the Magic of Persia (MOP) -- titled “From Tehran With Love” and held during the week of Frieze LA -- raised a total of $206,000.
Curated by...
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...
Shirin Neshat Draws Big Crowds, Key Art-World Figures to Her London Exhibition Opening
By Nazanine Nouri
Shirin Neshat opened her first London solo exhibition in two decades at the newly inaugurated Goodman Gallery on Feb. 20.
The gallery, which is spread across two levels and located in London's Mayfair...
Painter Katty Biglari Shows in Bethesda, Sells Work at Magic of Persia L.A. Auction...
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born abstract painter Katty Biglari is showing new work in a group exhibition this month at Gallery B in Bethesda, Maryland. One of her artworks was also recently sold in an...
Iranian Artists Show Unprecedented Solidarity with Anti-Government Protesters
By Azadeh Karimi
The Iranian artistic community has publicly expressed support for anti-government protests which erupted after the Islamic Republic admitted its military had “mistakenly” shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran’s Imam Khomeini...
Contemporary Iranian Photography in the Spotlight At Berlin’s Pergamonmuseum
By Nazanine Nouri
Shadi Ghadirian is one of four Iranian photographers featured in a major exhibition at Berlin's Pergamonmuseum, one of the city's main attractions.
The works by Ghadirian, Arman Stepanian, Najaf Shokri, and Taraneh Hemami...
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...
British Museum Hosts Mural by Artist and Para-Athlete Mohammad Barrangi
By Tim Cornwell
The artist Mohammad Barrangi’s tiny apartment lies at the heart of London’s Bloomsbury: From a window, the Shard tower rises through the fog, a couple of miles away. We’re a stone’s throw...
Kamran Diba Remembers His ‘Rasht 29’ Artist Club, Featured in Barbican Show
By Nazanine Nouri
The first major show exploring the social and artistic role of cabarets, cafes and clubs around the world just opened at the Barbican Art Gallery. Rasht 29 —a private members’ club for...
Top-Selling Artist Ali Banisadr, Who Grew Up During Iran-Iraq War, Gets Show at Ropac...
By Nazanine Nouri
An exhibition of new works by the New York-based artist Ali Banisadr has opened at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris, the artist’s sixth show with the gallery. “Ordered Disorders” reflects on the...
