Female Tattooist, Instagramming Schoolgirls Star in London’s ‘Portraits of Iran’ Photo Show
By Tim Cornwell
An aspiring rap artist who is fascinated by American gang culture. An Afghan refugee, one of more than two million in the country, who is a passionate follower of footballer Lionel Messi....
At New York’s Marianne Boesky Gallery, Artist Andisheh Avini Explores the Idea of Home
By Tara Biglari
The Iranian-American artist Andisheh Avini’s exhibition -- “Homesick,” at the Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York -- explores the artist’s dual identity and his complicated relationship to the past.
In one of...
Photographer Maryam Eisler Draws London Art World to Her Latest Gallery Exhibition
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By Tara Biglari
The photographer Maryam Eisler showed her latest body of work at the Tristan Hoare Gallery in London recently. Her exhibition launch was attended by a Who’s Who of the London art world:...
Seattle’s Frye Art Museum Opens Show of Haerizadeh Brothers, Rahmanian
A new exhibition featuring the collaborative work of the renowned Dubai-based Iranian artists, Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian has just opened at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle.
In “The Rain Doesn’t Know...
Iranian Women Artists In Germany Form ‘Group Seven’
By Azadeh Karimi and Ali Eshtyagh
Five Iranian women artists living in Germany have formed a collective known as Group Seven. The collective was formed in 2008.
The women work in various mediums including painting,...
Revolution’s Anniversary Marked in Paris Exhibition by Hannah Darabi
Forty years ago, on January 16, 1979, the Shah of Iran and Empress Farah left Iran. It was the culmination of a series of upheavals now referred to as the Islamic Revolution.
To mark the...
Artist Azadeh Ghotbi Draws Crowds at Her London Show
By Tara Biglari
Walking down London’s Piccadilly on a cold, windy January evening, women and men in long coats and thick scarves peeled off into the Herrick Gallery. Located in Mayfair, the space was filled...
From Ivy League Campus to Abstract Canvas: A Portrait of the Artist Azadeh Ghotbi
Iranian-born artists often signpost their culture in the artworks that they create. They cover their canvases with Persian calligraphy, replicate motifs found in ancient miniatures, and represent women cloaked in the chador. Azadeh Ghotbi takes a different route: abstraction. Yet her works are no less connected to her country of origin.
Azadeh left Iran when she was a little girl
Architect Farshid Moussavi Collects Medal from Prince Charles, Designs for Harrods
Iranian-born British architect Farshid Moussavi, who was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) honor by the Queen last year, has joined the jury for the British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture in...
Two Generations of Iranian Art Surveyed in New London Exhibition
A new exhibition curated by Tehran-based Azar Mahmoudian has just opened at The Mosaic Rooms in London as part of the gallery’s 10th anniversary series. “When Legacies Become Debts” examines personal and collective forms...
