Tehran MoCA’s New Director Discusses Projects With Europe
The new director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA), Ali Mohammad Zare, spoke in a recent interview about the museum's collaborations with Western museums and curators, and about the exhibitions planned in...
London Play Highlights Stories of Iranian Expatriates and Migrants
By Tara Biglari
"Citizen," a new play on the plight of Iranian expatriates, migrants and refugees, made its debut earlier this week at the Space in London's Isle of Dogs, attracting sizable crowds.
Produced by...
Deaf and Mute Iranian Artist Esfandiarpour Remembered in London Show
By Tara Biglari
An exhibition by the contemporary artist Darvish recently opened at the Asia House cultural center in London. The artist joined the world-famous dancer and choreographer Akram Khan for a panel discussion at the opening.
Darvish, who has...
Sotheby’s to Auction Works by Modern Iranian Masters Monir, Mohasses
Works by modern Iranian masters including Bahman Mohasses, Monir Farmanfarmaian, and Manoucher Yektai are coming up for auction at Sotheby's London on April 24.
Part of a sale of 20th-century Iranian, Arab and Turkish works,...
Prayer Stones and Patterns: Interview with Artist Sepideh Salehi
By Fred Parvaneh
Iranian artist Sepideh Salehi creates paintings, photographs and videos that reflect her experiences as an Iranian artist living and working in the West.
Born in Tehran, Sepideh had a passion for painting from...
First Exhibition of Persian Decorative Art Opens in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s first and most comprehensive exhibition of Persian decorative arts has just opened at the Liang Yi Museum, coinciding with the start of the Persian New Year.
“The Blue Road: Mastercrafts from Persia” showcases...
Louvre Museum Stages Exhibition in Tehran
The Louvre Museum has just opened the first large-scale exhibition organized by a major Western museum in Iran. Held at the National Museum of Iran, “The Louvre in Tehran” traces the creation of the...
Gagosian Gallery Gives Artist Y.Z. Kami His First Paris Solo Show
The first solo exhibition in Paris by the Iranian-born, New-York-based artist Y.Z. Kami opens on March 16th at the Gagosian gallery there. The exhibition, titled "Geometry of Light," runs through May 5.
Kami is perhaps...
Painter Katty Biglari Exhibits in D.C., Talks About Her Art
Katty Biglari is an Iranian-born abstract painter living and working in Washington, D.C. She just opened a group show with three other artists at Gallery B in Bethesda, Maryland.
The show, "Us Four" (ending March...
Mentor’s Death Inspires LA Art Exhibition by Pouya Afshar
By Fred Parvaneh
Massachusetts-based artist Pouya Afshar has a mixed-media installation on display at Roshi Rahnama’s “The Space by AdvocArtsy” venue in downtown Los Angeles, the second in a series of solo exhibitions by Iranian...
