Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Artist Yari Ostovany Exhibits in LA, Explores Art of East and West

By Fred Parvaneh Yari Ostovany is an Iranian-American abstract artist who moved from Iran to the U.S. at the age of 16. His works have been exhibited extensively in the U.S. and internationally, and are...

LACMA Exhibition Explores Present-Day Iranian Society

By Fred Parvaneh The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) recently opened an exhibition titled “In the Fields of Empty Day: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art,” ending September 9. The exhibition...

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...