Metropolitan Museum’s Persian Carpets Exhibition: An Interview with Dr. Sheila Canby
“Carpets for Kings: Six Masterpieces of Iranian Weaving” is the title of a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Six small Iranian carpets dating from the 16th and 17th centuries – most of them of royal provenance – are on view at the Met through August 27. They entered the Met collections between 1910 and 1951.
Paris Exhibition Shows Picasso’s Passion
Pablo Picasso's lifelong admiration for artworks from distant civilizations comes to light in a new Paris exhibition featuring such pieces from his own collection as well as his sketches, sculptures and paintings inspired by them.
Poetry as Art: Four Iranian Artists Show Text-Based Works in London
By Corrie Parsonson
What would language look like as visual art? Four Iranian artists provide answers to that question in an exhibition that runs through April 29 at the Gerald Moore Gallery in southeast London.
What would language look like as visual art? Four Iranian artists provide answers to that question in an exhibition that runs through April 29 at the Gerald Moore Gallery in southeast London.
Aryan Arian Explores Nudity In His Art
By Ali Sharifian (Translation: Ramin Khanjani)
On a bone-chilling evening in Montreal, art lovers make their way to the Z Gallery for an event organized by Shahrzad Arzadi. The evening features a conversation with the photographer and filmmaker Aryan Arian.
On a bone-chilling evening in Montreal, art lovers make their way to the Z Gallery for an event organized by Shahrzad Arzadi. The evening features a conversation with the photographer and filmmaker Aryan Arian.
Tara Gallery Founder Prefers Art to Aerospace
By Susanna Huth
To the average person, Iran and contemporary art don't necessarily go together. That's something Homa Taraji is determined to change. Based in L.A., she is director of the Tara Gallery and co-founder of the American Foundation for Contemporary Iranian Art.
To the average person, Iran and contemporary art don't necessarily go together. That's something Homa Taraji is determined to change. Based in L.A., she is director of the Tara Gallery and co-founder of the American Foundation for Contemporary Iranian Art.
Getting Iranian-Americans to Collect Art: A Talk With AdvocArtsy’s Roshi Rahnama
By Fred Parvaneh
Roshi Rahnama is a California-based ex-attorney and art collector. She is also the founder of a key series of events: the AdvocArtsy exhibitions, which have been instrumental in showcasing the work of artists of Iranian descent.
Roshi Rahnama is a California-based ex-attorney and art collector. She is also the founder of a key series of events: the AdvocArtsy exhibitions, which have been instrumental in showcasing the work of artists of Iranian descent.
British-Iranian Artist Jason Noushin Covers His Sculptures With Calligraphy
By Corrie Parsonson
The U.S.-based British-Iranian artist Jason Noushin has a fondness for birds, Persian calligraphy and for poetry. In his most recent works, he manages to combine the three, producing life-like birds covered with words.
The U.S.-based British-Iranian artist Jason Noushin has a fondness for birds, Persian calligraphy and for poetry. In his most recent works, he manages to combine the three, producing life-like birds covered with words.
Aga Khan Museum Showcases Art of Post-Revolution Iran: Kiarostami, Aliabadi, Tanavoli
The art of post-revolutionary Iran is taking center stage at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto in an exhibition opening February 4 and curated by Dr. Fereshteh Daftari. All works are from the collection of the British-Iranian financier and collector Mohammed Afkhami.
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Cinema Rex Tragedy of 1978 is Recreated in London Exhibition by Mahmoud Bakhshi
By Kayhan Life Staff: On August 19, 1978, Cinema Rex, a crowded movie theater in the Iranian port city of Abadan was set on fire, leaving at least 377 people dead. The arson attack...
‘Valley of Genitalia’: Iran’s Khalid Nabi Cemetery and Its Anatomically Shaped Headstones
The Khalid Nabi Cemetery is one of Iran’s most mysterious ancient sites. It is located in a mountainous region in the northeastern province of Golestan, near the border with Turkmenistan, and is nestled in the Gokcheh Dagh hills of Turkmen Sahra. These stunning green hills are also known as the “Valley of Genitalia.” Why? Because they are dotted with
