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.
Paris’s Asia Now Fair Shines Spotlight on Iranian Galleries, Pioneering Female Artists
By Nazanine Nouri
Iranian art galleries were in the spotlight at the Asia Now Art Fair last week. For its 7th edition, the fair devoted an entire section to Iran, bringing a selection of Iran’s...
Ai Weiwei’s Latest Exhibition Highlights Fate of Iranian Activists
By Tara Biglari
Iranian political activists, depicted in LEGO® blocks, are among the works by the outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei featured in his "Trace" exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington,...
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...
Isfahan-Based Painter Sahar Tabatabaei Wants Persian Art to Flourish
By Tara Jamali
“Only those who live and breathe art dare to pursue it here.”
Those are the words of the 30-year-old Isfahan-based artist Sahar Tabatabaei, who speaks from experience — as someone who took the dare.
For...
