Artist Firouz FarmanFarmaian Talks About His Personal Mythologies and Their Multimedia Makeovers
The artist Firouz FarmanFarmaian was born in Tehran in 1973. He left Iran at the tender age of four, and has never been back. Yet his work is infused with nostalgia for a long...
Parastou Forouhar Reflects on Migrants’ Language, Makes Temporary Work of Art
The Iranian contemporary artist Parastou Forouhar has a tragic family history: In 1998, her parents Dariush and Parvaneh Forouhar, who were political activists, were assassinated at their home in Tehran.
Forouhar recently filled a London gallery...
Pop Stars, Wrestlers and Poets: Artist Afsoon Celebrates Iranian Icons
The Iranian artist Afsoon produces exquisite prints and collages steeped in the culture, philosophy, poetry and contemporary history of Iran. Her works are held in many prestigious collections, including those of the British Museum...
Israeli Museum Celebrates Iranian Graphic Art
By Ahmad Rafat
An exhibition of contemporary Iranian poster art is currently on in a highly unexpected location: the L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem. Ending on November 19, the exhibition is a...
Farhad Moshiri: Iran’s Own Pop Artist
In March 2008, an Iranian by the name of Farhad Moshiri made international headlines. At a Bonhams sale in Dubai, Mr. Moshiri became the first Middle Eastern artist to have a contemporary work auctioned...
Sussan Deyhim Recalls Collaboration with U2, Celebrates Forough Farrokhzad
Sussan Deyhim was sitting at home in Los Angeles early one morning when she noticed an unexpected piece of correspondence in her electronic mailbox. It was the summer of 2009, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had...
Iranians Feature Prominently at This Year’s Photo London Fair
Photo London – the U.K. capital's first-ever international photography fair – has reason to cheer. It just completed its second edition, with 85 cutting-edge global galleries overtaking Somerset House in the second half of May. They...
