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...
Banned Iranian Filmmaker Portrays Her Version of Iran-Iraq War
By James Imam
BERLIN Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi's debut animation aims to counter what she says is the traditional narrative of the Iran-Iraq War as her contribution to supporting protests at home.
"The Siren", which...
Artist Azadeh Ghotbi Draws Crowds at Her London Show
By Tara Biglari
Walking down London’s Piccadilly on a cold, windy January evening, women and men in long coats and thick scarves peeled off into the Herrick Gallery. Located in Mayfair, the space was filled...
Half-Iranian Eurovision Contestant Barbara Pravi Draws Comparisons With Edith Piaf
By Nazanine Nouri
Barbara Pravi is a half-Serbian, half-Iranian singer-songwriter who finished second in the Eurovision Song Contest last month after representing France with her song “Voila.” It was France’s highest score in 30 years,...
Portrayals of Women by San Francisco-Based Artist Farnaz Zabetian
By Mani Tehrani
In the modern world, gender discussions are focused predominantly on women’s rights, no doubt because of the centuries of discrimination that women have endured. As a result, many artists representing women focus...
Shirin Neshat Draws Big Crowds, Key Art-World Figures to Her London Exhibition Opening
By Nazanine Nouri
Shirin Neshat opened her first London solo exhibition in two decades at the newly inaugurated Goodman Gallery on Feb. 20.
The gallery, which is spread across two levels and located in London's Mayfair...
Iranian Engineer Turned Painter Kamrouz Honarfar Puts on Berlin Exhibition
Many people dread retirement because it disrupts the work-life routine that they had maintained for years. Not so for Kamrouz Honarfar, a retired Iranian engineer, who has seamlessly swapped his toolbox for a painting...
Meet the Talent: Nine Iranian Artists Go on Show at London’s Parasol Unit
By Tim Cornwell
Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art, a respected London exhibition space, celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. In a venue that usually ignores national labels, founder and director Ziba Ardalan has gone...
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.
Qajar Exhibition to Open at Louvre Museum Branch in Northern France
The first major exhibition dedicated to the magnificent art of the Qajar dynasty – which ruled Iran from 1786 to 1925 – will open at the Louvre Museum's branch in Lens, northern France, on...
