Thursday, May 2, 2024

INSIDE LONDON’S ‘EPIC IRAN’ SHOW: 5,000 Years of Beauty, Splendor and Might  

By Tim Cornwell How do you pack 5,000 years of Iranian art, architecture, archeology, culture, literature, religion, kingship, craftsmanship and contemporary art into the low-light, grey-walled temporary exhibition spaces of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum? With...

PREVIEW: ‘Epic Iran’ Exhibition Opens at London’s V&A on May 29; No Loans From...

By Nazanine Nouri The Victoria & Albert Museum in London — the world’s leading museum of art and design — is hosting the U.K.’s biggest exhibition of Iranian art, design and heritage in nearly a...

British Museum Shows Iranian Artists Y.Z. Kami, Afsoon, Barbad Golshiri In Exhibition of Mideastern...

By Tim Cornwell More than 20 works by leading Iranian artists have just gone on show at the British Museum as part of an exhibition celebrating its collection of modern and contemporary art from across...

British-Iranian Fashion Designer Paria Farzaneh Brings Persian Panache to London Menswear

By Nazanine Nouri The British-Iranian fashion designer Paria Farzaneh is a rising star of London menswear. Over the past few seasons, the 26-year-old has made a name for herself with eye-catching designs in which her...

First Known Portrait of An African in Persian Art Sells for $515,000 at Bonhams...

By Nazanine Nouri The first known oil painting of an African figure in Persian art sold at the Bonhams auction house in London for 375,250 pounds ($515,000), more than double its top estimate, on March...

Art Dubai Features 50 Participating Galleries, Including Leila Heller, Third Line

By Rawaa Talass Art Dubai opened earlier this week for its 14th iteration, after cancelling last year on account of the Coronavirus epidemic. Organizers moved the event from its usual location, the vast Madinat Jumeirah,...
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Katty Biglari’s Paris Drawings Go On Show in DC, Get Washington Post Coverage

By Nazanine Nouri Katty Biglari is an Iranian artist whose delicate new drawings of Paris have gone on show in Washington, D.C. -- and received coverage in the Washington Post. Her exquisite views of the French...

PROFILE: Venice Festival Awardwinner Shahram Mokri Makes Film About Cinema Fire

By Nazanine Nouri This year’s Venice Film Festival gave a prestigious award to the Iranian director Shahram Mokri: He won the best original screenplay award in the festival’s parallel ‘Orizzonti’ section for his latest film,...
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My Damavand, 100 Paintings by Bijan Daneshmand

By Ahmad Rafat Mount Damavand, a potentially active stratovolcano (5670 mt high), is the highest peak in Iran, the 12th most prominent peak in the world and the second most prominent in Asia after Mount...

Oscars Academy Invites Samira Makhmalbaf, Three Other Iranian-Born Talents to Join  

By Nazanine Nouri and Kayhan Life Staff Hollywood is honoring Iranian-born talent. Four film-industry professionals have been invited to join the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- the panel that elects the winners...