Las Vegas Hosts Persian Poet Saadi in Installation by Iranian Artist Nanda Sharif-pour
By Nazanine Nouri
As the Covid-19 pandemic pushes the United States and much of the rest of the world into lockdown, a public art installation in Las Vegas by the Iranian-American artist and refugee Nanda...
Iranians Picnic Indoors As They Celebrate Sizdah-Bedar, 13th Day of New Year
By Nazanine Nouri
This week’s celebrations of the 13th day of Norouz -- Sizdah Bedar -- have been clouded by the Coronavirus outbreak in Iran, as millions of Iranians have been prevented from picnicking outdoors...
Iranian State TV is Urged by Guild to Allow Broadcasts of Musical Performances
By Azadeh Karimi
The Iranian Musicians Union has written to the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Abdolali Ali-Asgari, urging him to lift the decades-old ban on showing musical instruments and performances...
‘Hello London’: Interview with Iranian-Born Author Shiva Shakoori
By Adom Saboonchian
Iranian women writers who live and work abroad seem to outnumber their male counterparts.
Living and working in the West, however, poses its own set of challenges to immigrants, particularly women who, besides...
Iranian Photographer Bahman Jalali Remembered in Boston Museum Exhibition
By Nazanine Nouri
“Reimagining Home” is the title of an exhibition featuring the work of the late Iranian photographer Bahman Jalali and his former student Gohar Dashti at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
The...
Meet Kiarostami’s Nephew, L.A.-Based Filmmaker Sohrab Mirmont
By Fred Parvaneh
Sohrab Mirmont is an award-winning director, writer and producer, and a member of the 100+ Million-View Club on YouTube. He comes from a family of famous filmmakers: He is the nephew of...
Who is Mohammad Rasoulof, Winner of the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear Award?
By Nazanine Nouri
The 70th Berlin International Film Festival this year gave its top award -- the Golden Bear -- to the awardwinning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof for his new movie “There Is No Evil.”
Rasoulof...
VIDEO: Magic of Persia LA Gala Raises More Than $200,000
By Fred Parvaneh
The fourth Los Angeles held by the Magic of Persia (MOP) -- titled “From Tehran With Love” and held during the week of Frieze LA -- raised a total of $206,000.
Curated by...
Bijan Saffari, Shiraz Festival’s Former Artistic Director, Remembered in Paris Exhibition
By Nazanine Nouri
An exhibition in memory of the late Iranian avant-garde artist, architect and artistic director Bijan Saffari -- who passed away on April 29, 2019 -- was held earlier this month at the...
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...
