Iranian-Born Ricci Moshir Wins Top Reggae Award For His Song ‘Wakayo’
By Fred Parvaneh
Last November, Ricci Moshir (aka XOrasta Ricci) -- singer, songwriter, and leader of the band “Ricci and the Tic Tac Toes” -- won the award for Best Reggae Music for his song...
Iranian Women Artists In Germany Form ‘Group Seven’
By Azadeh Karimi and Ali Eshtyagh
Five Iranian women artists living in Germany have formed a collective known as Group Seven. The collective was formed in 2008.
The women work in various mediums including painting,...
Revolution’s Anniversary Marked in Paris Exhibition by Hannah Darabi
Forty years ago, on January 16, 1979, the Shah of Iran and Empress Farah left Iran. It was the culmination of a series of upheavals now referred to as the Islamic Revolution.
To mark the...
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...
From Ivy League Campus to Abstract Canvas: A Portrait of the Artist Azadeh Ghotbi
Iranian-born artists often signpost their culture in the artworks that they create. They cover their canvases with Persian calligraphy, replicate motifs found in ancient miniatures, and represent women cloaked in the chador. Azadeh Ghotbi takes a different route: abstraction. Yet her works are no less connected to her country of origin.
Azadeh left Iran when she was a little girl
Architect Farshid Moussavi Collects Medal from Prince Charles, Designs for Harrods
Iranian-born British architect Farshid Moussavi, who was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) honor by the Queen last year, has joined the jury for the British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture in...
Two Generations of Iranian Art Surveyed in New London Exhibition
A new exhibition curated by Tehran-based Azar Mahmoudian has just opened at The Mosaic Rooms in London as part of the gallery’s 10th anniversary series. “When Legacies Become Debts” examines personal and collective forms...
Iranian Filmmakers Reluctant to Participate in 37th Fajr Film Festival
The 37th Fajr Film Festival, scheduled to run from January 31 to February 11 in Tehran, coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Many prominent filmmakers have reportedly decided not to take...
After Live Duet With Female Artist, Musician Ali Ghamsari Banned from Performing
9 Jan- The Iranian authorities have banned the tar virtuoso, songwriter and singer Ali Ghamsari from recording and performing in public after he accompanied the solo vocalist Haleh Seyfizadeh in a concert on January...
Iranian Refugee Portrait Leads Hoda Afshar to Win Australia’s Top Photography Award
The Melbourne-based, Iranian-born artist Hoda Afshar is the 2018 winner of the Bowness Photography Prize, Australia’s most important photography award, for her “Portrait of Behrouz Boochani, Manus Island.”
Afshar was selected from among 50 finalists...
