New Showcase for Iranian Art, CAMA Gallery, Launches in London
By T. Zareenkoub
A new gallery showcasing the art of Iran and the Middle East had its launch in London recently. The CAMA (Contemporary and Modern Art) Gallery aims to promote artists from those parts...
Ferrari Celebrates 70th Birthday in London Exhibition
By Ahmad Rafat
Ferrari, arguably the most exotic car ever built, celebrates its 70th birthday in a special exhibition entitled “Ferrari: Under the Skin” at London’s Design Museum.
The exhibition, which ends on April 15, features...
All About Googoosh: Pop Superstar Embarks on Concert Tour
Googoosh is one of the most celebrated and influential Iranian pop artists of all time: a national treasure to generations of Iranians, and hugely popular in Central Asia and the Middle East.
Googoosh is marking...
Book Review: Memoirs Of An Iranian Rebel, Masoud Banisadr
By Amir Taheri
You are young and unhappy because you think your people lack the freedom they deserve. So, you join a group that promises a new dawn of humanity only if you agree to...
‘Homeland’ Actor Navid Negahban to Play the Sultan in ‘Aladdin’
By Shahrnaz Nancy Southwick
The Iranian-American actor Navid Negahban is best known for his role as the Al-Qaeda leader Abu Nazir in the Emmy-winning series "Homeland." He is sometimes described as "the man of a...
A Portrait of My Mother: Filmmaker Massoumi Screens New Documentary
Trailer courtesy of Nariman Massoumi.
By Tara Biglari
The British-Iranian filmmaker Dr. Nariman Massoumi pays a moving tribute to his mother Manijeh in a half-hour documentary screened recently at London’s Royal Anthropological Institute.
“How do you see...
Artist Shadi Yousefian Inaugurates New L.A. Art Space Run by AdvocArtsy
By Fred Parvaneh
A new 1,800-square-foot (167m²) art space has just opened in the heart of downtown Los Angeles’s fashion district, minutes from the Institute of Contemporary Art and surrounding galleries.
It’s called The Space by...
Tate Modern Shows Iranian Photography Since the Revolution
By Ahmad Rafat
A new exhibition at Tate Modern showcases a vast collection of images by prominent Iranian photographers who documented the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the subsequent Iran-Iraq War.
“Iranian Photobooks: From Revolution To War”...
“Fascination with Persepolis” Exhibition Opens in The Netherlands
"Fascination with Persepolis" is the title of a just-opened exhibition at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) in The Netherlands. It's about European travellers, photographers, and archaeologists who visited the ruins...
U.S. Top Court Wary Over Allowing Seizure of Ancient Persian Artifacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Monday over whether ancient Persian artifacts held in a Chicago museum can be seized to pay for a $71 million court judgment against Iran...
