Iran at the Venice Biennial (Part I)
A Visit to the Iranian Pavilion
By Ahmad Rafat
Iran is among the 85 countries taking part this year in the Venice Biennale, the world's largest and oldest art fair. The 57th Biennale opened on May...
“The Persian Picasso”: Mohasses Breaks Records in Sotheby’s Auction
A large oil painting by the late Iranian artist Bahman Mohasses broke records at a Sotheby's auction, selling for 585,000 pounds (roughly $755,000), twice the minimum estimate set for the work.
The 1968 canvas, "Requiem...
Targeting ISIS in Her Art: Morehshin Allahyari Shows in London
The Iranian-American artist Morehshin Allahyari won herself an important accolade last year: she was voted one of the 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2016 by Foreign Policy magazine. Allahyari was recognized for “saving heritage...
Cannes Film Festival Remembers Kiarostami, Screens His Last Movie
Abbas Kiarostami, the celebrated Iranian filmmaker who passed away in July 2016, was a Cannes Film Festival regular. Not only did he win the Palme d'Or in 1997 for "The Taste of Cherry," but...
Defying political pressure, Iranian director keeps camera running
CANNES, France (Reuters) – When Iranian authorities sentenced Mohammad Rasoulof to jail, they may have hoped the filmmaker would stop work or at least tone down his movies that lay bare legal and political injustices...
Iranian-Born Oxford Fish-and-Chips Shop Owner Exhibits Photographic Eye for Character
By Corrie Parsonson
A British-Iranian street photographer based in Oxford, England is capturing his subjects in a deeply affectionate “tapestry of characters.” The photographer also happens to own and manage a fish-and-chips shop.
Kazem Hakimi immortalizes...
Want to Be a Video Journalist? Read Vivien Morgan’s New Book
By Peyman Pejman
The advent of new technologies and the changing nature of journalism have given rise to a generation of amateurs and professionals who are using increasingly advanced videorecorders and digital cameras to document history as it happens.
Tehran Museum Show in Berlin Fell Prey to Politics, Says Museum Founder Kamran Diba
By Azadeh Karimi & Ali Eshtyagh
Kamran Diba was the architect and founding director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA), which ranks today as the most extensive collection of Western modern art outside Europe...
Photo London, Co-Founded by Iranian-Born Fariba Farshad, Opens
By Corrie Parsonson
The third annual Photo London fair opened earlier this week at Somerset House, a grand neoclassical building on the banks of the river Thames. The fair's co-founders are British-born Michael Benson and...
Afghan Rockers Meet Metallica In Award-Winning Iranian Movie
By Fred Parvaneh
"Radio Dreams," the award-winning film by Babak Jalali, had its LA premiere on May 7. Produced by Marjaneh Moghimi, the movie is centered around a quest by Kabul Dreams – Afghanistan's first...
