Opportunities

Call for Iranian artists
Residency in London offered by Delfina Foundation, Magic of Persia, V&A Museum. Deadline: 25 July 2011.
June 2011

 
Art Scene

Snapshots from Tehran
It’s All About Change. Tehran’s contemporary art scene - notes from a gallery and studio tour.
By Ingo Arend
February 2011

14 March - 14 June 2010
Exhibitions

Iran Inside Out in Dubai
A selection of the show of contemporary Iranian art alongside examples from the Farjam Collection.
February 2010

21 September - 28 November 2009
Exhibitions

Photoquai 2009
Iran at the focus of the festival, Musée du Quai Branly and other venues in Paris, 22 Sept. - 29 Nov. 2009
September 2009

25 June - 4 September 2009
Exhibitions

Iran Inside Out
Influences of Homeland and Diaspora on the Artistic Language of 56 Contemporary Iranian Artists. Chelsea Art Museum, USA.
July 2009

7 July - 12 September 2009
Events, Projects

Jameel Prize 2009
Exhibition of works by winner Afruz Amighi and short-listed artists, Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
July 2009

6 June - 3 October 2009
Exhibitions

East-West Divan
Artists from Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan. Photo tour through the exhibition parallel to the 53rd Venice Biennale.
June 2009

17 - 20 March 2009
Events, Projects

Abraaj Prize 2009 - Winners
Nazgol Ansarinia, Kutluğ Ataman, Zoulikha Bouabdellah. Photos of their projects, summary of information.
March 2009

7 February - 21 March 2009
Exhibitions

Living Traditions
Contemporary Art from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, on view at the National Art Gallery, Islamabad.
February 2009

 
Publications

Schizophrenic Dichotomy
Review of Rose Issa's photo book "Iranian Photography Now", with examples of included works.
By Elisabeth Wellershaus
January 2009

 
Artist & Artwork

Ghazel
Home (stories): a film project with asylum seekers and illegal migrants in Mestre and Venice.
By Christian Kravagna
December 2008

 
Artist & Artwork

Moshiri & Aliabadi
Operation Supermarket: Re-branded products and packages as a discourse on capitalism.
By Sohrab Mohebbi
September 2008

14 June - 9 August 2008
Exhibitions

Mahrem
Footnotes on Veiling. Works by 10 artists at Tanas Berlin. Idea: Nilüfer Göle; curator: Emre Baykal.
By Sabine Vogel
August 2008

9 July - 6 September 2008
Exhibitions

Naqsh
An insight into gender and role models in Iran. Works by contemporary Iranian artists, Museum of Islamic Art Berlin.
August 2008

 
Artist & Artwork

Monir Farmanfarmaian
One of Iran’s most inspiring artists, whose distinguished career has spanned more than five decades.
By Juliet Cestar
June 2008