The relationship between art and money can be understood in at least two ways. First, art can be interpreted as a sum of works circulating on the art market. In this case, when we speak about art and money, we think primarily of spectacular developments in the art market that took place in recent decades...

At the turn of the twentieth century, art entered a new era of artistic mass production. Whereas the previous age was an era of artistic mass consumption, in our present time the situation has changed, and there are two primary developments that have led to this change...

Khorheh is a village located 225 km southwest of Tehran, near the Qom- Esfahan expressway and three parasangs away from Mahallãt. Two Greek-looking columns standing in this village have long drawn the attention of inquisitive minds and given rise to various views and theories.

After a rocky couple of years and several false dawns, the art market seems to be finding its feet again. With records tumbling and a new buzz in the salerooms, James Parry assesses recent auction highlights and finds a celebratory mood.

In 2004, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture — a prize recognizing projects that “enhance the understanding and appreciation of Islamic culture” — went to a cluster of fourteen modest buildings in Baninajar, Iran. Constructed nearly ten years earlier to house Iraqi refugees from the first Gulf War, the project was carried out under the auspices of the United Nations Development Program and .....