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Iranian sculptor to show works at Munich Islamic art exhibition
Iranian sculptor Kambiz Sabri will be displaying a series of his sculptures at an exhibition related to Islamic art opening in Munich on October 22...
Yari Ostovany Solo Exhibition at Queen Gallery in Toronto September 2- September 21, 2010 Tuesday – Wednesday – Friday 11:30 am–6:30 pm...
A sculpture by Iranian artist Mohammad-Reza Yazdi has been erected in Canada where the 2010 edition of the Bergen Rocks Sculpture Symposium was held...
Iran is set to loan a painting of a renowned Dutch artist to a Museum in Netherlands to be showcased in a world-class exhibition in Rotterdam.Upon request, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) is to lend the painting Trinidad Fernandez...
The world-renowned Iranian painter Mohammad-Ali Taraqqijah (1943_2010) has passed away after a heart attack at his home in the capital city of Tehran...
“The event displays nearly 5,000 calligraphy works, calligraphy paintings, logotypes and graphic designs, 740 of which belong to international artists,” festival director Mohammad-Reza Kamarei told IRNA on Wednesday...
 
 
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The World of Iranian Images in foreigners' eyes
Interpretation of all prejudgments and images that cultures hold in regard to each other is indeed a difficult task. One of the characteristic features of our time is the flood of media images which leave a determining impression on social relations as well as our presentation of images, whether of ourselves or others...
Contemporary graphic design of Iran has no homogeneous structure. On one side, there is a very large domain, which deals with service of public information. On the other side, a type of graphic design has developed which is very personal, apt for exhibitions and noted by all. In my view, contemporary graphic design of Iran is the entire range of all graphic design activities in the Iranian territory....
Can artistic practices still play a critical role in a society where the differences between art and advertizing have become blurred and where artists and cultural workers have become a necessary part of capitalist production? Scrutinizing the ‘new spirit of capitalism’ Luc Boltanski and Eve Chiapello[1] have shown...
These days, almost everyone seems to agree that the times in which art tried to establish its autonomy—successfully or unsuccessfully—are over. And yet this diagnosis is made with mixed feelings...
“Art is a guide to prolific exchanges between global cultures.” This was the slogan and mission of the “Continental Shift” exhibition; one of the largest exhibitions of the new millennium...
Attempting to hear the dialogues in the poetry of Sohrab Sepehri, the films of ‘Abbas Kiarostami, and the sculptures of Parviz Tanavoli is an awe-inspiring, perplexing and mysterious experience. When we focus on the concept of heech, or “nothingness,” in this three-way relationship, our wonder is intensified...
 

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