Contemporary Iranian Art

2014-06-15 Art

Author : Talinn Grigor
Release : 2014-06-15
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 094/5 ( reviews)

Book Synopsis Contemporary Iranian Art by : Talinn Grigor

Download or read book Contemporary Iranian Art written by Talinn Grigor. This book was released on 2014-06-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first comprehensive look at Iranian art and visual culture since the 1979 revolution, Talinn Grigor investigates the official art sponsored by the Islamic Republic, the culture of avant-garde art created in the studio and its display in galleries and museums, and the art of the Iranian diaspora within Western art scenes. Divided into three parts—street, studio, and exile—the book argues that these different areas of artistic production cannot be understood independently, revealing how this art offers a mirror of the sociopolitical turmoil that has marked Iran’s recent history. Exploring the world of galleries, museums, curators, and art critics, Grigor moves between subversive and daring art produced in private to propaganda art, martyrdom paraphernalia, and museum interiors. She examines the cross-pollination of kitsch and avant-garde, the art market, state censorship, the public-private domain, the political implications of art, and artistic identity in exile. Providing an astute analysis of the workings of artistic production in relation to the institutions of power in the Islamic Republic, this beautifully illustrated book is essential reading for anyone interested in Iranian history and contemporary art.

Contemporary Iranian Art

2025-04-08 Art

Author : Author
Release : 2025-04-08
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 791/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Contemporary Iranian Art written by Author. This book was released on 2025-04-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iranian artists have been producing some of the world's most thought-provoking and intellectually grounded artworks. In this landmark compendium, renowned art historian Hamid Keshmirshekan provides a thorough review of contemporary art in Iran and shows that the twentieth century was a crucial period in the country's art and culture, when the legacies of tradition and modernism where critically reassessed. Contemporary Iranian Art is an unprecedented introduction to Iran's vibrant art history over the past one hundred years. This fully revised and updated edition features more than 370 colour illustrations by the country's leading artists, including Mahmoud Bakhshi, Shadi Ghadirian, Barbad Golshiri, Marcos Grigorian, Farhad Moshiri, Shirin Neshat, Sohrab Sepehri, Mitra Tabrizian, Parviz Tanavoli and Charles Hossein Zenderoudi.

Honar

2017-05-15 Art

Author : Sussan Babaie
Release : 2017-05-15
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 527/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Honar written by Sussan Babaie. This book was released on 2017-05-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first and only book on one of the finest private collections of contemporary Iranian art This sumptuous volume features almost 250 contemporary artworks and a selection of medieval and early modern Islamic art - the heralded collection of Mohammed Afkhami, a prominent player at the cultural and regional front line of Middle Eastern art. Honar (meaning 'art' in Farsi, the language of Iran), includes works ranging from the disturbingly subversive to exquisitely inclusive, exhibiting the pain of exile, the querying of ideology, and the artistic insistence on personal independence.

Different Sames

2009 Art

Author : Hamid Keshmirshekan
Release : 2009
Genre : Art
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Download or read book Different Sames written by Hamid Keshmirshekan. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploration of Iranian art and artists over the past 100 years.

Alternative Iran

2022-09-27 Art

Author : Pamela Karimi
Release : 2022-09-27
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 818/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Alternative Iran written by Pamela Karimi. This book was released on 2022-09-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alternative Iran offers a unique contribution to the field of contemporary art, investigating how Iranian artists engage with space and site amid the pressures of the art market and the state's regulatory regimes. Since the 1980s, political, economic, and intellectual forces have driven Iran's creative class toward increasingly original forms of artmaking not meant for official venues. Instead, these art forms appear in private homes with "trusted" audiences, derelict buildings, leftover urban zones, and remote natural sites. While many of these venues operate independently, others are fully sanctioned by the state. Drawing on interviews with over a hundred artists, gallerists, theater experts, musicians, and designers, Pamela Karimi throws into sharp relief the extraordinary art and performance activities that have received little attention outside Iran. Attending to nonconforming curatorial projects, independent guerrilla installations, escapist practices, and tacitly subversive performances, Karimi discloses the push-and-pull between the art community and the authorities, and discusses myriad instances of tentative coalition as opposed to outright partnership or uncompromising resistance. Illustrated with more than 120 full-color images, this book provides entry into unique artistic experiences without catering to voyeuristic curiosity around Iran's often-perceived "underground" culture.

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