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Contemporary Iranian Lens-Based Art: Identity and Sociopolitical Narratives.

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Introduction Despite socioeconomic challenges, Iran remains an innovative country in terms of arts and culture. Art has been utilised by contemporary artists to challenge biases, disrupt norms, and critically evaluate society and mankind. Iranian artists have formed a universal vocabulary and led the global art scene in the last four decades, refusing to be constrained […]

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Breaking Boundaries Through Art: The Resilience of Women Artists in Iran.

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Persian or Iranian art is one of the world’s greatest art heritages, dating back more than 2,500 years. Despite Iran’s complicated political background, spanning decades of political turbulence and societal upheaval, has not hindered artistic progress in this Middle Eastern country. The impact of these socio-political transformations in Iran is not only seen in its

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Art Festival Bridges UK and India: Celebrating Female Artists and Addressing Women’s Rights

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An international collaborative art project, Artdom, is set to showcase the creative talents of nine female visual artists from India and an equal number from the United Kingdom. The project aims to initiate cultural exchange and artistic dialogue between the two nations. Artdom, founded by Swedish-Iranian artist and activist Arghavan Agida, has previously connected artists

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Parviz Tanavoli: The Poet and the Beloved King of Iranian Pop Art

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Is Parviz Tanavoli a poet or a Prophet in contemporary Iranian Art? Parviz became a popular and pioneering figure in Iranian Art over the last six decades, and he used Persian traditions to modernise and reinterpret Iranian Art. After completing his studies in Art in Tehran in the 1950s, Parviz started to create Artwork that

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Going Through A Change Of City: Artist Maredu Ramu And His Art

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Ved Prakash Bhardwaj   The environment we live in is changing quickly, especially in urban areas. Although villages are now also experiencing change, urban areas are experiencing it more quickly. When we return to our city after a while, it gets harder to recognize. The drive for growth significantly alters both our present and our

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International Women’s Day Special – Celebrating the Art and Lives of Women Artists

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Saptarshi Ghosh Two Faces of Resilience: Judy Chicago and Shirin Neshat Judy Chicago and Shirin Neshat are two very different artists, but what links them is the struggles they had to face as women in the male-dominated American art world. That being said, their individual struggles were very different owing to their different backgrounds. Born

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Artist Shirin Neshat\’s works are propelling the protests in Iran forward

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Artist Shirin Neshat is an Iranian but has lived in the US since the 1970s. Like many Iranians who now live abroad, she felt that Iran would continue on the same pace as ever, without any major turn in the straight road. However, to her surprise, the anti-hijab protests did not subside within a few

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Art of Liberation by Fearless Foundation for the Arts

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Art of Liberation marks the official launch of the Fearless Foundation for the Arts . Curated by Shilo Shiv Suleman (Founder & Curator, Fearless Foundation for the Arts) with Curatorial Advisor Myna Mukherjee and Co-host Tara Lal, the exhibition brings together artists, activists, and cultural visionaries from South Asia and beyond. As the city lights up with fire, the exhibition reminds audiences that fire

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