Golnaz Fathi in Shanghai
Golnaz Fathi’s work features in a new selling exhibition, The Living Road, at Shanghai’s Pearl Lam Galleries 15 September-10 November, 2013. Golnaz Fathi forms part of a group of multidisciplinary artists that evolved from the generation born in Iran in the 1970s. The Living Road features 23 of her works in a variety of media, including pen on canvas, acrylic on canvas and LED light works, alongside two acrylic on canvas...
The Jameel Prize 2009
Jameel Prize curator Tim Stanley, Senior Curator in the V&A’s Asian Department, offers the background to the Jameel Prize after its launch in 2009. By TIM STANLEY On 7 July 2009 the first Jameel Prize was awarded to the artist Afruz Amighi, who was born in Iran in 1974 but who has lived in New York since she was three. Amighi’s winning work, 1001 Pages, is a beautiful shadow piece, made by cutting a complex design into a...
Catching up on Islamic art
Art museums are scrambling to attract more audiences for Islamic art, both historical materials and contemporary art from the wide expanse of the Middle East and North Africa region, Central Asia and the Caucasus, writes SAJID RIZVI. The aim ostensibly is to build up visitor numbers and public understanding of Islamic cultures and civilisations. Can this increased interest in Islamic art and culture substitute for a greater commitment...
Laura Mousavi Zadeh: Sightseeing
Sightseeing is the title of an exhibition taking place at ArtSway in Hampshire, England, 2 September 2006-1 October 2006. Laura Mousavi Zadeh’s work explores the psychological states and experiences of a suspended moment in time filtered through the filmic, the primary experience, found souvenirs and associative memories. Her paintings often touch upon her Iranian heritage and feature westernized symbols such as petrol stations,...
Beyond the Palace Walls: Islamic Art from The State Hermitage Museum
Following its highly successful collaboration with The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg to stage Nicholas and Alexandra: The Last Tsar and Tsarina, the National Museums of Scotland (NMS) continues the successful relationship into 2006 with a major exhibition on Islamic art. Beyond the Palace Walls, Islamic Art from The State Hermitage Museum showcases the cream of Islamic art from one of the largest and most renowned...