“Gold is a coveted and treasured commodity.” Iranian-American artist, Eric Esmail Parnes, tells us of his fascination with gold as evidenced by his metallically-enhanced collection, Icons. “Unlike, salt, it has maintained its value through the ages, and still exudes a sense of power and luxury. These objects like many historical, venerated pieces have been adorned, and therefore transformed into iconic [...]

You like? We do! In fact: we love! Throughout time, Persian patterns have remained of the most enlightened, delicate, and precisely-detailed in the world…And we simply adore seeing more and more  parts of our often-unmentioned culture so smartly inserted into the mainstream market. (In this case; urban playgrounds, empty pools, and skateboard ramps.) Eric Esmailzadeh Parnes‘s newest creation and usable product(s): “Boards of [...]

Washington, DC – The Fridge DC is pleased to present its November 2009 exhibition I RAN Home (In America), running November 5 through November 29, 2009. (Opening Reception: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 7:00-10:00 pm.) Iranian artists have become players in the national and international contemporary art scene, but too often, this genre is tied to [...]