Drawing inspiration from history, the universality of angels as a symbol and religious pilgrimages, Amani’s aesthetically futuristic interpretation of angels are wrought with vivacious personality, yet also leave room for subtle contemplation and self-reflection on morality and the universal language that symbols, even when embodied by humans, have.

Shaqayeq Arabi is a painter, sculptor and installation artist with a career spanning over two decades. Born in Tehran, she  studied graphic design at Al Zahra University, eventually moving to Paris, where she earned her MFA at the Sorbonne. Today Arabi has a studio in Dubai where she lives and works.

Ten artists and designers have been shortlisted for this year’s prize, which is awarded every two years. Amongst them are five Iranian artists: Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Bita Ghezelayagh, Babak Golkar, Hadieh Shafie, and Soody Sharifi.

A Mirror Has Two Faces, will present Roya Farassat’s large-scale steel sculptures, exhibited alongside intimate paintings and works on paper. Born and raised in Iran, Farassat’s work has been largely influenced by a culture and tradition that she feels embraces a distorted sense of reality. As a result, Farassat’s work embodies a desire to break [...]

The selected works of the artists will be exhibited at the Royal College of Art (RCA), London in October 2011 to coincide with the Frieze Art Fair.

Once again the judges meet, this time in order to deliberate on the Prize Winner.

The Prize Winner will be awarded a solo-exhibition in an exhibition space at the Saatchi Gallery to take place in October 2012.

Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize is the world’s leading exhibition and art prize for emerging Iranian artists in the four distinct categories of Painting, Sculpture, Photography and New Media.

Parviz Tanavoli: Monograph, is the most extensive catalogue raisonné on the artist to date. The book includes over 250 color plates displaying his sculptures from the early 1960s to his most recent work.