Participating Iranian artists include: Abbas Akhavan, Amir H. Fallah, Laleh Khorramian, and Farhad Moshiri.

And showing at Traffic starting Thursday, Sept 22nd, will be Iranian artists Hesam Rahmanian, Mahmoud Bakhshi, Aman Mojadidi, Anahita Razmi, along with other international artists: Banksy, Damien Hirst, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, James Clar, Nada Dada, Tracey Emin, Shepard Fairey, Rami Farook, Abdulnasser Gharem, Hayv Kahraman, Ahmed Mater, Shaikha Al Mazrou, UBIK, Ayman Yossri, aka Daydban

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.

The Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize shortlist for 2011 was released on Saturday November 6th, 2010 before world-renowned art collectors, artists, ambassadors and Sheikhs as part of the celebratory activities at the Magical Nights auction gala in Abu Dhabi. The first of its kind, the prize is a global search to identify the most [...]

It’s all about Abu Dhabi Art 2010 this week! Iranian artists are showcased by renowned galleries from New York, UK, and UAE. Meem Gallery will be exhibiting the recent work (bronze sculptures from 1973) of Iran’s modern sculpture master–and the man who would make Mies van der Rohe proud–Parviz Tanavoli, at the art event being [...]

Director Robert Adanto’s new documentary film “Pearls on the Ocean Floor,”–shot in London, Berlin, NYC, San Francisco, and Leipzig–while a “friend provided some footage from Tehran”– interviews some of the most influential Iranian female artists living and working in and outside of Iran.

“For the past three years, because of censorship in Iran and some other problems, I have had no official exhibitions and have not been able to create any work.  So with best wishes for Magic of Persia I won’t be able to participate in MOP CAP 2011.” Anonymous. The first of its kind, Magic of Persia Contemporary [...]