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Topic Archives: Iranian
Art fair Shanghai breaks new ground with Best of Discovery emerging artists – Financial Times, Artkrush
Posted on Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Tushar Joag ART FAIR CHINA EMERGING ARTISTS “Best of Discovery” is a unique curated section of Shanghai’s premier art fair ShContemporary 08 featuring over 30 selected emerging artists from the Asia Pacific region who are presented to a global … Continue reading
Iranian art market booms for younger artists – Artprice
Posted on Sunday, September 7th, 2008
IRANIAN ART MARKET “The vitality of the Middle-Eastern market is giving a number of young Iranian artists a healthy price index on the secondary art market” says Artprice’s online magazine Art Market Insight. In October 2007, at only his second … Continue reading
Five emerging artists from the Middle East – Saatchi Online
Posted on Thursday, August 28th, 2008
EMERGING ARTISTS MIDDLE EAST Saatchi Online magazine showcases five up and coming artists from the Middle East. Nadine Kanso Lebanese collage artist Nadine Kanso has her second solo show in B21 comprising 20 mostly monochromatic works. She explains “I work … Continue reading
Gender examined in Pergamon Museum of Islamic Art's exhibition of Iranian contemporary art to September 7 2008
Posted on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
IRAN CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM SHOW to 7 September 2008 The relation of the sexes to each other is at the very forefront of the various debates on societies shaped by Islam which are currently being held all over … Continue reading
Internationally known Asian artists' collaborative art project in Laos ends after 4 years
Posted on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Between 2004 and 2008, fourteen internationally renowned artists undertook residencies in Luang Prabang, Laos and developed art projects with local communities, including the Sangha (the Buddhist community of monks), artisans and students. The artists were Marina Abramovic, Janine Antoni, Hans Georg … Continue reading
Iranian artist Ardeshir Mohasses in New York show to August 3 2008
Posted on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
IRANIAN ARTIST SHOW NEW YORK ASIA SOCIETY — To Aug. 3 2008: “Ardeshir Mohassess: Art and Satire in Iran.” The exhibition, guest curated by Shirin Neshat whose photographs … Continue reading
Buying frenzy lights up Iranian art market
Posted on Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Source: Middle East Times IRANIAN ART MARKET The prices have soared by a factor of 20 within two years, the galleries are packed with prospective buyers and the works are both modern and daring, but this is … Continue reading
Asian contemporary art course Sothebys July 2008 London
Posted on Sunday, July 6th, 2008
ASIAN ART COURSE SOTHEBYS LONDON JULY 21-25 2008 If you have arrived at this post and want more up to date course info (click here for latest) This one-week course will explore the work of artists from East Asia, India, … Continue reading



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