For decades, masterpieces by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock have been kept in ...

Arrested by Iran's morality police for violating the ... and the forced closure of publishing houses, theatres and arts organisations". The regime's propaganda arm even produced its own graphic ...

The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” an Oscar-nominated movie filmed in secret in Iran, highlights the Iranian film world’s ...

Halasa explains that this mix of tradition and modernity underpins “dissident art” in Iran, which “often blends centuries-old indigenous motifs with contemporary global memes”. It also examines the ...

Next Chapter Edition 1 is bringing together 22 artists from 10 nationalities across the region. Curated by Sahar Seyedjafar, an independent curator and the founder of Iris Contemporary Space, this ...

"Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political" and "Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time" are on view through March 23 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., San Francisco. Tickets are $10 for ...

Among the artwork is Warhol's portrait of Farah Pahlavi - Iran's last queen - a rare piece blending his pop art flair with Iranian cultural history. Elsewhere, Francis Bacon's work called Two ...

This exhibition has been curated based on a profound understanding of Iran's visual history over the past four centuries, presenting remarkable examples of Iranian art. The painting segment of this ...

lingering on an old song playing in the background. "It is good for the younger generation to learn where Iran's heritage of music and art came from." ...