A hush fell over a packed Christie’s salesroom October 6 at its ‘Post-War and Contemporary’ sale in London as its star lot ‘Study of Red Pope,’ a 1962 work by Irish-born British figurative painter Francis Bacon (1909-1992) failed to elicit a bid. It had been estimated that it could fetch £60 million ($78.4m).“People were in the room who […]

A solo exhibition of sketch art by visual artist Mohammad-Ali Keyhani is underway at Kabiri Art Galleryin north Tehran.  Titled ‘Lines of Life,’ the exhibit features a collection of drawings with emphasis on lines, hatching and cross-hatching, Galleryinfo.ir reported. “A drawing is very much like a life; big and small lines together form an image. […]

Iranian animation ‘We’ directed by Fatemeh Fadaei-Darestani is to go on screen at the 8th edition of the Women, Innovation and Technology, United Nations and Diversity (W.I.N.D) Film Festival in Hollywood, Los Angeles, October 20-22.The 3-minute short animated film, made in 2015, tells the story of two sisters who are trapped under rubbles and are […]

Painter and sketch artist Sima Eftekhari-Rad has set up a solo exhibition of her latest paintings at Dargoun Art Gallery. On display are the latest paintings of the artist with subjects oscillating between fact and fiction, Tiwall.com reported. Titled ‘Whispers of the Night,’ the exhibition opened October 6 and will run through October 17. The […]

The Mostaz’afan Foundation is organizing an architecture competition to select the best plan that will replace the Plasco tower near the intersection of Jomhouri and Ferdowsi streets in central Tehran. A huge inferno brought down the iconic structure on January 19.As owner of the commercial building after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Mostaza’fan Foundation (aka […]

The debut of the book ‘Sofreh: The Art of Persian Celebration’ in Iran was held at Tehran’s Shirin Art Gallery on October 6.Written by the acclaimed Iranian sculptor, painter, scholar and author Parviz Tanavoli, collector and designer Maryam Khosroshahi and historian Willem Floor, the two-volume book in English, the first of its kind, examines Persian celebrations […]

Ariana Art Hub is holding a solo painting exhibition by Nazanin Qezelbash. The ‘Monologues and Dialogues’ is a series of abstract paintings by the artist, according to Tandis online magazine of visual art (Tandismag.com). The exhibition opened October 6 and will run through October 17. Parallel to the painting exhibit, Ariana hub is also holding […]

The 20th commemoration ceremony of Hafez, renowned Iranian poet, will be held at the Tehran branch of Kharazmi University on October 11. During the ceremony, sponsored jointly by the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, Society of Hafez Fans, and the Faculty of Literature and Human Science of Kharazmi University, university instructors and scholars will speak […]

‘Dispiriting Perspectives’ is the latest series of paintings by Mojgan Bakhtyari at Assar Art Gallery.In the paintings, Bakhtyari has tried to capture a special moment when one is stuck in astonishment wondering how he/she ended up in that situation. The exhibit opened October 6 and will run through October 27. Visiting hours are 11 am […]

The documentary ‘The Mother of Earth’, written and directed by Mahnaz Afzali, is on screen at the Iranian Artist Forum (IAF).It is about Dr. Hayedeh Shirazi, an Iranian woman dedicated her life to save the Earth by being a pioneer in curbing the number of landfills in Iran and helping prevent the spread of waste […]