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شنبه 6 اسفند 1390 ساعت 22 و 47 دقیقه و 01 ثانیه
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ملکه هنر ایران
شنبه 6 اسفند 1390 ساعت 22 و 31 دقیقه و 52 ثانیه
Life Through a Kaleidoscope: Iran’s Queen of Arts
“Iran was a very peaceful country before the revolution” says Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian who at 87, still has the art world shimmering.
Against the backdrop of the Second World War and the Iranian Revolution, Iranian born Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian has led a colorful life, to say the least. At our meeting place in a London hotel lobby, she sits surrounded by an entourage. As two generations of family members—who have travelled with her from America to show support during her stay—are thoughtfully introduced, one by one, an added reason for Farmanfarmaian’s widespread appeal becomes apparent.
A veteran of the 1950s New York art scene, Farmanfarmaian’s charm secured her the close friendships of the likes of Andy Warhol and Milton Avery, among numerous other contemporaries. Today she still displays those strong Persian features, at that time an exotic look that captured the imagination of many—including the sculptor Alexander Calder who once trailed around after her at a party in his impatience to meet her. “Finally he said ‘I am following this young lady for 15 minutes nobody has introduced me to her—Introduce to me to this girl!’ So I was introduced to this fat and white haired man and he was … ho ho ho… laughing like this” she reveals mischievously.
Now 87, Farmanfarmaian, still adventurous as ever, quoted as saying that she is on a “constant quest for the new,” is enjoying a renewed prominence. Widely recognized as one of Iran’s most influential working artists, with a permanent collection in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (MOMA), she was this year among ten contemporary nominees for London’s Victoria and Albert Museum’s (V&A) Jameel prize. Simultaneously she released her second book Monir Farmanfarmaian: Cosmic Geometry, a first, extensive monograph of her work ( published on 31 October 2011, Damien Editore & The Third Line). With one of her pieces having soared past bidding expectations at the UK’s Sotheby’s October 2011 auction of Arab and Iranian contemporary art, she is certainly maintaining her exhaustive mission.
Well-earned prestige and an intimidating repertoire of friends does nothing to prevent one from feeling at ease around Farmanfarmaian, whose art, as an imitation of life, is distinctive in its captivating use of colors and dazzling mirror work. She has grandmotherly warmth, a contagiously husky giggle—and is unexpectedly unassuming. Recalling her time in New York in the 1940s as a young woman straight out of Iran she says: “I became very friendly and very popular to the social life of art in America because I was very…” her companion has to interject “…beautiful, young, exotic!” And relaying a rather frosty meeting with Jackson Pollock, she says: “once, we talked and he thought most likely I’m very stupid and ignorant, and left”—but freely declares her admiration for his art.
Against the backdrop of the Second World War and the Iranian Revolution, Iranian born Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian has led a colorful life, to say the least. At our meeting place in a London hotel lobby, she sits surrounded by an entourage. As two generations of family members—who have travelled with her from America to show support during her stay—are thoughtfully introduced, one by one, an added reason for Farmanfarmaian’s widespread appeal becomes apparent.
A veteran of the 1950s New York art scene, Farmanfarmaian’s charm secured her the close friendships of the likes of Andy Warhol and Milton Avery, among numerous other contemporaries. Today she still displays those strong Persian features, at that time an exotic look that captured the imagination of many—including the sculptor Alexander Calder who once trailed around after her at a party in his impatience to meet her. “Finally he said ‘I am following this young lady for 15 minutes nobody has introduced me to her—Introduce to me to this girl!’ So I was introduced to this fat and white haired man and he was … ho ho ho… laughing like this” she reveals mischievously.
Now 87, Farmanfarmaian, still adventurous as ever, quoted as saying that she is on a “constant quest for the new,” is enjoying a renewed prominence. Widely recognized as one of Iran’s most influential working artists, with a permanent collection in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (MOMA), she was this year among ten contemporary nominees for London’s Victoria and Albert Museum’s (V&A) Jameel prize. Simultaneously she released her second book Monir Farmanfarmaian: Cosmic Geometry, a first, extensive monograph of her work ( published on 31 October 2011, Damien Editore & The Third Line). With one of her pieces having soared past bidding expectations at the UK’s Sotheby’s October 2011 auction of Arab and Iranian contemporary art, she is certainly maintaining her exhaustive mission.
Well-earned prestige and an intimidating repertoire of friends does nothing to prevent one from feeling at ease around Farmanfarmaian, whose art, as an imitation of life, is distinctive in its captivating use of colors and dazzling mirror work. She has grandmotherly warmth, a contagiously husky giggle—and is unexpectedly unassuming. Recalling her time in New York in the 1940s as a young woman straight out of Iran she says: “I became very friendly and very popular to the social life of art in America because I was very…” her companion has to interject “…beautiful, young, exotic!” And relaying a rather frosty meeting with Jackson Pollock, she says: “once, we talked and he thought most likely I’m very stupid and ignorant, and left”—but freely declares her admiration for his art.
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Iran sculpture expo underway at Tehran gallery
دوشنبه 6 تیر 1390 ساعت 00 و 48 دقیقه و 43 ثانیه
Tehran Times Art Desk
TEHRAN -- The Shirin Gallery is hosting the second edition of the Iran sculpture expo that began Friday.
At the opening ceremony of the expo, renowned sculptor Parviz Tanavoli spoke briefly calling the event a “historic scene” and expressed his happiness over the number of sculptures on display.
The art of sculpture making has developed over the past 200 years, especially in recent decades in Iran, and this is an improvement for a country that has not had this kind of art for several centuries, he said.
He asked collectors to support the expo saying that young artists holding exhibitions need their help to continue their activities.
Then, Shirin Gallery director Shirin Partovi expressed her thanks to the supporters of the expo as well as to expo secretary Behdad Lahuti.
A total of 140 sculptures made from bronze, ceramics, glass and other materials created by 135 artists are on sale at the expo.
On the first day of the expo, 15 sculptures were purchased mostly by public visitors and a few gallery owners who bought artworks in advance.
“Public visitors bought artworks that are priced less than 5b rials (about 5000 $),” the secretary of the expo Behdad Lahuti told the Persian service of Fars News Agency.
He said that representatives from the Tehran Contemporary Museum of Arts, the Academy of Art and the Iranian Artists Forum visited the expo to evaluate prices.
The sculptors initially priced their artworks, after which prices were finalized by the gallery owners. We are looking forward for our principle customers, he added.
The price of the items ranged between wooden sculptures by Mohsen Vaziri-Moqaddam priced at 45b rials (about 4.5 m$) to bronze fruits that are being sold at 2.5m rials (250 $) per kilo, he said.
Lahuti also talked about the variety of artworks at the expo saying the tallest sculpture on display is about 2.8 m and the shortest is about 12cm.
Artworks created by renowned sculptors including Jazeh Tabatabaii, Farshid Mesqali, Yasamin Sinaii, Behdad Lahuti, Kambiz Sabri, Reza Yahyahii and Mohsen Vaziri-Moqaddam are on sale at the expo.
The expo runs until July 19 at the gallery located on 145 North Salimi St., off Andarzgu Blvd. in the Farmanieh neighborhood.
Photo: A group of art lovers visits the second edition of the Iranian sculpture expo at the Shirin Gallery on June 24, 2011. (Photo by Mehdi Tajrishi)
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نمایش هنر ایرانی در اوتاوا
یکشنبه 15 خرداد 1390 ساعت 15 و 06 دقیقه و 42 ثانیه
ارسال شده در: اطلاع رسانی ، هنرهای تجسمی ،
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M F Husain بالاترین رقم حراج بونامز
یکشنبه 15 خرداد 1390 ساعت 15 و 01 دقیقه و 31 ثانیه
ارسال شده در: اطلاع رسانی ، هنرهای تجسمی ،
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به گزارش http://www.deccanherald.com Three paintings by M F Husain topped a Bonham's auction here, going under the hammer for Rs 2.32 crore with an untitled oil work in which the legendary artist combines his iconic subject matters -- horse and woman -- fetching Rs 1.23 crore alone. | |
| The auction house's Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art sale represented artists from eight countries - India, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Many of the artworks by Husain, Sadanand K Bakre, S H Raza, F N Souza, Jamini Roy, Fadi Barrage (Lebanon), Sual al-Attar and Ismael Fattah (both Iran) and George Keyt (Sri Lanka) were new to the market having been in private collections for 40 to 50 years. Husain's winning work, signed and dated in Devanagari and further dated '70 in English on the lower left, is laden with veiled symbology and intensity. The two figures are portrayed against a burnt red moon and mottled brown background, a colour scheme which is very elemental in its nature, heightening the intense atmosphere of the work. Though an exciting element of the sale was the big presence of Bakre, who was part of the Bombay Progressive Artists Group, only two of his five works on offer sold. While Bakre's metallic work sold for Rs 7 lakh, a signed acrylic work on canvas, titled "Thames" and dated 1969, went under the hammer for Rs 6.18 lakh. | |
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آخرین ویرایش: یکشنبه 15 خرداد 1390 ساعت 15 و 09 دقیقه و 20 ثانیه
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