CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN ART & THE HISTORICAL IMAGINATION February 20 - April 1, 2020 OPENING RECEPTION | Thursday, February 20 (Snow Day February 21) 5 - 6 pm: Panel Discussion, CVPA 153 6 -7 pm: Reception at the CVPA Campus Gallery ARTISTS | Artemis Akchoti, Samira Alikhanzadeh, Amir Hossein Bayani, Gohar Dashti, Raoof Dashti, Sissi Farasat, Shadi Ghadirian, Amir Ali Ghasemi, Hassan Hazer Moshar, Ghazaleh Hedayat, Rana Javadi, Pantea Karimi, Mehran Mohajer, Azita Moradkhani, Hamed Noori, Siavash Naghshbandi, Amir Tabatabaei, Mojtaba Tabatabaei Curated by Pamela Karimi & Hamed Noori An exhibition of contemporary Iranian artists reflecting on Iran’s history, politics, and cultural heritage; showcased alongside facsimiles and original versions of historic manuscripts and images on loan from the Ars Libri Ltd Collection in Boston. Organized in conjunction with Professor Karimi’s course, ARH 359: Art & Politics in the Middle East. Special thanks to Ars Libri Ltd, Elmar Seibel, Azita Bina, Gallery Kafayas and Azam Majooni. Made possible through a Provost Seminar Series Grant and the CVPA.
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