NOWROUZ AUCTION GALA / DUBAI / 2015 / AUCTION LOTS

MAGIC OF PERSIA NOWROUZ AUCTION GALA BENEFIT J U M E I R A H E M I R AT E S T O W E R S

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2015

AUCTION LOTS CONDUCTED BY CHRISTIE’S AUCTIONEER I JULIEN-VINCENT BRUNIE

TO PLACE AN ABSENTEE BID PLEASE CONTACT ABSENTEEBIDDINGS@GMAIL.COM

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NAZGOL ANSARINIA Mendings (Plate) / 2012 China plates, 2pc.

22.5 x 18.8 x 2.5cm / 19 x 13.8 x 2cm Courtesy of the artist & Green Art Gallery STARTING BID: $1,500

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ALIREZA ASTANEH Love / 2014 140 x 140cm Relief on canvas by nail Courtesy of the artist & Homa Art Gallery STARTING BID: $2,500

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SANDRA SHASHOU “Broken” Pink & Green / 2014 Finebone vintage china on canvas 76 x 76 x 34cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $6,000

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SAHAND HESAMIYAN Chini Band Zan / 2010 Aluminum, Electrostatic Paint, and outdoor paint Edition 1 of 3 70 x 48 x 48cm Courtesy of the artist & The Third Line Gallery STARTING BID: $3,800

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SARVIN HAGHIGHI When I found love, I became immortal / 2014 Mixed Media 78.74 x 89.9cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $2,000

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STEVEN NAIFEH Saida XI: Hunter Green / 2010 Acrylic on 60 canvases 221 x 221cm Courtesy of the artist & Leila Heller Gallery STARTING BID: $12,000

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LEILA PAZOOKI Democracy / 2013 Solid blue neon tubes 60 x 140cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $6,000

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LADAN BROUJERDI Art Is a Big Machine / 2013 Water-base colour on cardboard 60 x 120cm Courtesy of the artist & Homa Art Gallery STARTING BID: $2,500

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BEHZAD BEHNAM Le Vent / Wind [Poem by Forough Farrokhzad] / 2010 Acrylic on canvas 120 x 120cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $8,000

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MOHAMMAD BOZORGI Déjà Vu 2 / 2014 Mixed media on canvas 150 x 201cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $8,000

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BABAK RASHVAND Compeer [ii] , Letters Series / 2014 Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $2,200

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ABOL ATIGHETCHI Hobb (Love) / 2010 Acrylic on canvas 90 x 130cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $4,800

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MOHAMAD BAHABADI Shahr-va / 2014 Currency, wood and glass 58 x 180cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $3,000

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MAHMOUD BAKHSHI Engaged Artist / 2010 Canvas panels and fabric 100 x 180cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $4,500

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REZA SHAFAHI Untitled / 2015 Acrylic on canvas 150 x 100cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $1,000

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ALI MOUSAVI 80*81 / 2014-2015 Mixed Media on canvas 100 x 100cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $2,300

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MAMALI SHAFAHI Interior 9 / 2014 Print on plexiglass 80 x 120cm Courtesy of the artist & Galerie Nicolas Silin STARTING BID: $1,800

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KOUROSH GOLNARI Memory / 2011 Print on MDF Edition 1 of 5 177 x 133 x 11cm Courtesy of the artist & Aun Gallery STARTING BID: $4,500

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FIROUZ FARMANFARMAIAN Price of Freedom [A Tribute to Mandela] / 2014 Acrylic, industrial paint and print on plastic canvas 110 x 150cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $6,500

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WALID EL MASRI Cocoon / 2014 Mixed media on canvas 130 x 97cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $4,000

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BEHNAM SADIGHI The Reminder, Ghazal / 2014 Photography Edition 2 of 5 +2 AP 120 x 150cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $1,500

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NATASHA RIBOUD The Photographers / 2009 Selenium toned silver gelatin print Edition 3 of 10 73.66 x 91.44cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $6,000 45

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LALLA ESSAYDI Bullet 3 / 2009 Chromogenic Print 102 x 76cm Edition of 15 Courtesy of Kashya Hildebrand Gallery STARTING BID: $11,000

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FATMA LOOTAH Tangeah Digital printing and acrylic 100 x 183cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $7,500

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HENRY DALLAL Galloping Grace / 2015 C-Print mounted on aluminium with gloss seal Edition 1 of 7 66.04 x 101.6cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $5,000

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SHADI REZAEI I am not “I“, Nor am I No. 5 / 2015 Acrylic and sewing on C-Print canvas 120 x 90cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $3,600

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POOYA ARYANPOUR Unfinished Architecture / 2014 Acrylic on canvas Diameter 170cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $18,000

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MASOUD AKHAVANJAM Heart I / 2014 Mirror-finish stainless steel 122 x 54 x 31cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $60,000

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NICKY NODJOUMI The Starry Night / 2003 Oil on canvas 177.8 x 127cm Courtesy of the artist & Taymour Grahne Gallery STARTING BID: $25,000

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ARDESHIR MOHASSESS Untitled / 1974 Watercolour, pencil and ink on paper 33 x 23cm Courtesy of Dr. Ari Babaknia STARTING BID: $15,000

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SIAH ARMAJANI Garden Door / 2015 Cloth, ink, wood, plastic, metal, cardboard 41.28 x 64.14 x 10.8cm Courtesy of the artist & Alexander Gray Gallery, New York STARTING BID: $35,000

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MANI MEHRZAD Shahnameh Collection: Scattered Cavalries [TOP LEFT] / 2013 Shahnameh Collection: The End of Shahnameh [BOTTOM LEFT] / 2013 Acrylic on canvas 60 x 120cm each Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $4,800

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MOHAMAD BAHABADI Mosaddegh’s Memorial / 2013 Wood and paint 230 x 178cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $2,400

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AMIR NASSER AKHLAGHI FARD Boogy Voogy / 2014 Mixed Media 160 x 128cm Courtesy of the artist & Homa Art Gallery STARTING BID: $2,000

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AMIR FARHAD Untitled / 2014 Permanent marker & silkscreen on paper Unique edition 130 x 92cm Courtesy of the artist & Homa Art Gallery STARTING BID: $2,700

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HOSSEIN EDALATKHAH Breathing Money / 2014 Silicone PVC gas mask and Swarovski crystal diamond 40 x 30cm Courtesy of the artist & Baha Sadat-Tehrani STARTING BID: $6,000

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DZAMIL KAMANGAR The United Arab Emirates Visa [LEFT] / 2015 The Iran Visa [MIDDLE] / 2014 The US Visa [RIGHT] / 2014 45 x 40cm each Bead Knitting Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $9,000

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DZAMIL KAMANGAR The US Passport [LEFT] / 2014 The Iranian Passport [MIDDLE] / 2014 The United Arab Emirates Passport [RIGHT] / 2015 31 x 16cm each Bead Knitting Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $7,000

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MUBARIK JAFERY Captain Iran / 2014 Aluminum and spray paint Edition of 3 + 1 AP 60cm diameter Courtesy of Farnaz Fazaipour STARTING BID: $2,600

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NASSER PALANGI Nostalgia Series / 2011 Mixed Media on canvas 140 x 100cm Courtesy of the artist & Salwa Zeidan Gallery STARTING BID: $7,500

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ERIC PARNES Queen of Queens [LEFT] / 2014 King of Kings [RIGHT] / 2014 Ink, acrylic on canvas Edition 2 of 5 each 89 x 89cm each Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $4,000

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HABIB FARAJABADI Untitled / 2014 Acrylic and pencil on canvas 90 x 120cm Courtesy of the artist & Homa Art Gallery STARTING BID: $2,500

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SASSAN BEHNAM BAKHTIAR 33 Pol / 2014 Luster photo paper 93 x 140cm Courtesy of the artist & Debut Contemporary Gallery STARTING BID: $2,000

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SARA BAGHERPANAH Home / 2014 18 x 25 x 3cm [TOP] / 14 x 20 x 4cm [BOTTOM] Collage Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $1,000

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FEREYDOUN AVE Poppies and Artichaut / 2014 Mixed media and collage on canvas 50 x 70cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $6,000

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PARVIZ TANAVOLI Pink Heech / 2007 Fiberglass Edition 15 of 25 60 x 34 x 22cm Courtesy of the artist STARTING BID: $6,000

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Farideh Lashai / Catching the Moon

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Parviz Tanavoli / The Grand Book of Heech

Parvaneh Etemadi / Fish and Moon

ABBOOKNESS Three original artist books STARTING BID: $13,000 THE FUNDS RAISED FROM THIS LOT WILL KICK START THE AMBITIOUS PROJECT OF THE DOCUMENTATION OF IRANIAN MOVIE POSTERS In this age of technological advancement and communication when emerging technologies continuously challenge the conventional concept and meaning of a book as a medium for the transfer of information, ABBookness attempts to capture the essence of a book.

Bookness was a phrase coined in the 70s by Philip Smith to describe how the ordinary book is transformed into an actual medium of art, much like a canvas, and not just a means of disseminating information about art or indeed an art form in its own right such as Bookbinding. It allows the artist to express himself through a book in exactly the same way that he would through a canvas, a sculpture or an installation.

Whilst Artist Books are not a new concept in the West, in the Middle East where it is actually probably much more desperately needed, to chronicle an artist’s ephemeral creations due to scarcity and limitation of museums, foundations and collectors, there have been few attempts to create them.

ABBookness is also a continuation of a long-lived tradition of the art of bookmaking as the primary art form in the Islamic World. The art of painting and most other visual arts were born out of the art of bookmaking. Continuity in this practice in contemporary times may be transformed into Art Books where once again the book produced is the art object that the artists produce.

-Ali Bakhtiari

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FARIDEH LASHAI / Catching the Moon A suite of: 10 aquatint etchings / Image size 30 x 41cm / Paper size 35 x 51cm 7 still frames / C print / 13 x 13cm 1 original drawing / Mixed media on paper Edition 20 of 50 Collection: The British Museum & Centre George Pompidou

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PARVIZ TANAVOLI / The Grand Book of Heech / 2014 14 pages of relief on hand made hemp paper Edition of 30 + AP

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PARVANEH ETEMADI / Fish and Moon / 2014 A suite of: 10 photos / Intaglio etchings Image size 22 x 34cm / Paper size 33 x 44cm Edition 3 of 50 97