Living Traditions Exhibit Explores Art in War-torn Afghanistan

2008-11-12

"Living Traditions"

A major art exhibition has opened in the Afghan capital Kabul. Given its location in a war-torn country known better for anarchy than aesthetics, this is remarkable. But even if one were to ignore that fact, Living Traditions, an exhibition of contemporary pieces from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, is extraordinary on its own merits as a moving meditation on modernity, tradition, beauty and horror.

Takhti in British Museum soon

2008-11-12

From: "Ready to Order" project

mixed media box, 220x130x25cm, 2007-2008

18 FEB.BRITISH MUSEUM,2009,LONDON

Ya Ali Madad

2008-08-26

 "Ya Ali Madad"

NOV.11-DEC.11,2008,B21 Gallery,Dubai

Ali is the first Imam in the Shia tradition. He was a strong and humble man, famous for helping poor. He is the Imam of the Pahlavan and they revere his sword, the Khyber. In Iran, when people need help they say ‘Ya Ali Madad’, the calligraphy in the paintings, the letters dance and whirl like Sufi dervishes. The screen print is from an old photo of Pahlavan holding hands on either side of them are a court intellectual, a Dervish, a General and Mullah. The Pahlavan represent many aspects of Iranian culture that we are loosing today. In the Ya Ali Madad series I want to remind people of their beauty, strength and honour.

Ready to Order

2008-08-24

B21 Gallery Dubai,

11.November - 11 December,2008

www.b21gallery.com

ArtParis AbuDhabi

2007-11-24

Emirates Palace 

Booth 03

26-29 Nov. 2007 

Fundamental

2007-08-26

An international art show exploring totalitarian religion at the turn of the 21st century.When future historians examine the turn of the 21st century, one theme will stand out: religious fundamentalism. But in the West these days we hear so much about 'Islamic fundamentalism, that it's easy to get the impression that it's the only kind out there.Fundamental' will tour 4 European cities between September 2007 and June 2008, comprising of a large-scale visual art exhibition, film screenings, presentations and discussions.Fundamental is coordinated and curated by Northern Arts Tactical Offensive (NATO) 

Permanent Collection

2007-06-24

You are invited to visit the Permanent

Collection of the
Silk Road Gallery

Khosrow Hassanzadeh

Silk Road Gallery
From Saturday june 23rd

to ThursdayJuly 19th 2007
5:00 to 8:00 PM
The gallery will be closed

on Fridays

112,Lavasani (Farmanieh) St.

Tehran, Iran
tel:+98-21-22727010
fax:+98-21-22727011
www.silkroadphoto.com
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Khosrow Hassanzadeh

Born 1963, Tehran. Studied painting at Mojtama-e-Honar University (1989-91) and Persian Literature at Azad University (1995-99) both in Tehran. Works as an actor and visual artist. Lives and works in Tehran.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2006

Khosrow Hassanzadeh, KIT Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam

2006

Khosrow Hassanzadeh, B21 Art Gallery, Dubai

2005

Terrorist, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran

2004

Serigraphy and Mixed Media, Elsewhere Gallery, Phnom Penh

2004

Pahlavan, Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut

2003

Pahlavan, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran

2002

Iranian Printing Art, Iranian Institute for Promotion of Visual Arts, Zagreb

2002

Ashura, Gallery Janine Rubeiz, Beirut

2001

Ashura (with Sadegh Tirafkan), Unesco Palace, Beirut

2000

Chador, Seyhoon Gallery, Tehran

2000

Falling Figures (with Bita Fayyazi), Seyhoon Gallery, Tehran

1999

Daily Memorandum, Seyhoon Gallery, Tehran

1999

Life, War & Art: Paintings of Khosrow Hassanzadeh, Diorama Arts Centre, London

1994

Paintings of Khosrow Hassanzadeh, Barg Gallery, Tehran

1991

Selection of Thirteen Paintings, Djamshidieh Gallery, Tehran

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006

Iran.com: Iranische Kunst Heute, Museum für Neue Kunst, Freiburg

2006

Word into Art, British Museum, London

2005

West by East, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Barcelona

2004

Musulmanes, Musulmans: au Caire, à Téhéran, Istanbul, Paris, Dakar, Parc de la Villette, Paris

2004

Far Near Distance: Contemporary Positions of Iranian Artists, House of World Cultures, Berlin

2003

Haft: 7 Artistes Contemporains Iraniens, Musée des Années 30, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt

2002

Iranian Contemporary Art, Christie's, London

2002

Second Exhibition of Iranian Conceptual Art, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran

2001

First Exhibition of Iranian Conceptual Art, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran

2001

Iranian Contemporary Art, Barbican Centre, London

1999

Children of the Dark City, Open Workshop of Conceptual Art, Tehran

1998

Experience 77, Open Workshop of Contemporary Art, Tehran

1991

First Biennial of Contemporary Iranian Painting, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran

Bibliography

Issa, Rose, Ruyin, Pakbaz and Shayegan, Daryush
Iranian Contemporary Art, Booth-Clibborn, London, 2001
Meddeb, Abdelwahab
Occidente visto desde oriente, Bancaja, Valencia, 2005
Meddeb, Abdelwahab
Occident vist des d’Orient, CCCB / Institut d'Edicions de la Diputació de Barcelona, Barcelona, 2005
Merali, Shaheen and Hager, Martin
Far Near Distance: Contemporary Positions of Iranian Artists, House of World Cultures, Berlin, 2004
Morandière, Marilys de la, Sorman, Guy, Minoui, Delphine and Krifa, Michket
Haft: 7 Artistes Contemporains Iraniens, Somogy, Paris, 2003
Roy, Olivier and Amiraux, Valérie
Musulmanes, Musulmans: au Caire, à Téhéran, Istanbul, Paris, Dakar, Indigène, Paris, 2004

Public Collections

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
British Museum, London
KIT Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam
World Bank, Washington D.C.

Documentaries

Paint! No Matter What, Iran, 1999, Maziar Bahari
Art of Demolition, Iran, 1998, Maziar Bahari

Actor in

Navel, Iran, 2004, Mohammad Shirvani
The Cherries which were canned, Iran, 2002, Mohammad Shirvani
Le Voyage de Maryam, Iran / France, 2002, Sepideh Farsi