Art And Culture

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  • Golestan Gallery in Tehran will, like in the past years, hold the exhibition ‘100 Works, 100 Artists’ this summer too. The show is set to open on July 22.

    Known as the oldest visual arts…

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  • A seminar on Attar and Music will be held on July 20-22 at Tehran’s Arasbaran Cultural Center located in Jolfa Street.

    Experts participating in the seminar will discuss the works and…

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  • A distorted tree with parts suspended in the air is Iranian artist Karim Allahkhani’s art installation for the 7th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale 2016 in South Korea.

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  • Theater director Saeed Dakh says his play ‘Doubt’ keeps the audiences “stuck to their seats.”

    Dakh’s play is currently underway at Tehran’s Pendar Theater Hall in Nejatollahi Street. It…

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  • The Iranian Film Festival was launched in New Delhi, on Saturday, July 16, to celebrate 60 years of Indo-Iranian cultural ties.  

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  • A gold stamp depicting the great Persian poet Ferdowsi will be unveiled in August, and added to the Iran commemorative stamps collection.

    The stamp has been brought out by Iran Post (the…

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  • Book City Institute will commemorate Gherardo Gnoli (1937-2012), Italian Iranologist and historian on religion, on July 19.

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  • Three prominent musicians from the Republic of Azerbaijan performed a concert with Iranian Azeri vocalist Vadoud Moazzen at Tehran’s iconic Milad Tower on Friday, July 15.

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  • The Iranian comedy hit ‘I Am Not Salvador’ directed by Manuchehr Hadi, which holds the title of Iran’s all-time best-seller with $4.5 million, has begun screening in Turkey.

    Thematizing on…

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  • Perched atop a cherry picker truck several stories high, Brazilian graffiti artist Eduardo Kobra sprays puffs of paint on a sprawling mural in the colors of the Olympic rings.

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  • In a symbolic gesture, over 5,000 drummers across the globe will play their drums on July 19 to send the message of love.

    The initiative ‘Drum Circle Around the World’ was founded by the…

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  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare’s famous comedy will be staged at Tehran Independent Theater from July 17.

    The play is directed by Mostafa Koushki who has rewritten the…

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  • The painting exhibition of young artist Najva Erfani titled ‘Lion Woman’ opened on Friday, July 15, at Tehran’s Azad Art Gallery.

    The exhibition includes a collection of paintings which…

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  • Astride his white mare, a wide-brimmed hat shielding his eyes, Ridwan Sururi looks more cowboy than librarian as he winds towards the hilltop village, his horse Luna saddled with books.

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  • The Faculty of Literature and Humanities at Chamran University of Ahvaz will hold the 4th International Conference on Language, Discourse and Pragmatics (LDP) January 25-27, 2017 according to…

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  • Two Iranian graphic designers have been selected as jurors of the 2016 French competition ‘Poster for Tomorrow’.

    Parisa Tashakori and Mohammad Afshar are among the online jury panel which…

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  • The young filmmaker Mahboobeh Mohammadzaki, who has participated in several international festivals with her short animation ‘Digital Native’ and won awards, has finished production of her latest…

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  • By pairing artwork with medical devices, one Kamilaroi (Indigenous) Australian physiotherapist is hoping to inspire indigenous people to better manage respiratory health conditions.

    With…

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  • Dutch actress and theater director Marene Miller, also known as Marene van Holk, has brought her play ‘Green Screen’ on stage at Tehran’s Da Theater Hall.

    The one-hour play will open on…

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  • Ferdowsi University of Mashhad will organize a game jam under the auspices of Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation in late September.

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  • The 24th General Conference of ICOM (International Council of Museums) was held in Milan in early July. The major global museum event brought together more than 3,500 museum professionals from 130…

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  • The first major exhibition of Qur’ans in the US, “The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts,” will open at the Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in…

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  • Works of seven Iranian artists are part of the second ART-MAP which is underway in Ponte de Lima, Portugal.

    ART-MAP is a curatorial initiative to promote the work of artists in medium size…

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  • The Tehran Flute Choir, led by master flutist Firouzeh Navaee, will perform an instrumental concert with 40 flutists at Tehran’s Roudaki Hall on July 27-28.

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  • A play written by Saghar Khaje Amiri and directed by Pouran Moradi, based on an old folk tale ‘Chelgis and Hassan the Bald’ will go on stage at the Art Bureau’s Mehr Hall in Tehran from July 14.…

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