The University of Idaho intends to cover with fabric a pair of controversial murals in a historic Boise building that depicts the lynching of a Native American man by two white settlers armed with…
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Iranian vocalist Kamran Rasoolzadeh will join Turkish singer Murat Kekilli to perform a duet in Istanbul.
The two artists will soon take the stage at the Istanbul Congress Hall located in…
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The short film ‘Fish & I’ directed and acted by Babak Habibi won the Audience Award of ‘A Long Week of Short Films’ (LWSF) in Shanghai, China.
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The play ‘27 Wagons Full of Cotton’ by Tennessee Williams, renowned playwright, is underway at Three Dots Theatre House, Khosravi Hall.
The performance is directed by Hamidreza Farahani,…
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Christie’s kept the international art auction caravan rolling with an impressionist and modern art sale that brought in $113 million on Tuesday.
A Claude Monet study of mauve irises swaying…
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The newly-established Anahita Art Gallery in Tehran opened with a painting exhibition of Leila Refahi.
Titled ‘Life, Suspended’ the exhibition showcases 29 oil paintings by the artist.…
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Two national TV series were sent to Turkey to be aired during the holy month of Ramadan, according to the IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) General Office for International Affairs.
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A ceremony to celebrate the 91st birth anniversary of veteran actor Ezzatolah Entezami was held at the Iranian Theater Forum in Tehran on Monday (June 22).
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Iranian 3D animation ‘Battle of the Kings, Rostam and Sohrab,’ directed by Kianoush Dalvand, has started screening in Middle Eastern countries.
Produced by the Dalvand Brothers Company, the…
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The play ‘Acting Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja’, written by Ivo Bresan and translated and directed by Mehrdad Khamenei, is on stage at Tehran’s Qasr Garden Museum.
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With an Atlantic tailwind from May auctions in New York in which the two biggest auction houses sold more than $2 billion of art, eyes are focused on major sales beginning next week in London that…
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An exhibition of light boxes by a young artist, Lili Ameri, titled ‘Transparent - Invisible’ is on display at Tehran’s Shirin Art Gallery till June 24.
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Iranian artist Jamal Bakhshpour passed away at the age of 71 in Cologne, Germany, on Sunday (June 21) after years of suffering from cancer.
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Italian jazz musicians Enzo Favata and Marcello Peghin performed at a concert along with the Iranian ensemble Adios at Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran last week.
The concert, 'The Night…
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A private Serbian library ‘Adligat’ has a 92-year-old copy of the Shahnameh in Persian, published in 1923 in Germany.
The Shahnameh, (Book of Kings) is a long epic poem written by the…
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When it comes to contemporary art in Iran, one often hears about the country’s bustling gallery scene, its innumerable painters, photographers and sculptors, and the prices set by local artists in…
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The Tehran Municipality Art and Cultural Organization will host a competition on designing a cartoon character with Islamic-Iranian identity.
The competition will create incentives for…
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The Qasr Garden Museum will host architectural art to preserve Iran’s rich historical identity and the museum will promote other cultural exhibitions and events as well, said manager of Qasr…
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An exhibition of the late artist Sadegh Tirafkan’s works opened at Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Friday (June 19).
The exhibition, organized by the artist’s brother Qasem…
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Short film ‘Malekieh’ by Iranian director Mohammad-Bagher Shahin won the Audience Award at the ‘Three-Minute Quickie’ section of the Hamburg International Short Film Festival.
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Stick it on a shelf or lend it to a friend, that’s what most of us do with a book when we’re finished reading it. But an innovative children’s publisher, Buenos Aires–based Pequeno Editor, is…
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A young, talented Iranian artist has created a unique painting style in a combination of science and art, using ink and soap bubbles.
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An Iran-Turkey joint artistic workshop was held in Ankara in the framework of an international calligraphy exhibition.
At the workshop, artists and experts from both sides reviewed the…
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The academic material provided by art students for their thesis will now be available online through a collaborative effort between the Spiral Design Center (SDC) and the Learn Art website.
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The secretariat of the first National Congress of Books and Publication, to be held concurrent with Iran’s Book Week in November, has commenced its work.
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