Iranian art galleries are set to participate in the fifth edition of the Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey’s most comprehensive modern art event.
Tehran’s Asar and Etemad galleries will present works by contemporary Iranian artists such as Samira Alikhanzadeh, Reza Azimian, Mohammad Ghazali, Ahmad Morshedlou, Babak Roshaninejad and Sadeq Tirafkan.
This year’s Contemporary Istanbul will to be held from November 25- 28.
The event is expected to attract international artists, collectors, museum directors, curators, art critics, members of the press and art lovers to the Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC).
Organized by the Cagdas Istanbul Sanat Organizasyon ve Yatirimlari A.S, the art show will exhibit paintings, sculptures, plastic arts, gravure, photographs, installations, videos and graphic artworks.
A catalogue of the displayed items will also be published to be sold during the 2010 Contemporary Istanbul.
Conferences and workshops will also be held on the sidelines of the event to promote Turkish cultural and artistry as well as the historical city of Istanbul.
Burn After Seeing: Why Contemporary Iranian Art is Hot will be one of the first conferences to be held during the event, which explores modern Iranian art from the perspective of Sam Bardaouil, co-founder of Art Reoriented — a curatorial and art consulting practice specializing in contemporary art from the Middle East.
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via PressTV – Istanbul to exhibit modern Iranian art.
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