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LION UNDER
THE RAINBOW
Contemporary Art from Tehran |
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An
exhibition of artworks by Iranian artists who live and work in
Tehran, curated by the artist Alexandros Georgiou
and organized by D.ART, a non profit cultural association. The
exhibition is part of parallel plan of ART ATHINA 2008.
This exhibition attempts to bring a wider audience into contact with
artworks that is hard to see, with the aim of being emotive and
questioning. It is an effort to present a culture with common
concerns with the West, but differing approaches. The works are
personal and specific; they present different interpretations of
contemporary artistic creativity, composing a unique and authentic
world of thoughts and emotions. They reveal a sensitivity and mental
freedom, expressed in refined manners frequently with a sharp sense
of humor. The works go beyond realism and they carry a fantastical
element bringing forward an unexpectedly different perspective.
The title, Lion under the rainbow,
is borrowed from a painting by Vahid Sharifan. It comes as a
contradiction to what one expects to hear when Iran is mentioned. It
is poetic and political simultaneously.
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Alexandros Georgiou stayed in Tehran for a long period of time and his
research resulted in the idea of this exhibition which includes nineteen
artists from differing disciplines (painting, photography, video,
performance, music, poetry) and from varying generations: Reza
Abedini (graphic design), Shokoufeh Alidousti
(photography), Mahmoud Bakhshi-Moakhar
(installation/video), Reza Bangiz (painting), Ali
Chitsaz (painting), Farshad Fozouni (music),
Amirali Ghasemi (video, performance), Bahman Jalali
(photography), Rana Javadi (photography), Katayoun
Karami (photography), Ali Hossein Khan
(sculpture), Mehran Mohajer (photography),
MajidMa'soumiRad (video), Neda Razavipour (video,
drawings), Mamali Shafahi & Behrouz Raei
(performance, photography), Rozita Sharaf Jahan (video),
Vahid Sharifian (painting, installation) and Jinoos
Taghizadeh (performance).
The poster/invitation will be designed by Reza Abedini.
The exhibition catalogue will be designed in Tehran by Farhad
Fozouni, in three languages (Farsi, English and Greek). The
exhibition venue is the 4th & 5th floors of a building at 48-50 Aiolou
Street, a space that is used for the fist time for a visual art event.
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Download
Press release as word documnet [ENGLISH]
[GREEK]
[PERSIAN]
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Opening: Saturday, May 24, 2008, 20:00. Duration: May 22 – June 22, 2008.
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday , 16:00 – 22:00.
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For more information please contact:
D.ART / Alexandros J. Stanas, Organisation &
communication consultant :
astanas@d-art.gr |
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