Iran Inside Out

Dubai | 15/03/2010 to 19/03/2010

Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, Iran Inside Out examines the ways in which artists working in and outside of Iran today reconcile cultural and geographical distances with the search for individual artistic expression. Of the artists on display, some reside in Iran, including Farhad Moshiri, Khosrow Hassanzadeh, Farideh Lashai and Vahid Sharifian, while others such as Shiva Ahmadi, Sara Rahbar and Rokni and Ramin Haerizadeh, find themselves interspersed in the Diaspora. Ironically, contrary to one’s expectations, the artists living abroad often draw more on their cultural heritage, while those on the inside focus on issues of everyday life without much regard to what ‘the outside’ views as specifically Iranian references. Yet, within these disparities, one element stands strong: the recurrent references, sometimes ambiguous, at times emotional, to Iran, to its past, and to its future.

The viewpoints developed by the artists in the exhibition are a result of their individual reflections on their specific places of residence. While those inside the territorial borders of their homeland work within their own cultural and political setting, those living in the Diaspora are reacting to their new environments and struggling to form a new identity. This exhibition presents these two groups of artists side by side for the first time.

Mark The Date:
Opening Ceremony:
Monday, 15 March, 7.00pm

Curatorial Guided Tour:
Wednesday, 17 March, 11.00am

Panel Discussion:
Friday, 19 March, 11.00am

For more info:
Tel: +9714 3230303
Fax: +9714 3230308
Email: info@farjamcollection.com
Website: www.farjamcollection.com

Start Time: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 7:00pm
End Time: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 10:00pm
Location: The Farjam Collection - Gate Village Bldg. 4 - DIFC - Dubai, United Arab Emirates