Often misunderstood during his lifetime, mohassess was a great master, paving the path for a multitude of emerging contemporary artists. American friends of the british museum secondary navigation. There is a large section of the show dedicated to both the early and later works of bahman mohassess 19312010. Curated by venetia porter of the british museum s islamic and contemporary. Two prints from 19578 reflect the stereotype of the joycean emigre modernist experimenting with a range of influences and styles, beginning with cubism and european primitivism. Bahman mohassess is considered irans most important modernist, and has been dubbed the persian picasso. Bahman mohassess, head ii 1966 mohasses made this series of works in the late 1960s while he was living in iran. Contemporary drawing from 1970 to now 2020 29 feb 17 mar, durham, oriental museum, pushing paper. Exhibition history 201617 26 nov 2 apr, london, bm, g34, iranian voices 20192020 sepjan, london, bm, g90, pushing paper. Mohassess never sought to create beauty, but rather purposely rejects it by painting in a raw fashion.
Curated by venetia porter of the british museums islamic and contemporary. Bahman mohassess, head iii 1966 mohasses made this series of works in the late 1960s while he was living in iran. Catalogue deraisonne at the mohammed vi museum of modern and contemporary art, rabat 2016 and cocurated the exhibition unedited history. May, 2008 the book, which includes illustrations of 350 works by 70 artists, was compiled by chris spring, curator of the african galleries at the british museum, who began to introduce contemporary art to. As tensions rise with iran, so does interest in art it. An iranian art journal has put him in the list of top 10. Fifi howls from happiness unedited history, iran 19602014 unedited story iran fifi howls from happiness assemblages purchased by the british museum.
Nahid hagigat born 1943 was one of the few artists to express the concerns of women during the years leading to the revolution. Bahman mohasses was a prolific and pioneering artist of the modern iranian art movement leaving a legacy of works executed in a distinctive style. Jan 19, 2017 london was awakened to a keen interest in bahman mohassess three years ago shortly after his death when a major documentary about this modern master was screened at the british museum, alongside a remarkable anecdotal talk on the artists life by wellknown filmmaker and close friend ebrahim golestan. He is the director of zaman books publishing and its related journal zaman.
Grew up in birjand, and completed studies at the fine art college of tehran university, 1967. British museum exhibition catalogues and books sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, old to new date, new to old find illustrated books a. Tehrans abanbar gallery links the diaspora and global. British museum art images more information fifi howls from happiness, a portrait of iranian artist bahman mohassess as a refusenik, a recluse, a survivor and a stubborn question mark, it registers, by turns, as a celebration, an excavation and an increasingly urgent rescue mission. Different perspectives on modern and contemporary iranian artists. Hired by the empress of art at tehrans hidden museum. Hired by the empress of art at tehrans hidden museum flipboard. In 1976, after his work was banned by the shah, mohassess left iran for paris and then the united states, where he continued to produce biting caricatures and political cartoons. Years leading to the iranian revolution, 196079 essay. Bahman mohassess nicknamed by some as persian picasso, mohassess 19312010 was an influential iranian painter, sculptor, translator, and theatre director.
Advisory committee, and a board member of the bahman mohassess estate. The cooperation of mohassess with towfiq lasted eight years. The assyro british archaeologist hormuzd rassam discovered the cyrus cylinder in march 1879 during a lengthy programme of excavations in mesopotamia carried out for the british museum. The works, spanning collage, prints, artist books and photography, share a certain. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Contemporary drawing from 1970 to now british museum 01 by isabel seligman isbn. Iranian voices reorient middle eastern arts and culture. An iranian masterpiece in new york contemporary arab. British museum is holding a small display of works by iranian artists. She is also a cochair of the tate middle east north africa acquisitions committee. Of the two walls devoted to the exhibition, the entirety of one has been given over to a series of collages by the late modernist bahman mohassess.
The british museum celebrates iranian exile bahman mohassess living in a. How reclusive artist bahman mohassess shaped iranian modernismand buried his own legacy 30032021 21. Bahman mohassess born rasht, iran, 1931, died rome, 2010 assemblages. British museum showcases its recent acquisitions of works on paper. Bahman mohassess, parviz tanavoli, mitra tabrizian, parastou forouhar, ahmad aali. Bahman mohassess 19312010 mohassess was one of the most significant modernist artists of iran. Thirdly, the artists international reputation has grown since he appeared in museum shows such as unedited history at the musee dart moderne in paris in 2014 and museum collections the tate, the british museum. In untitled satyr or pan, made in 1965, a strong influence from picassos flute players is evident, reflecting shapes and cubist inspiration typical of the spanish master. Bahman mohassess contemporary african art, abstract. The works collages, drawings, artist books, and photographs fill three glass cases standing on both sides of the carpet.
Nov 3, 20 seminar at the british museum to mark the acquisition of an assemblage series, facilitated by curator vali mahlouji events. Bahman mohassess ten assemblages, works on paper 1993 2009. Vali mahlouji is an art curator, founder of the nonprofit platform archaeology of the final decade aotfd, advisor to the british museum, and director of kaveh golestan estate. Biography edvard munch, born 1863 in loten, norway, died 1944 at ekely near oslo, was a norwgian painter and printmaker, symbolist and expressionist. Scultura, pittura, grafica, teatro mohassess, bahman and enrico crispolti on.
A multidisciplinary artist, born rasht, iran, bahman mohasses spent most of his life in rome, where he died in 2010. Mohassess s collage pieces, proclaims him one of the most significant modernist artists of iran. The official account of tehran museum of contemporary art. Bahman mohassess 1931 2010 bahman mohassess courtesy of meem gallery.
Find bestselling books, new releases, and classics in every category, from harper lees to kill a mockingbird to the latest by stephen king or the next installment in the diary of a wimpy kid childrens book series. The event marked the british museum s acquisition of a group of his important collage pieces, and also included an. He was also known in dramaturgical circles, due to his translation services being utilised for theatrical scripts. Homosexuality is punishable by death in iran and carries a huge. Froom appointed curator of islamic art at museum of. Unlike many artists of his generation, he was a modernist and his works were not influenced by persian artistic traditions. Secondly, mohassess rarely painted such largescale canvases the sothebys painting measures 1 meter by 1. Fifi howls from happiness, a portrait of iranian artist. Years leading to the iranian revolution, 196079 essay the. Fifi howls from happiness, from mitra farahani the new. Mar 29, 2021 how reclusive artist bahman mohassess shaped iranian.
These broad themes allow for original connections to be made between images, which will. Aug 08, 2014 on its website, the british museum, which has acquired some of mr. On 3 november 20, the life and work of bahman mohassess was observed through an afternoon in conversation with iranian filmmaker and writer ebrahim golestan, and a biographical history by curator vali mahlouji. The books theme of the artists role and responsibility when confronted with the. Iran print presents four iranian modern masters magazine. Top ten tehran best restaurants, coffee shops, pastries. Contemporary drawing from 1970 to now by isabel seligman. These decades saw the opening of iran to the international art scene, as local artists participated in art fairs, including five tehran biennials 195866, founded galleries the apadana, the seyhoun, and the borghese. Pushing paper blackwells, books for life and for learning.
Rassams expedition followed on from an earlier dig carried out in 1850 by the british archaeologist austen. Sep 3, 2018 preparation for 2019 exhibition and the buildings renovation has led to the discovery of previously undocumented art works. These drawings are characteristic of his preoccupation with sculptural forms, organic shapes and human figures, elements he explored across a range of media. Founded in 2010, the nonprofit curatorial platform aotfd recovers erased histories. Department of islamic art, the metropolitan museum of art. Mahlouji serves as a member of art dubai modern advisory committee, and a board member of the bahman mohassess. Untitled bell peppers by bahman mohasses on artnet auctions. She is an alumnus and trustee at wellesley college and has established the maryam and edward eislergoldman sachs gives fund on art and visual culture in the near, middle, and far east at the davis museum.
The british museum, london 20 bahman mohassess ten assemblages, works on paper 1993 2009. Vali mahlouji is a londonbased curator, founder of archaeology of the final decade, advisor to the british museum, the bahman mohassess estate and director of kaveh golestan estate. Francis bacon and gay iranian artist bahman mohasses shown in. Although well known for his remarkably progressive oil paintings, sculptural works and public commissions, for much of his life he remained reclusive, spending his final years in selfimposed seclusion in rome. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Focusing on 56 selected works from the 1970s to today, pushing paper examines why drawing has endured as a method of making art, and explores the vital and fundamental nature of drawing through themes such as systems and process, identity, place and space, time and memory, and power and protest. Books has the worlds largest selection of new and used titles to suit any readers tastes. Maryam eisler is an editor of books on contemporary art. Contemporary drawing from 1970 to now british museum. Sep 30, 20 this pin was discovered by hoseinkaz kazemi.
Mar 08, 2020 other modern artists popular with collectors include monir farmanfarmaian, siah armajani who had a show at the met breuer last year and modern masters such as bahman mohassess and leyly matine. Mar 10, 2017 a visitor at the tehran museum of contemporary art looks at a work by bahman mohasses photograph. Bahman mohasses was a prominent iranian painter, sculptor, and printmaker. The artistic flowering in iran that began in the 1950s continued through the 1960s and early 70s, as artists from the saqqakhana school gained international prominence. With the generous support of maryam and edward eisler. Tehran auction shifts millions of pounds worth of art in. In iran, books were massproduced from lithography and movable type era, and. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. Jun 01, 2015 nicky nodjoumi, whose ink on paper work the accident was recently acquired by the british museum, also had a work sold in tehran on friday.
A notable work entitled pour munch is a nod to edvard munchs 1944 the scream, in which a grotesque, animallike figure mimics the norwegian original. Iranian voices recent acquisitions of works on paper artasiapacific. The appointment is part of an initiative to expand the arts of the islamic world program. Ardeshir published eleven books of his drawings, created from 1971 to 1977, in boo. Sep 18, 2014 the museum of fine arts, houston, announced the selection of dr. The intense geometric patterns of parastou forouhars print red is my name, green is my name karree 2008 bring together the layers of cultural history, political activism and lived experience that make iranian voices, a group exhibition spanning over several decades of irans history, so fascinating. Nicknamed by some as persian picasso, mohassess 19312010 was an influential iranian painter, sculptor, translator, and theatre director. Mahlouji is a member of art dubai modern advisory committee, and a board member of bahman mohassess estate. He furthered his art education by studying independently at the british museum. Iranian voices tavoos online irans first bilingual art magazine. Mohasses enrolled at the tehran fine art academy, but instead moved to italy to attend the rome arts academy. Image courtesy of british museum and the estate of bahman mohassess. The shark is described as alluding too the president of iran,nicknamed shark in persian. Sep 12, 2019 focusing on 56 selected works from the 1970s to today, pushing paper examines why drawing has endured as a method of making art, and explores the vital and fundamental nature of drawing through themes such as systems and process, identity, place and space, time and memory, and power and protest.
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