ArtAsiaPacific

SIAH ARMAJANI

FOLLOW THIS LINE

The last few years have been a time of reflection on past and present glories for Iranian modern artists. In 2018, New York’s MoMA PS1 staged a posthumous retrospective for director and playwright Reza Abdoh, and London’s Mosaic Rooms surveyed the career of abstract painter Behjat Sadr. In Minneapolis, the Walker Art Center cast the spotlight on septuagenarian artist and architect Siah

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from ArtAsiaPacific

ArtAsiaPacific3 min read
Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
Responding to various global sociopolitical tensions, “Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art” at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, was as timely as it was resonant. Complemented by an increasing exposure to textile-based art, the exhibit
ArtAsiaPacific5 min read
Soft At The Top
Interest in South Asian art surged during Asia Week in New York. At the South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art auction on March 20, Christie’s New York brought in just under USD 20 million from 93 lots, a 79-percent increase from its USD 12 million
ArtAsiaPacific3 min read
Howie Tsui The Cradle Rocks Above an Abyss
For his first solo exhibition in the city of his birth, Canadian-Hong Kong artist Howie Tsui presented a new series of mixed-media works featuring surreal characters and absurdist scenes, in large part inspired by his nostalgia for mid-20th century C

Related Books & Audiobooks