Art

Ah exhibition showcasing several works of art by renowned British-German artist Tony Cragg is underway at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts (TMoCA), making a connection between the West and Iran beyond diplomatic difficulties.

Berlin and Rome are in talks with Tehran to open exhibitions putting on show items on loan from Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Arts.

An exhibition of paintings by earthquake-hit children of Iran’s Kermanshah is being held in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province.  

Graffiti is referred to writings or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or painted illegally on a wall or other surface, often within public view.

Renowned Iranian painter and cartoonist Bozorgmehr Hosseinpour has used hundreds of nails provided by his fans to create an artwork on Universal Children’s Day.

Legendary Iranian vocalist, Shahram Nazeri, and the Kamkars, Iran’s leading Kurdish family music ensemble, joined together in a concert to raise funds for the victims of the deadly earthquake which shattered their homeland Kermanshah in western Iran.

A little known Iranian painter is trying to illustrate the loneliness of man in his single-colour wall paintings.

An exhibition showcasing works by Afghan artists has been underway in Tehran, drawing a considerable number of visitors.

Iranian and Italian officials have highlighted the necessity of working closer together in the fields of culture and art.

The first exhibition of visual artworks by Afghan artists is set to be held at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Centre.

Iranian artworks at the Christie’s sales of ‘Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art’ and ‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds’ fetched high prices.

On the sidelines of the First Art Festival of Farsi-speakers in Europe, the solo exhibition of Iranian cartoonistPante’aVaeznia will be held with the theme of ‘Women's rights in Iran’.

Three young Afghan sisters have staged their third art exhibition in Tehran, putting on show their surreal and abstract artworks.

Thirteen Iranian artworks along with 44 other lots are to go under the hammer at the 23rd edition of Christie’s sale of ‘Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art’, slated for Oct. 25 in London.

Renowned British-German sculptor Tony Cragg is in Iran to display his artworks at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts (TMoCA) in an exhibition which will be open to visitors from 24 October 2017 to 12 January 2018.

Iranian children and teenagers have bagged various colourful medals in the 24th edition of International Children’s Painting Competition in Japan called Hikari 2016.

An exhibition in Tehran has put on display 170 works including landscape paintings, videos and photos by seven generations of Iranian artists at Niavaran Cultural Centre.

The Iranian-Islamic mourning plays known as Ta'zieh is going to be performed in a number of German and Polish cities as of Thursday, October 5.

An Iranian woman has been picked up as the director of first round of Art Festival of Persian-speaking population in Paris slated for January 2018.

The historical city of Isfahan in central Iran is the country’s first city to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) by virtue of its crafts and arts.

An exhibition of Iranian marquetry art is going to be held in Qatar within the next few days.

Thousands of kids took part in a painting festival held in a park in Tehran, creating the country’s longest-ever painting.

An Iranian photographer has launched a creative project named “The Red Region” by taking photos of Iranian carpets in the heart of Iran’s deserts and seas.

An Iranian artist has rejected a prestigious Italian award in protest against the humiliating behaviour of the Italian embassy in issuing visa for Iranian applicants.

The 12th edition of Marivan International Street Theatre Festival was opened in Marivan County in western Iran on Saturday, September 9.