Sadegh Tirafkan
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Sadegh Tirafkan | |
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صادق تیرافکن | |
Born | 1965 Karbala, Iran |
Died | 2013 |
Nationality | Iranian |
Education | Llotja School, Barcelona |
Known for | Photography, film, video installation, and collage |
Sadegh Tirafkan (
Career
Tirafkan employed different media in his work: photography, video installation, and collage.[citation needed] He graduated from Tehran University with a degree in Photography in 1989 and participated in solo and group exhibitions worldwide.[citation needed]
Tirafkan's work included "Manhood", which dealt with the perception of masculinity in Persian culture. Other projects such as "
Ashoura", "Secret of Words", "Iranian Man", "Whispers of the East", "The Loss of Our Identity", "Multitude" and "Devotion" dealt with Iranian history, identity, sociopolitical, religious and gender issues.[citation needed
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His works are in the collections of several museums including the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, British Museum, Brooklyn Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[citation needed]
Group Exhibition
Personal exhibitions
- 1989 Mansoureh Hossini Gallery, Tehran Iran
- 1991 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 1995 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 1997 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2000 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2001 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2002 Massoud Nader Gallery, New York City, United States
- 2002 Parkerson Gallery, Houston, United States
- 2003 VU Gallery, Paris, France
- 2004 Lehmann maupin Gallery, New York City, United States
- 2005 Assar Art gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2005 Espace photography Contreype, Brussels, Belgium
- 2005 VU Photography Centre, Quebec City, Canada
- 2006 Aspace Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 2006 Lee Ka-Sing gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 2006 Massoud Nader Gallery, New York City, United States
- 2007 Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2008 Assar Art gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2010 Selma Feriani + Louise Alexander Gallery, London, UK
Works
- 1997 Persopolis, Video installation
- 2000 The Children of Dark city, Installation & video, Painting, Sculpture
- 2000 Iranian Man, Photographic series
- 2001 Ashura, Installation pictures, video & painting
- 2002 Secret of Words, Photographic series
- 2002 Stages, Photo, Video installation
- 2003 Sacrifice, Photographic series
- 2005 Lighting The Nation Gate, Photo, Video installation
- 2006-7 Whispers of the East, Photographic series
- 2009-2010 Human Tapestry, Photographic series
Public collection
- 2001, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
- 2003, Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris, France
- 2007, British Museum, London, UK
- 2008, Brooklyn Museum, New York City, United States
- 2008, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States
See also
- Culture of Iran
- Islamic art
- Iranian art
- Iranian art and architecture
- List of Iranian artists
References
- ^ "John Seed: In Memoriam: Sadegh Tirafkan (1965-2013)". Huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ "John Seed: In Memoriam: Sadegh Tirafkan (1965-2013)". Huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
External links
- CV/Images
- Official website
- France 24 TV Interview
- NY Times Article "Habitats - Home and Album", 03/04/2010
- NY Times Article "Iran Inside Out", Chelsea Art Museum, 24/07/2009
- NY Times Article "Art in Review - Loop and layered", 03/07/2009
- NY Times Article "What Would Sappho Say?", 20/01/2004
See also
- Iranian cinema
- Iranian modern and contemporary art