The artist’s videos and installations reinterpret acts of resistance staged in the streets and on social media
The “Woman, Life, Freedom” project, initiated by Dina Nasser-Khadivi, aims to raise the art world’s awareness of the ongoing fight for greater freedoms in Iran
More than 500 works were submitted last year after protests swept the country
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The anonymous group took inspiration from a similar action last month, organised by a different collective, at the Guggenheim Museum in New York
Protesters gathered at Lacma to mark the Zahedan massacre as well as draw attention to the suppression and imprisonment of protesters and activists
An anonymous collective unfurled banners proclaiming “Women, Life, Freedom” from the top of the institution's rotunda
Pieces in West Hollywood and London's Piccadilly are a reaction to the death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini, after being detained by authorities in the country
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“This is the only time in Iran that a cultural manager has been supported by artists like this”, he tells The Art Newspaper
Experts at the ancient site of Izeh in the Karun River valley have not been afforded the same privileges