Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
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Directed by the artist’s daughter and her husband, “A Revolution on Canvas” is a heart-breaking family drama disguised as a political thriller
Silverfish were filmed behind the glazing of a photograph by Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Iranian museum
Readers respond to an article about a new publication detailing the founding of the Iranian museum
A new memoir by curator Donna Stein reveals the story behind the creation of a Western art collection for the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in the 1970s
Vincent’s print—inscribed “At Eternity’s Gate” by the artist—went from Nelson Rockefeller to Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Art
Despite pandemic, Russian and Iranian museum directors met online to discuss future cultural collaborations
Rokni Haerizadeh sold his work to the museum at a reduced rate before it was auctioned without his permission
Getting minds out of the gutter - despite Bacon's wishes to be there himself
“This is the only time in Iran that a cultural manager has been supported by artists like this”, he tells The Art Newspaper
With the view that creative outlet precedes change, Sami-Azar has begun to thaw segregationist policies that bar Iranian artists from international acclaim
Whilst the motivation behind his departure is unexplained, his career, driven by his reformist values, has left its mark on Iranian culture
An upcoming show of British contemporary sculpture could be the start of a productive cultural dialogue between Iran and the UK
The Art Newspaper speaks to the museum's director Sami Azar about how a more progressive government brought about Iran's increasing acceptance of Western ideas