Contemporary Iranian Art: The Emergence of New Artistic Discourses1 |
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| Authors: | Hamid Keshmirshekan |
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| Institution: | Sub-Faculty of Near and Middle Eastern Studies , Oriental Institute, University of Oxford |
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| Abstract: | This article deals with the emerging discourses and concerns that have dominated the Iranian art community mainly since 1997. It discusses the existing, or rather conflicting, views of the current situation of the visual arts in Iran as expressed in recent artistic events, productions, and exhibitions as well as in critical reviews.2 It does not fully discuss the variety of artistic genres in Iran, but examines the dominant ideas from the main opposing factions of cultural and artistic thought. It also aims at identifying the structural changes in Iranian art as well as the prevailing artistic policy of recent years. |
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