A collection of 14 cartoons by Bozorgmehr Hosseinpur, inspired by photos from the Qajar era, will be on display at the exhibit until September 30.

 

“You certainly know that Nasser ad-Din Shah was a strict person and nobody was allowed to enter his harem but himself. Of course, sometimes he permitted photographers to take photos of the women in his harem, but he never let any cartoonist go in there and draw his women in inharmonious forms,” the gallery wrote in its card.

 

“Now imagine that a cartoonist enters the harem, what happens? And it has happened! Bozorgmehr Hosseinpur has gone into the harem without the shah knowing it, and now he intends to exhibit what he has drawn in the harem,” the message continues. 

 

The gallery is located at 103 Lavasani St. in the Farmanieh neighborhood. 

 

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Entitled “In the Name Of Peace”, the exhibit has been arranged to raise awareness for peace throughout the world, and part of the proceedings will be donated to charity, organizers have announced on the exhibit website.

 

Each artist is allowed to participate in the event with an artwork, which is selected by artists Amira Behbahani and Shurooq Amin.

 

Abbasi Farahani is active in the field of paintings and new media. 

 

His works have previously been showcased in single and group exhibitions in Italy, London, United States, Cuba and several other countries.

 

Noyani has also held several exhibits in Iran and other countries such as Belgium, Greece and Hungary.
 

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Anderson Ago, Raimo Pass, Ülle Lichtfeldt and Külli Reinumägi are the main members of the troupe, which is sponsored by Estonia’s R.A.A.A.M Theater Company.

 

In Greek mythology, Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, Oedipus’ mother. The name has been suggested to mean “opposed to motherhood”, or “in place of a mother”.

 

The name may also mean “against men” since men were dominant in the Ancient Greek family structure, and Antigone clearly defied masculine authority. 

 

The play went on stage at Tehran’s Iranshahr Theater Complex in early August 2012.

 

The troupe performed the play during the 29th Fajr International Theater Festival in February 2011. Elina Reinold won the best actress award for playing the role of Antigone.

 

A performance of the play at the festival drew an audience of 800 theatergoers. The troupe also performed the play in several theaters across Estonia. 

 

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Paintings by Mina Hedayat, Fatemeh Mofarrahi, Atusa Zolqadr, Asghar Yaqubi, Hamid Purbahrami and Bahador Moayyer will be exhibited during the expo, which is the longest running uninterrupted art fair in South-east Asia. 

 

Illumination works by Neda Zoqi, batik works by Pegah Jahangiri, pottery works by Mohammad Kavand on ceramic, calligraphic paintings by Hojjatollah Ranjbar and calligraphy works by Gholamreza Rahpeyma and Hossein Sediqi will be showcased at the event.

 

The event will be held at the Matrade Exhibition and Conviction Center in Kuala Lumpur.

 

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“Paintings of Ovissi: Selective Works of Nasser Ovissi” was released by the Gooya House of Culture and Art, a major Iranian publisher of art books.

 

This is the first time Ovissi’s work have been published in Iran after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Masud Ovissi, the owner of the Ovissi Gallery in Tehran, said in a press release.

 

His works have previously been published in 15 books.

 

Over 170 works of the expressionist painter have been published in the book, which begins with an article Iranian poet Nader Naderpur (1929-2000) wrote about Ovissi’s work in 1993.

 

The book also carries articles by Contemporary Museum of Madrid Director Carlos Arean, American author and art critic Frank Getlein, French critic Claude Sauvage, and Iranian critic Javad Mojabi.

 

Born in 1934, Ovissi studied law and political science at the University of Tehran and then moved to Rome where he got degree in art.

 

Works by Ovissi have so far been displayed in over 50 exhibitions in his homeland and other countries.

 

Ovissi and celebrated Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali held a joint exhibition in Madrid in 1977.

 

A number of Ovissi’s works are on display at museums in Iran and Italy, France, England, Greece, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, India, Sweden, Canada, Spain and the United States.

 

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Veteran actors and actresses, theatrical figures, artists and graphic designers, including ShahlaRiyahi, MortezaAhmadi, Qobad Shiva, MahbubehBayat, DariushAsadzadeh, PariSaberi and Loris Tjeknavorian,were among the participants at the ceremony, Persian news agencies reported on Friday.

 

Speaking at the event, Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Ali Moradkhani said that the institute was established last year to deepen relations between veterans and to be a place where their extensive knowledge and experience can be used.

 

He added that it is necessary to hold such ceremonies to remember the veterans while they are alive.

“The artists have learned to forgive and always look forward to the future; they don’t think of the past much. I hope we can achieve good things by looking forward to the future” Moradkhani said.

 

“There have always been restrictions and shortages, but I hope we can solve all these problems with your help; sometimes just your name can remove many obstacles,” he added. 

 

The ceremony continued with a reading of part of the message to the ceremonysubmitted by the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati.

 

“The sky of the land of Iran is filled with the stars which have been the light for the future, the stars whose lights have always been lasting and have never been faded away; the stars which burned to brighten their land and their nation,” read a portion of the message.

 

“Working in the field of art and trying to create lasting works is a great honor and being a veteran in this field is much greater,” the message added.

 

The minister had expressed hope that the institute couldprovide better support for the veterans in the future.

 

Managing director of the institute Abbas Azimi also delivered a short speech and said that the institute would make its best efforts to respect all the veterans and gather them all from different cities across Iran to meet here in this house.

 

The ceremony was brought to an end with short live music performances, and Siah-bazi led by JavadEnsafi. Siah-bazi is a type of folk play featuring a blackfaced harlequin who stirs the audience to laughter with amusing improvisations.

 

Actress ShahlaRiyahi was invited to cut the ceremonial cake, the date of the eventcoinciding with her birthday.
 

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BahramAzimi’s “Masuleh”, a 3D animation that recounts a love story which takes place in a village in the northern Iranian province of Gilan named Masuleh, was picked as the best animation of the festival.

 

The Best Actress Award of the gala went to MasumehQasemipur for her role in “The Wet Letters”.MarjanAshrafizadeh and Ali Asgharireceived the Best Script Award of the festival.

 

Directed by MarjanAshrafizadeh, the film is about a young girl named Razieh who takes care of her elderly mother for years. 

 

The motto of this edition of the festival is “dialogue of cultures through the culture of dialogue”.

 

Films reflecting human, spiritual and moral values as well as cultural traditions, supporting the ideas of peacemaking, tolerance are selected for the festival.

 

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The Iranian House of Cinema (IHC) was reopened on the Iran’s National Day of Cinema after a forced shutdown of about two years. Attending the event was Iran Cinema Organization Managing Director, Hojjatollah Ayyubi, who is also the deputy culture minister for cinematic affairs and several other cineastes.

 

“The Iranian House of Cinema was not dissolved but it had only been shut down,” Ayyubi said during the event.

 

“I believe that government, cineastes and people are three main principles of cinema so if we yearn for a powerful cinema, we should promote trust and cooperation between these three,” he added.

 

He said that a successful cinema should have various genres of films for people with different tastes.

 

Bahman Farmanara,Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Ahmadreza Darvish, Kiumars Purahmad, Golab Adineh, Mahtab Keramti, Hmayun Ershadi and Hushang Golmakani were among the attendees of the event.

 

The IHC, which is the guild of Iranian cineastes, was disbanded in early January 2012by the former minister of culture and Islamic guidance, Mohammad Hosseini.

 

Hosseini had accused the IHC officials of establishing the guild without legal formalities and “other illegal acts”. 

 

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Vocalist Amir Asna-Ashari will accompany the band in their performances due to be held for four nights in several cities including the capital Hanoi, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Wednesday.

 

The band will be performing a collection of traditional Iranian songs composed by Mehrnia, however several old songs have also been selected for the performances.

 

This is the first time an Iranian ensemble will perform in Vietnam, Asna-Ashari said, adding that a series of programs have been arranged in conjunction with the concerts at several academic centers to introduce rich Iranian culture and music.

 

He expressed hope that the journey of Iranian musicians will help broaden cultural relations between the two countries and would carry a message of peace.

 

The ensemble features Shahram Saremi on kamancheh, Mir-Farsad Malek-Nia on daf, and Sepehr Bahraii on santur.

 

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Born in Borujerd, Loresan Province, Ayati was already interested in Islamic issues when he was studying at a high school in his hometown.

 

Thus, he took a course at the Nurbakhsh Seminary in Borujerd. A few years later in 1946, he began studying philosophy at the University of Tehran.

 

He also began a teaching career, which continued for over 30 years and became a member of the Iranian Academy of Persian Language and Literature 1991.

 

He wrote many books and articles on Persian literature and philosophy.

 

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