TEHRAN -- The Illustration and Cartoon Exhibition is currently underway at the House of Modern Art in Tehran, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Friday.

The exhibition features 123 works created over 41 years by Ardeshir Mohasses, Kambiz Derambakhsh, Vahid Nasirian, Hooman Mortazavi, Golbanu Moqaddas, the late Morteza Momayyez, and five other Iranian artists.

All the works have abstract comic themes concepts.

Some of Mohasses’ early works have been loaned to the gallery by private collector Javad Mojabi for the exhibit.

The show will also feature 100 of Derambakhsh’s artworks which have never been displayed in Iran.

Derambakhsh plans to publish a catalogue of his works in the future.

A Nasirian retrospective, review sessions on industrial and architectural design in Europe and the United States, film screenings, talent search workshops to discover young illustrators, and other programs are also being held on the sidelines of the event, which runs until July 12.