Biography of sohrab sepehri

The artistic flowering in Iran that began in the s continued through the s and early ’70s, as artists from the Saqqakhana School gained international prominence.

These decades saw the opening of Iran to the international art scene, as local artists participated in art fairs, including five Tehran Biennials (–66), founded galleries (the Apadana, the Seyhoun, and the Borghese), courted local supporters (the Pahlavi Foundation and the Ministry of Art and Culture), and eventually foreign collectors (Abby Weed Grey and the Iran American Society).

The Shiraz Arts Festival at Persepolis, largely backed by the government, was inaugurated in The festival hosted a roster of international musicians, artists, dancers, and otherwise cutting-edge performers, and for the next eleven years represented Iran’s vibrant art scene to the world.

All of this paved the way in for the opening of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, which would come to hold an