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In this landmark compendium, renowned art historian Hamid Keshmirshekan provides a thorough review of contemporary art in Iran and shows that the twentieth century was a crucial period in the country’s art and culture, when the legacies of tradition and modernism where critically reassessed.   Contemporary Iranian Art is an unprecedented introduction to Iran’s vibrant art history over the past one hundred years. This fully revised and updated edition features more than 370 colour illustrations by the country’s leading artists, including Mahmoud Bakhshi, Shadi Ghadirian, Barbad Golshiri, Marcos Grigorian, Farhad Moshiri, Shirin Neshat, Sohrab Sepehri, Mitra Tabrizian, Parviz Tanavoli and Charles Hossein Zenderoudi.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51201917583633,"sku":"NGR9780863569791","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51880696152337,"sku":"NIN9780863569791","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/086356979X.jpg?v=1751107830"},{"product_id":"rethinking-the-contemporary-art-of-iran-book-hamid-keshmirshekan-9788857249667","title":"Rethinking the Contemporary Art of Iran","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book offers a rich visual and analytical account of artistic practices in Iran and its diaspora during the last three decades.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRethinking the Contemporary Art of Iran\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to articulate an alternative narrative of Iranian art in recent times, diverging from the prevalent portrayals often found in publications derived from exhibitions or collections in Western Europe and North America. 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