Persian Visions: Contemporary Photography from Iran
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In the first survey of contemporary Iranian photography to travel to the United States, Persian Visions features 20 artists who use the camera as a tool for cultural expression and self-exploration. Organized by the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art and the University of Minnesota Department of Art, this exhibition of 58 works introduces some of Iran's most celebrated photographers to American audiences.
Persian Visions offers a glimpse into the aspects of existence—family, history, place, mortality, language, memory—that engage us all. These photographers offer a poignant reminder that at the center of political turmoil there can be humanity; and that a keen eye tuned to the tensions of modern life need not be blind to its poetry.
The exhibition is supported in part by the ILEX Foundation, the University of Minnesota McKnight Arts and Humanities Endowment, and the Department of Art, Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota.
Specifications:
| Number of Works: | 58 photographs including 2 video works |
| Curator: | Hamid Severi, professor of Art History and Theory, at Tehran University and Gary Hallman, associate professor at the University of Minnesota’s Regis Center for Art |
| Organized by: | The University of Minnesota in conjunction with the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran |
| Approximate size: | 275 linear feet |
| Security: | Limited security |
| Fee: | $6,500 |
| Reduced Fee: | $2,000 plus round trip shipping For 8 weeks, September 2010 to March 2011 and June 2011 to December 2013 |
| Shipping: | Exhibitors pay outgoing costs within the contiguous US |
| Booking Time: | 8 weeks |
| Tour: | October 2005 - December 2013 |
| Publication: | Exhibition catalogue (out of print); brochures available for purchase |
| Availability: | September 2010 - March 2011 and June 2011 to December 2013 |
| Contact: | Rachel Brocato |
Tour Schedule:
Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY
October 14 2005 - January 08 2006
Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI
January 26 2006 - April 16 2006
Miami-Dade Public Library, Miami-Dade, FL
May 05 2006 - June 30 2006
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
November 03 2006 - December 31 2006
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
January 27 2007 - March 18 2007
Art Gallery of the University of Maryland, College Park, MD
April 02 2007 - April 29 2007
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA
June 22 2007 - September 09 2007
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
October 06 2007 - January 08 2008
Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL
January 31 2008 - April 25 2008
Mulvane Museum of Art, Washburn University, Topeka, KS
May 09 2008 - September 12 2008
Missoula Museum of Art, Missoula, MT
September 26 2008 - November 21 2008
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
February 21 2009 - May 10 2009
Telfair Museum of Art, Savanah, GA
June 10 2009 - August 31 2009
Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI
October 15 2009 - January 17 2010
Saint Joseph College Art Gallery, West Hartford, CT
March 24 2011 - May 22 2011
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