Urban Mapping: Public Space Through the Lens of Contemporary Iranian Artists

By turning our gaze to public and private spaces, Urban Mapping: Public Space Through the Lens of Contemporary Iranian Artists shines a light on depths of the Iranian experience normally hidden from the outside world. In Iran, the tumult of modern history has coincided with an explosion in urbanization. Comprising 40 photographs and four video installations, the exhibition features the work of 10 essential voices in contemporary Iranian art who explore the notion of urban space as a nexus of social communication and political transformation: a place where personal and collective identity converge.

Curated by Gohar Dashti and toured by IA&A, Urban Mapping portrays the streets, squares, alleys, and private spaces of the city where particular and collective identity mingle, evolve, and are expressed in the shadow of oppressive forces. The result is a nuanced chronicle of urban life in Iran, where physical sites and urban environments become corollaries for shared experience—as well as unique access points to the inner lives and evolving collective consciousness of its citizens.

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