Modern Iran and the Avant-Gardes: 1948-78

When tradition meets global modernism: masterworks from Iran.

Modern Iran and the Avant-Gardes, 1948-78 explores how the complex cultural tensions of the nation’s period between 1948 and 1978 led to artistic innovation. As Iran became modern, modernism became distinctly Iranian. Iranian artists created a unique form of modernism that addressed the tension between commitments to innovate and an engagement with traditional Iranian ideas and cultural forms.

Heavily illustrated, this publication...