Iran: Unedited History 1960-2014
Iran: Unedited History 1960-2014
Published in conjunction with a major exhibition of Iranian art at the MAXXI in Rome, this substantial volume offers an exhaustive yet fluid survey of the historical events, political and social transformations, and cultural mediation that have given rise to a vibrant and compelling art scene over the last fifty years in Iran, since the years before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Oscillating between modernity and tradition, this artistic creation, together with its social reality, has been widely ignored by mainstream art and cultural media outside the country, and reflects social turmoil, geopolitical conflicts, and economic shifts.