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When Fire Becomes Another Word for Revolution
At the Palais de Tokyo, Our World is Burning allows 30 artists to express the dream and necessity of a sustainable future in an egalitarian world.
Anahita Toodehfallah
Anahita Toodehfallah is an independent art writer and researcher. She received her Master's degree in History of Art and Museum Studies from Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris IV). Originally from Iran, she currently resides in France.
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The Prismatic, Kitsch, and Glam World of Hassan Hajjaj
Frustrated by how Morocco was merely treated as a backdrop at shoots, Hajjaj eclipsed limiting stereotypes with expansive, complex personalities.
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The Artistic Explosion in Turn-of-the-Century Soviet Russia
The art of Soviet Russia may not strike the viewer as free or autonomous, but the artistic developments that flourished in this period influenced many important movements of 20th century art.
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A French Report on Repatriating African Cultural Heritage Stirs the Pot
Senegalese economist Felwine Sarr and French art historian Bénédicte Savoy were charged by the French president to develop a clear framework for the potential restitution of African art to several African nations.
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How Picasso’s Blue and Rose Periods Lay the Foundation for His Art
Whether or not one considers Picasso a prodigy, Musée d'Orsay's Picasso. Blue and Rose allows the public to bask in the world of a young, energetic, and sensitive artist.
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The Opulent and Cosmopolitan Legacy of Iran's Qajar Dynasty
An exhibition at the Louvre-Lens gathers 19th-century Persian artworks, design objects, fashion, photos, and more, many of them on view outside Tehran for the first time.
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The Father of Iranian Surrealism Gets a Major Retrospective in His Homeland
In this retrospective of Ali Akbar Sadeghi's work, visitors enter the labyrinthine world of the artist's practice which includes paintings, illustrations, poems, sculptures, stained glass, installations, and animation.