Protests and exhibitions against the Islamic Republic of Iran’s authoritarian regime will take place in dozens of cities across the US.
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Iran Sentences Filmmaker for “Unlawful” Cannes Screening
Saeed Roustaee was charged with “propaganda against the government” after his latest film Leila’s Brothers screened at the festival.
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An Iranian-American Woman’s Quest to Reconnect With Her Heritage
In Brooklyn, a screening of the new documentary Joonam brought the city’s Iranian diaspora together in a celebration of art, culture, and identity.
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Why on Earth Did Tehran’s Contemporary Art Museum Plant Vegetables in Its Yard?
For critics, the now-removed vegetable garden symbolized the museum’s decades-long decline.
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San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum Lends Its Facade to Iran’s Protest Art
The works spanned a variety of media, showcasing the diversity of artmaking and image production that supplements a revolution.
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How Sepideh Moafi’s Golden Globe Dress Honors Iran’s Protest Art
Artist Milad Ahmadi hand-painted the vinyl red poppy flower to commemorate the lives lost since the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini.
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Murals in LA Lift the Voices of Iranian Protesters
Murals by Iranian-American artists across the city are inescapable reminders of the regime’s ongoing brutality.
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Grief and Rage as Iran Executes Mohsen Shekari by Hanging
Online, dozens of artists have posted tribute artworks in honor of Shekari’s life and calling for the immediate release of protesters.
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Iranian Activists Stage “Die-In” at Met Museum
More than a dozen activists participated in the action, organized by the group Woman Life Freedom NYC.
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Iranian Artists Plead for International Support
Activists are organizing a “call-in day” to remind politicians of the ongoing crisis with a protest-performance planned in New York this weekend.
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Artists Stage Mahsa Amini Protest at New York’s Guggenheim Museum
An anonymous group of Iranian artists dropped 12 banners with the words “Woman, Life, Freedom” and portraits of Amini.
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The Many Shades of Iran’s Protest Art
In the four decades since the Islamic Revolution, Iranian artists have used clever tactics and unconventional modes of art-making to display disobedience.
