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Artists and Activists Plan Mass Actions on Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Death

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 15, 2023September 18, 2023

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

by Rhea Nayyar August 16, 2023August 16, 2023

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

Avatar photo by Mandy Taheri August 3, 2023August 4, 2023

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?

Avatar photo by Pamela Karimi July 12, 2023July 12, 2023

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

by Rhea Nayyar February 6, 2023February 6, 2023

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

Avatar photo by Mandy Taheri January 24, 2023January 25, 2023

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

by Matt Stromberg December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

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

by Rhea Nayyar December 9, 2022December 11, 2022

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

by Rhea Nayyar December 5, 2022December 5, 2022

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

by Rhea Nayyar November 2, 2022November 7, 2022

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 

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 24, 2022November 23, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Pamela Karimi October 11, 2022October 12, 2022

In the four decades since the Islamic Revolution, Iranian artists have used clever tactics and unconventional modes of art-making to display disobedience.

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