In Brief
Visual artists, filmmakers, and musicians are withdrawing from the Fajr festivals in solidarity with protesters and those mourning the loss of loved ones involved in the crash, which killed all 176 passengers on board.
Art
Donald Trump's embarrassingly lo-res tweet of an American flag encapsulates how Iranians have been dominating the social media game during the recent tensions.
Art
Targeting Iranian cultural heritage is first and foremost bad because of the devastating effects it would have on Iranians. We in the rest of the world may feel a real loss, but that is secondary at best.
News
Meanwhile, leaders of cultural institutions have condemned the president's threats, and Iranians responded with a hashtag campaign celebrating their country's cultural treasures.
News
According to the New York Times, Trump has reiterated his threat against cultural sites in Iran. Even such a move would widely be seen as a war crime, the president argued on Sunday night: “They’re allowed to kill our people. They’re allowed to torture and maim our people. They’re allowed to use roa
News
After the assassination of Iranian major general Soleimani, a new tweet by the US President suggests more ominous actions on the horizon.
Film
Ehsan Khoshbakht’s archival documentary explores the sensational, long-forgotten Filmfarsi genre, unjustly targeted by those it represented and buried under decades of VHS tape.
Art
Artist Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar plants skyscrapers in the country's ancient cities and villages in a surreal and spectacular new project.
Test 2018 posts
Karan Vafadari says the Iranian government convicted him of crimes including "collusion in plots against national security" and possession of 124 "inappropriate" CDs.
News
Karan Vafadari and Afarin Nayssari were sentenced earlier this month, though what crimes they had been charged with remain unknown.
In Brief
Karan Vafadari and Afarin Nayssari, the founders of Aun Gallery, have been held in prison without recourse to legal counsel for over eight months.
Art
In Raving Iran, filmmaker Susanne Regina Meures chronicles the struggle of DJs Anoosh and Arash to produce electronic music and raves in their home country.