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Ey! Iran, Contemporary Iranian Photography
Opening 6pm, Thursday 12 June
Exhibition runs until 3 August 2008
For many in New Zealand, our understanding of contemporary Iran is immediately
connected to images of conflict and tension. The perception that it is a
culture closed to the west and culturally isolated is however dramatically
changing, and artists and filmmakers have been at the cutting edge of this
shift.
Ey! Iran presents the work of 17 artists working in photo media based both in
Iran or as expatriates who have left the country and continue to make work that
is informed by their Persian heritage.
Exhibiting artists: Dadbeh Bassir, Shadi Ghadirian, Amirali Ghasemi,
Mohammad Ghazali, Arash Hanaei, Ghazaleh Hedayat, Peyman Houshmandzadeh, Bahman
Jalali, Hana Mirjanian, Mohammadreza Mirzaei, Mehran Mohajer, Reza Paydari,
Leila Pazooki, Sadegh Tirafkan, Hamila Vakili, Angela & Hossein Valamanesh,
Mohsen Yazdipour
A Gold Coast City Art Gallery Travelling Exhibition.
Sponsored by Sharp Corporation.
Exhibition developed by Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
Toured by Exhibition Services Ltd.
Image: Untitled, Shadi Ghadirian
Opening hours The gallery is open daily from 10am - 4.30pm, except Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Anzac Day morning and during exhibition installation. Admission is free thanks to the support of Waitakere City Council.