Mahmoud Farshchian was born on January 24, 1930, in the city of Isfahan, Iran. Born into a family with a deep appreciation for the arts—his father was a Persian carpet merchant—Farshchian developed an ...

I inherited this bracelet from my mother-in-law. She said it was a gift from her landlady, who was from the “old country.” The gift occurred about 1935 and happened when my mother-in-law was moving ...

Shahzia Sikander, “Portrait of the Artist” (2016), a suite of four etchings, with accompanying collaborative text with Ayad Akhtar. Paper size: 68.5 x 53 cm; image size: 56 x 43 cm. National Portrait ...

Two contrasting works boldly set the stage for the Middle East Institute Art Gallery’s “Maximal Miniatures,” a showcase of contemporary Iranian artists inspired by Persian miniature painting. Elham ...

Shahzia Sikander is one of the contemporary art world's most celebrated stars. She's projecting her hypnotic video installations onto Times Square billboards; she's led exhibitions at major art ...

In every corner of Iran, from the bazaars of Isfahan to the deserts of Yazd, a story is being told — not through words, but through threads, metal, clay, and paint. Iranian handicrafts are not just ...

The first major retrospective devoted to the Karachi-born, Brooklyn-based artist Hiba Schahbaz, The Garden, features works spanning 15 years of the artist’s practice—including loans from private ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Against a mustard yellow ground are ...