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Contemporary Art In Iran
10 Jul
Detail of Takhti by Khosrow Hassanzadeh
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Saturday 10 July, 2pm
Venetia Porter, Curator in the Department of the Middle East in the British Museum, discusses the work of Iranian artist Khosrow Hassanzadeh, creator of the Takhti, and the lively contemporary art scene in Iran.
Venetia is a curator responsible for the collection of Islamic art, in particular of the Arab World and Turkey as well as the collection of the modern and contemporary art of the Middle East. She was previously curator of Islamic coins in the Department of Coins and Medals. She studied Arabic and Islamic art at Oxford University and obtained her Ph.D on the medieval history and architecture of the Yemen from the University of Durham.
Her particular areas of research and interest are Arabic inscriptions, amulets and seals, ceramics and contemporary Middle Eastern art which are the focus of her lectures and publications.
Free. Please book in advance.