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Farhad Moshiri

   
FARHAD MOSHIRI

Born in Shiraz, Iran in 1963
Lives and works in Tehran


   
EDUCATION
1984 Graduate of California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California, USA
 
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Shukran, The Third Line, Dubai, UAE
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2010 Nothing Serious, Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria
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2009

Fluffy Friends, Frieze, The Third Line Booth, London, UK

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Silly You, Silly Me, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France

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2008

Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami

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Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels

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2007

Candy Store, The Third Line, Dubai, U.A.E.

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Sweet Dreams, Daneyal Mahmood Gallery, New York, USA

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2006

Threshold of Hap, Extraspazio, Rome

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Albareh Gallery, Bahrain

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Farhad Moshiri, The Third Line, Dubai, U.A.E.

 

Operation Supermarket, a part of “Images of the Middle East”, Kolding Design School, collaboration with Shirin Aliabadi, Denmark

 

Operation Supermarket, collaboration with Shirin Aliabadi, The Counter Gallery, London, UK

2004

 e x t r a s p a z i o gallery, Rome, Italy

 

Art Space Gallery, curated by Isabelle van den Eynde de Rivieren, Dubai, UAE

 

Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, New York, USA

2003

Galerie Kashya Hildebrand, Geneva, Switzerland

 

Leighton House Museum, curated by Rose Issa, London, UK

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2002

New Paintings, 13 Vanak ST., Tehran, Iran

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2001

Heaven, installation, 13 Vanak ST., Tehran, Iran

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2000 New Works, 13 Vanak ST., Tehran, Iran

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010

Hope! Palais des Arts et du Festival, Paris, France

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2009 Iran Inside Out, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, USA
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Translation/Tarjama, Queens Museum of Art, New York, USA

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2008

East West Dialogues, Mysticism, Satire and the Legendary Past, LTMH – Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York, NY, USA

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Word into Art, British Museum at DIFC, Dubai, UAE

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2006

Ethnic Marketing, curated by Tirdad Zolghadr, 13 Vanak, Tehran, Iran

 

V-Day, Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, Chelsea NY, USA

 

Word into Art, curated by Venetia Porter, British Museum, May, London, UK

2005

After the Revolution, KM Kulturunea Erakustaretoa, curated by Octavio Zaya, San Sebastian, Spain

 

Almost Nothing, e x t r a s p a z i o gallery, Rome, Italy

 

Welcome, curated by Farhad Moshiri, Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, New York, USA

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It’s Hard to Touch the Real (Tour), Bildmuseet Ume, University College of Fine Arts, Ume

 

It’s Hard to Touch the Real (Tour), Yeans (artist-run-space), Gothenburg, Sweden

 

It’s Hard to Touch the Real (Tour), Unge Kunstnerers Samfund UKS (The Association of Young Artists), Oslo, Norway

  It’s Hard to Touch the Real (Tour), Tallinn Kunsthalle, Tallinn, Estonia
2004

Far Near Distance, curated by Rose Issa, House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany

 

Iran Under the Skin, curated by Firouz Firouz, CCCB, Barcelona, Spain

 

Ethnic Marketing, curated by Martine Anderfuhren and Tirdad Zolghadr, Centre d'Art
Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland

 

It’s Hard to Touch the Real, Kunstverein, Munich, Germany

 

Turning Points, curated by Media Farzin, LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University,
New York, USA

2003

Iranian Pool, curated by Maria Chus Martinez, Casa Asia/ARCO, Madrid, Spain

 

Casa Asia, curated by Maria Chus Martinez, Barcelona, Spain

 

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE

 

Continuous Stroke of a Breath, curated by Afsaneh Firouz, Harvard University, Boston, USA

 

Haft, curated by Michket Krifa, l’Espace Landowski, Ville De Boulogne-Billancourt, France

2002

13 Vanak Street Gallery, Curator: Fereydoun Ave, Tehran, Iran

 

Zen Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2001

Heaven, an installation,13 Vanak Street Gallery, Curator: Fereydoun Ave, Tehran, Iran

2000 

Painting exhibition,13 Vanak Street Gallery, Tehran, Iran

1999

Painting exhibition, Bokhara Gallery, Tehran, Iran

1994-98

Produced children’s books, computer animation and Films for UNICEF

1993

Biennale of Tehran, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran

1992

Painting exhibition, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran, Iran

1989

Painting exhibition, Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

1988

Installation, Black Salad Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

1987

The End, a video installation, invite group exhibition, Los Angeles, USA

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1986

EZ TV, a video installation, Los Angeles, USA

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1985 Quadraphonic sound installation, Anti Club, Los Angeles, USA
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COLLECTIONS

British Museum, UK
François Pinault Foundation, Italy
Virginia Museum of Fine Art, USA
Farjam Collection, Dubai, UAE
Cultural Ministry of Dubai, UAE
Cultural Heritage Commission of Abu Dhabi, UAE

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PUBLICATIONS
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Perrotin, Galerie Rudolphe Janssen, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, The Third Line, Farhad Moshiri. 2010.             SNEL Belgium. ISBN 978-2-9532797-5-7

   
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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2011

Marie Le Fort, ARTRAVEL, Balade a Dubai, pg 178, June 21 2011

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Kalsi, Jyoti, Gulf News, Weekend Review, Sharp Words of Gratitude, pg. 14 – 15, April 15, 2011

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  Gleadell, Colin, The Telegraph, Auction houses in duel under the sun, April 5, 2011            
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Jarvie, Catherine, What’s On, Mysterious Boy, pg. 53, 55, March 2011

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Boshoff Hundal, Inside Out, Angela, What Glitters is Not Always Gold, March 2011, pg. 34-37

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2010

Azmi, Negar, The National, The Review, All That Glitters, May 28, 2010, pg 4 –7,             Reprinted

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Azmi, Negar, Bidoun, Fluffy by Farhad, Spring 2010, pg 32 – 37

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Sand, Olivia, Asian Art, Farhad Moshiri, April 2010, pg 2 – 4

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2009

Downey, Anthony, Inverted Modernities and Contested Traditions: Contemporary        Iranian Visual Culture and (In)Authenticity, September 2009, pg 154 - 163

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Le Stum, Sabine, artpress, Moyen-Orient moins d’argent, plus de temps, pg 52 - 56

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Oasis Magazine, Arts News, The Third Line, November – December 2009, pg 24 -25

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Harris, Gareth, The Art Newspaper, Frieze Art Fair Supplement, Iranian Art, Thursday
October 15, 2009, pg 5

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Kunstbeeld, Life is Wonderful, Wednesday October 28, 2009, Online

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  Tendencias, El rey Midas de Oriente Medio, October 2009, pg 11
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Crow, Kelly, The Wall Street Journal, Iran: A Defiant Self Portrait, June 25, 2009, Online

 

Ng, Elaine W., Moments of Defiance: Auction Report, Asia Art Pacific, May/June 2009, pg. 61 - 63

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Art Collection + Design (Hong Kong), March 2009

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  Debras, Berenice, La Tribune, Emirs Art, February 2009
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2008 Gulf News, Tabloid, “Bonham’s Auction”
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  7 Days , “A Record Night for Auction
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Condé Nast Potfolio, pg 74 - 75

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  Time Out, Dubai, “Vision On”, pg 16
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Canvas Collectors’ Edition, “A Collective Vision”, pg 96 - 111

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Cultural Horizons Magazine, “Word into Art” Exhibition, pg 28

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2007

Artco, pg 199

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Society Dubai, “New Paintings by Farhad Moshiri”, pg 18

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Time Out, Dubai, “Tout Sweet” pg 51

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Gulf News, Weekend Review, “Living in a Wedding Cake” pg 20

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Xpress, “Candy Coated Strokes” pg 31

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The Dubai Guide, www.dubaiguide.com, “Candy Store”

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Emirates Today, “Sugar Coated Treats for Everyone” pg 34

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Inside Out, pg 127

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Art Review, “Dubai: Art Entrepot” pg 82-84, UK

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2006

Canvas Magazine, “Farhad Moshiri, When Ancient Becomes Modern” pg 70 - 79

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Time Out, Dubai, “It’s in the Post” pg 53

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  Society, Dubai, “Super Bowl” pg 79
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What’s On, “Potted History” pg 28

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Inside Out, “A Deep Rooted Cultural Connection” pg 23 - 25

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2005

Gulf Air Magazine, “The Persian touch”, pg 42-45, May

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ArtsJournal.com, Modern art notes by Tyler Green: On Islamic

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Walrus Magazine, June, Toronto

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Kayhan (London) “Popli Foundation auction, June 30, pg7

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Exibart.com,“Divani dorati e armi giocattolo”, Jan 29, Roma

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Art Asia Pacific, spring 2005

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  Welcome, exhibition catalogue, Feb, New York
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Bidoun magazine, spring 2005

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Radio Farda, March

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New York Times, April 8, 2005, review by Holland Cotter

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Canvas, March/April 2005

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New York Sun, March 25, 2005

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Trace, “Welcome” March.

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Bidoun magazine, Winter,pg 2-5 and 117.

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2004

Berliner Morgenpost, “Schlussel zum Paradies”,Pg 9,March 20, Berlin.

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  Stuttgarter Zeitung, “Ornamente der Schonheit und des Schreckens”, April 1.
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The Buzz (exclusive interview) “Farhad Moshiri within one piece”, pg 2-4, 16 Nov, Dubai

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Radio Farda, April

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Tribune de Geneva,” Le Centre d’art contemporain fait son marche ethnique”, pg 30, November 15, Geneva

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ABC, “A la caza del cazador blanco” pg 25-26, November 6

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Swiss Info, “Arts plastiques, faites votre marche”, November 5

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Le Courrier, 6/11 Geneva

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Neue Burcher Beitung, 6/11

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  Time Europe, online magazine, By Malu Halasa, March
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City Times, “A Satirist Who Leaves His Art Ajar” pg 1& 40, 5 Nov, Dubai

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Der Tagesspiegel (Kultur), “Mehrdeutigkeit ist die starkste Waffe der Kunst, pg 25, 19 March, Berlin

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Bidoun magazine, summer, “Rogue”, pg 87-88

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Bidoun magazine, fall, “Ethnic Marketing”, pg 14

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Kunst Feuilleton,(online Magazine,) “Entfernte Nahe”,9/5/04 Berlin

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Casamica (Corriere della Sera), “Dorato Iran”,pg 34, Dec 4, Rome

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Gulf Today, Nov, Dubai

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Kultur, “Schlussel zum Paradies”, 20 March, Berlin

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The Bite, Iran’s creative hotbed, October, pg 68-71 and 88-89, Dubai

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Der Tagesspiegel, March 19, 2004, Berlin

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Far Near Distance, book published by Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, p176-177 front and back cover image and title page image

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  Le Temps Les resorts de la xenophilie (parodie), pg.39, 8.10.2004
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La Liberte, Vous reprendriez bien un peu d’exotisme! Pg 40, October 30, Geneva

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Kunst Bulletin, Ethnic Marketing, pg 46, November 1

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360 degree, “Fureur ethnique”, November

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WOZ Die Wochenzeitung,“Ethnopop oder was?” pg 23, November 4

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  Markische Oderzeitung, “Die neuen iranischen Kunstler”, March 21
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Neue Zurcher Zeitung, “Angebot und Nachfrage”, Pg 48, November 6

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24 Heures “Sur fond de mondialisation …” pg 13, November12, Lausanne

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2003 Haft, Seven Contemporary Iranian Artists, Somogy editions d’art, p24-31
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Paris Match(Swiss), “Farhad Moshiri, Entre tradition et post-moderne”, pg 142, 4 December

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Radio Farda, April

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Tant magazine, 5th Anniversary issue, “Never mind the Secularists”, pg 136-141

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El Pais, Arco, “Las zonas de descanso integran arte, paisajismo y arquitectura”, 14 February, pg 33 Madrid

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El Mundo, Arco, February 2003, Madrid

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Rooseum Provisorium, April 2003, Malmo, Sweden

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6th Sharjah Biennial Catalog, April, UAE

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Time out Dubai, April 2003, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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2001

Telerama, “Revolution culturelle a Teheran”, Dec 29, pg 19, Paris

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1989

Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles

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Southern California House Beautiful, Los Angeles

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1988

LA Weekly, Los Angeles

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Farhad Moshiri