Mahboubeh Kazemi, founder and director of Baran Auction—the first specialized auction dedicated to calligraphy and Iranian-Islamic art—offers a detailed analysis of an outstanding calligraphic work by Mir Emad Al-Hassani that was sold at the inaugural edition of the auction. Using this masterpiece as a point of departure, she highlights remarkable examples of works by the “pinnacle of Nastaliq” preserved in some of the world’s most prestigious museums.
TEHRAN-Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) is hosting an exhibition of artworks by the late Iranian artist Reza Mafi (1943-1982) after over four decades after his passing.