TEHRAN-A group exhibition of Iranian modern artists was launched at Sohrab Art Gallery in Tehran on Friday.

Titled “Standing in Memory,” the exhibition showcases a collection of paintings and calligraphy paintings by 16 modern artists, Honaronline reported.

Renowned figures whose works are on display at the exhibition include Mohammad Ahsaie, Ahmad Esfandiari, Parvaneh Etemadi, Aidin Aghdashloo, Naser Ovissi, Faramarz Pilaram, Sadegh Tabrizi, Mohammadali Taraghjah, Reza Derakhshani, Hoseynali Zabehi, Masoud Arabshahi, Parviz Kalantari, Reza Mafi, Manouchehr Motabar, Manouchehr Niazi, and Manouchehr Yektaei.

According to Shahin Torkaman, the director of the gallery and curator of the exhibition, some of the artworks are on show for the first time.

The modern art movement in Iran had its genesis in the late 1940s and early 1950s. This was the period after the death of famous Persian painter, Kamal-ol-molk (1852–1940) and thus symbolically the end of a rigid adherence to academic painting.

Some people believe that Iran's modern art has not been fully explored yet and it has still many hidden aspects to be discovered. Therefore, along with the exhibition of valuable works of leading artists to the public, a series of meetings to review Iran's modern art will be held with prominent artists in attendance.

The exhibition will run through the end of December at Sohrab Art Gallery located at No. 142, Somayeh Ave., between Mofatteh and Ramsar streets.

Photo: An artwork by Naser Ovissi

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