TEHRAN- A group exhibition of paintings, featuring the works of 10 visual artists with a focus on Ashura, was officially inaugurated at the Abolfazl Aali Gallery of Tehran's Art Bureau on Sunday.  

The exhibition, which will run until July 16, features ten paintings by prominent artists such as Morteza Asadi, Iraj Eskandari, Kazem Chalipa, Hossein Khosrojerdi, Habibollah Sadeqi, Gholamali Taheri, Abdolhamid Qadirian, Mostafa Goudarzi, Morteza Goudarzi Dibaj, and Hossein Yaqouti, Mehr reported on Monday. 

Each painting is accompanied by a poetic piece written by spiritual poets.

"The idea for this exhibition was conceived a month ago and we plan to hold five group exhibitions throughout the month of Muharram, each with a different theme and medium, Mehr quoted the curator of the exhibition Shahabeddin Shakiba as saying. 

"The selected works are from prominent artists in the field of art who have not showcased their work in a long time,” he said. 

Each exhibition will feature ten works and we will also produce a video clip for each piece to be shared on social media platforms, he explained. 

Shakiba also noted that the exhibition combines Ashura-themed works with modern literature, with poems chosen specifically for each artwork. Poets such as Mahmoud Habibi Kasbi, Ahmad Babai, and Abbas Sadeqi Zarini helped select the poems.

The Ashura event is one of the most dramatic historical occurrences. It marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Imam and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), along with his 72 loyal companions.

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