TEHRAN-The seventh session from the series “One Work, One Session” will be held on Monday at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA), where a painting by the American pop artist Andy Warhol will be examined.

Lecturer, researcher, translator, and president of the Faculty of Arts and Architecture at the Central Tehran Branch of Islamic Azad University Mohammadreza Sharifzadeh will speak at the session about one of Warhol’s paintings titled “Suicide,” also known as “Purple Jumping Man,” Mehr reported.

“Suicide” is a 1963 silkscreen painting, which is currently in the collection of the TMoCA. It depicts two images in sequence, recorded by a documentary photographer, silk-screened in black ink on a purple ground. 

Considered one of the greatest works of Warhol, the painting's value is estimated at $70 million.

The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art aims to critically review valuable artwork from its collection every Monday. These artworks have been less frequently exhibited in recent decades. 

The session will be held at 3 p.m. at the cinematheque of the TMoCA, located next to Laleh Park, on North Kargar St. Admission is free for the public.

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