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Iran’s veteran artist Habibollah Sadeqi dies at 65

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Veteran artist Naami’s exhibition ranges from child-inspired works to memories of war

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Thus spoke the artist:

I want to get as close to reality as possible

We all may be familiar with the stereotypical ‘desperate artist’, who will go to any lengths necessary just to make something out of an unfinished painting. As Francis Bacon argued, “feelings of desperation and unhappiness” will, in the end, serve the struggling artist better, since they “stretch [their] whole sensibility.”

Iranian female artist Ramezan to stage piano recital in Tehran

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Female artists dominate Venice Biennale for first time

For the first time in the 127-year history of the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair features a majority of female artists, under the curatorial direction of Cecilia Alemani.

Raeisi calls for formation of work group for solving artists’ problems

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Ghana artist is melting its glass waste into wonders

Michael Tetteh, Ghana's only professional glassblower, clenched his teeth as he gripped a red-hot ball of molten glass, his burned and blistered hands bare against the steaming stack of wet newspaper he used to protect them.

Iranian female artist wins Craftsperson of the Year Award

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Iran’s veteran artist Omidvar dies at 75

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Iranian artist Zakeri to hold digital painting exhibition in Tehran

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Portuguese artist: Iranian filmmakers well-known in Portugal

The manager of Doclisboa Lisbon International Documentary Film Festival, Miguel Ribeiro, said that Portuguese audiences are in general very curious about cinema from all around the world and that Iranian filmmakers whose films have been screened in Portugal are quite well-known by the audience.