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Lajevardi Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organization that began its activities in 2005 by focusing on the recognition and promotion of contemporary Iranian and international art and culture. In recent years Lajevardi Foundation has organized exhibitions for many renowned contemporary artists, arranged research oriented and educational seminars in collaboration with experts, and created opportunities for experimental projects in the area of visual arts and new media.
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We have defined our mission as creating an innovative and experiential space, increasing public access to artworks, and developing the intellectual and cultural capacities of society.
Vision
To continuously execute projects and exhibitions that reflect the cultural trends and transformations of Iranian society. To serve as a reliable and credible platform for introducing, promoting, and understanding contemporary art for the public and collectors. To become one of the top five cultural and artistic institutions in the West Asia region.
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To continuously execute projects and exhibitions that reflect the cultural trends and transformations of Iranian society. To serve as a reliable and credible platform for introducing, promoting, and understanding contemporary art for the public and collectors. To become one of the top five cultural and artistic institutions in the West Asia region.
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The Lajevardi Foundation is a cultural institution that has been active since 2005 with the aim of recognizing and promoting contemporary Iranian art and culture. Our activities are diverse and wide-ranging. These include research and knowledge production in the field of contemporary art, as well as collaboration with institutions and non-governmental organizations. In recent years, we have collaborated with artists from around the world to foster international intercultural cooperation. Supporting the publication of specialized journals on historical and cultural studies, providing financial and moral support to artists, and publishing books through the Contemporary Art Publishing House are among the other activities of the Lajevardi Foundation. We take pride in having been the executor, partner, or organizer of projects over more than a decade that have profoundly impacted the expansion of the boundaries of contemporary Iranian art.
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To continuously execute projects and exhibitions that reflect the cultural trends and transformations of Iranian society. To serve as a reliable and credible platform for introducing, promoting, and understanding contemporary art for the public and collectors. To become one of the top five cultural and artistic institutions in the West Asia region.
Vision
To continuously execute projects and exhibitions that reflect the cultural trends and transformations of Iranian society. To serve as a reliable and credible platform for introducing, promoting, and understanding contemporary art for the public and collectors. To become one of the top five cultural and artistic institutions in the West Asia region.
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To continuously execute projects and exhibitions that reflect the cultural trends and transformations of Iranian society. To serve as a reliable and credible platform for introducing, promoting, and understanding contemporary art for the public and collectors. To become one of the top five cultural and artistic institutions in the West Asia region.
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To continuously execute projects and exhibitions that reflect the cultural trends and transformations of Iranian society. To serve as a reliable and credible platform for introducing, promoting, and understanding contemporary art for the public and collectors. To become one of the top five cultural and artistic institutions in the West Asia region.
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To continuously execute projects and exhibitions that reflect the cultural trends and transformations of Iranian society. To serve as a reliable and credible platform for introducing, promoting, and understanding contemporary art for the public and collectors. To become one of the top five cultural and artistic institutions in the West Asia region.
Culture is the best tool for dialogue between citizens, and striving for its growth leads to the creation of a sustainable society.
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Ehsan Lajevardi is a Persian publisher, art director, entrepreneur, and collector. Born in 1982 into a culturally influential family, he was inspired by his father, Hasan Lajevardi, a media executive, and his mother, Farah Dabir Rahmani, an educator and activist. Passionate about art from a young age, he left mathematics studies to attend Art School, later founding Negareh, an arts journal that connected him with leading figures in the Persian art scene. After postgraduate studies, he established Contemporary Arts Publications, combining young talent with advanced printing technology. In 2005, he founded the Lajevardi Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Iran’s contemporary art scene and fostering artistic exchange. His efforts continue to shape and expand the region’s cultural landscape.
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We have defined our mission as creating an innovative and experiential space, increasing public access to artworks, and developing the intellectual and cultural capacities of society.
About Us:
The Lajevardi Foundation is a cultural institution that has been active since 2005 with the aim of recognizing and promoting contemporary Iranian art and culture. Our activities are diverse and wide-ranging. These include research and knowledge production in the field of contemporary art, as well as collaboration with institutions and non-governmental organizations. In recent years, we have collaborated with artists from around the world to foster international intercultural cooperation. Supporting the publication of specialized journals on historical and cultural studies, providing financial and moral support to artists, and publishing books through the Contemporary Art Publishing House are among the other activities of the Lajevardi Foundation. We take pride in having been the executor, partner, or organizer of projects over more than a decade that have profoundly impacted the expansion of the boundaries of contemporary Iranian art.
Vision
To continuously execute projects and exhibitions that reflect the cultural trends and transformations of Iranian society. To serve as a reliable and credible platform for introducing, promoting, and understanding contemporary art for the public and collectors. To become one of the top five cultural and artistic institutions in the West Asia region.
Culture is the best tool for dialogue between citizens, and striving for its growth leads to the creation of a sustainable society.
Philosophy
Ehsan Lajevardi is a Persian publisher, art director, entrepreneur, and collector. Born in 1982 into a culturally influential family, he was inspired by his father, Hasan Lajevardi, a media executive, and his mother, Farah Dabir Rahmani, an educator and activist. After postgraduate studies, he established Contemporary Arts Publications, combining young talent with advanced printing technology. In 2005, he founded the Lajevardi Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Iran’s contemporary art scene and fostering artistic exchange. His efforts continue to shape and expand the region’s cultural landscape.
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By reinterpreting archives, personal memories, and collective cultural histories, these artists challenged conventional understandings of historical events. Their works uncovered forgotten or overlooked moments, offering the audience a chance to engage with history not as a fixed story but as something fluid, alive, and deeply intertwined with contemporary realities. This collection celebrated new perspectives where history was excavated and reconstructed to form fresh, multidimensional narratives. From Polska's conceptual reanimation of archival materials and reflections on documentation, to Radziszewskis explorations of queer identity and East-West cultural dialogues, and Simon's examination of geography, migration, and personal experience, the exhibition presented a range of approaches to understanding the past. These reinterpretations highlighted how contemporary art served as a bridge between historical understanding and the present, encouraging audiences to reconsider how they perceived time, memory, and the processes of meaning-making. Through this dialogue between past and present, the exhibition invited viewers to reflect on their own place within the evolving narratives of history, solidifying the Lajevardi Foundation's commitment to fostering critical conversations in contemporary art.
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Each artwork revisited the past, not as a static moment frozen in time, but as an evolving narrative continuously shaped by the present.
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We Prefer to look back to futures past
The exhibition at the Lajevardi Foundation brought together works by ten Polish artists, including Agnieszka Polska, Karol Radziszewski, and Janek Simon, who engaged with history through diverse mediums such as photography, sculpture, film, and video.
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Each artwork revisited the past, not as a static moment frozen in time, but as an evolving narrative continuously shaped by the present.
We Prefer to look back to futures past
The exhibition at the Lajevardi Foundation brought together works by ten Polish artists, including Agnieszka Polska, Karol Radziszewski, and Janek Simon, who engaged with history through diverse mediums such as photography, sculpture, film, and video.
By reinterpreting archives, personal memories, and collective cultural histories, these artists challenged conventional understandings of historical events. Their works uncovered forgotten or overlooked moments, offering the audience a chance to engage with history not as a fixed story but as something fluid, alive, and deeply intertwined with contemporary realities. This collection celebrated new perspectives where history was excavated and reconstructed to form fresh, multidimensional narratives. From Polska's conceptual reanimation of archival materials and reflections on documentation, to Radziszewskis explorations of queer identity and East-West cultural dialogues, and Simon's examination of geography, migration, and personal experience, the exhibition presented a range of approaches to understanding the past. These reinterpretations highlighted how contemporary art served as a bridge between historical understanding and the present, encouraging audiences to reconsider how they perceived time, memory, and the processes of meaning-making. Through this dialogue between past and present, the exhibition invited viewers to reflect on their own place within the evolving narratives of history, solidifying the Lajevardi Foundation's commitment to fostering critical conversations in contemporary art.
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Hiva Alizadeh, a self-taught artist from Kerman, reimagined the region’s renowned carpet-weaving tradition by blending its intricate techniques with vibrant, contemporary aesthetics. Using synthetic hair extensions instead of traditional wool or silk, Alizadeh created bold, impressionistic landscapes that reinterpreted the textures and forms of Kerman carpets. These tactile, chromatic works challenged the boundaries between craft and conceptual art, offering a striking commentary on cultural heritage and globalized aesthetics. The cascading threads of synthetic hair evoked movement and fluidity, transforming familiar forms into surreal, abstract compositions that seduced viewers with their vibrant colors and tactile allure. The sculptural qualities of Alizadeh’s work extended beyond the frame, as seen in his installations where hair cascaded freely or occupied space like immersive landscapes. These works invited touch and active engagement, with each thread resembling a vivid brushstroke in a dreamlike, weightless composition. The vibrant forms not only evoked a reinterpretation of natural landscapes but also reflected on materiality, beauty, and the contemporary condition. Alizadeh’s art transformed the act of observation into an intimate sensory and visual experience, bridging tradition with innovation and creating deeply personal connections with the audience. These pieces highlighted the rich interplay between heritage and modernity while redefning the possibilities of weaving as a dynamic and evolving art form.
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Between Sleep, Between Wakefulness
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Hiva Alizadeh, a self-taught artist from Kerman, reimagined the region’s renowned carpet-weaving tradition by blending its intricate techniques with vibrant, contemporary aesthetics. Using synthetic hair extensions instead of traditional wool or silk, Alizadeh created bold, impressionistic landscapes that reinterpreted the textures and forms of Kerman carpets. These tactile, chromatic works challenged the boundaries between craft and conceptual art, offering a striking commentary on cultural heritage and globalized aesthetics. The cascading threads of synthetic hair evoked movement and fluidity, transforming familiar forms into surreal, abstract compositions that seduced viewers with their vibrant colors and tactile allure.
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Home Page MobileThe sculptural qualities of Alizadeh’s work extended beyond the frame, as seen in his installations where hair cascaded freely or occupied space like immersive landscapes. These works invited touch and active engagement, with each thread resembling a vivid brushstroke in a dreamlike, weightless composition. The vibrant forms not only evoked a reinterpretation of natural landscapes but also reflected on materiality, beauty, and the contemporary condition. Alizadeh’s art transformed the act of observation into an intimate sensory and visual experience, bridging tradition with innovation and creating deeply personal connections with the audience. These pieces highlighted the rich interplay between heritage and modernity while redefning the possibilities of weaving as a dynamic and evolving art form.
Mahsa Karimzadeh’s work transformed space into an extension of the body, a neurological web of connections that shrank the vastness of the macrocosm into the gallery while amplifying the intimate microcosm of the body. Her suspended wires formed a mesh, an intricate communication network reminiscent of roots in a jungle, fostering dialogue not between plants, but between spectators. This immersive experience invited viewers into her body, a body once riddled with discomfort and rejection during her early encounters with puberty. Over time, these tensions gave way to reconciliation, as her work embraced the interconnection of body, nature, and environment. Her installations bridged these realms, making the air itself a medium and very wire a potential force of change, connecting one corner of the space to another. Her installations culminated in We, a monumental work that explored interconnected systems of social and physical structures. Blurring the boundaries between the individual and collective, this dense network of wires, cracks, and folds visualized complexity, a concept rooted in the unpredictable interactions of living systems. Like a Body without Organs, her work rejected conventional boundaries, proposing instead an interconnected space where human presence navigated, disrupted, and was transformed by the installation. We reflected the vitality and unpredictability of human societies, offering a metaphor for collective growth, change, and the boundless possibilities of shared existence.
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A Journey Through the Body and Beyond
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A Journey Through the Body and Beyond
Mahsa Karimzadeh’s work transformed space into an extension of the body, a neurological web of connections that shrank the vastness of the macrocosm into the gallery while amplifying the intimate microcosm of the body. Her suspended wires formed a mesh, an intricate communication network reminiscent of roots in a jungle, fostering dialogue not between plants, but between spectators. This immersive experience invited viewers into her body, a body once riddled with discomfort and rejection during her early encounters with puberty. Over time, these tensions gave way to reconciliation, as her work embraced the interconnection of body, nature, and environment. Her installations bridged these realms, making the air itself a medium and very wire a potential force of change, connecting one corner of the space to another.
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Home Page MobileHer installations culminated in We, a monumental work that explored interconnected systems of social and physical structures. Blurring the boundaries between the individual and collective, this dense network of wires, cracks, and folds visualized complexity, a concept rooted in the unpredictable interactions of living systems. Like a Body without Organs, her work rejected conventional boundaries, proposing instead an interconnected space where human presence navigated, disrupted, and was transformed by the installation. We reflected the vitality and unpredictability of human societies, offering a metaphor for collective growth, change, and the boundless possibilities of shared existence.
Mohsen Sadeghian’s monumental floating mountains challenged perceptions of nature and construction. These suspended forms, massive yet weightless, blurred the lines between landscapes shaped by time and those molded by human intervention. Drawing inspiration from the Anthropocene, Sadeghian’s work reflected the profound impact of humanity on the natural world. Their shimmering surfaces, crafted from papier-mâché, echoed microplastics and industrial waste, transforming the sublime grandeur of nature into a raw commentary on environmental degradation. Far from idyllic, these mountains exposed their article, revealing the skeletons of their construction. Their empty spaces recalled the spiritual balance of Shan Shui paintings but replaced tranquility with tension, confronting viewers with the paradox of human-altered landscapes. As artifacts of a constructed world, Sadeghian’s mountains stripped nature of its untouched mystique and reimagined it as a layered narrative, part natural, part industrial, and fully under construction. Suspended in tension between fullness and emptiness, they served as both a tribute to nature’s power and a stark reminder of humanity’s lasting imprint on the environment.
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Sky Ridge
Exhibition of Works by Mohsen Sadeghian Curate by Pooya Aryanpour
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Sky Ridge
Exhibition of Works by Mohsen Sadeghian Curate by Pooya Aryanpour
Mohsen Sadeghian’s monumental floating mountains challenged perceptions of nature and construction. These suspended forms, massive yet weightless, blurred the lines between landscapes shaped by time and those molded by human intervention. Drawing inspiration from the Anthropocene, Sadeghian’s work reflected the profound impact of humanity on the natural world. Their shimmering surfaces, crafted from papier-mâché, echoed microplastics and industrial waste, transforming the sublime grandeur of nature into a raw commentary on environmental degradation.
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Home Page MobileFar from idyllic, these mountains exposed their article, revealing the skeletons of their construction. Their empty spaces recalled the spiritual balance of Shan Shui paintings but replaced tranquility with tension, confronting viewers with the paradox of human-altered landscapes. As artifacts of a constructed world, Sadeghian’s mountains stripped nature of its untouched mystique and reimagined it as a layered narrative, part natural, part industrial, and fully under construction. Suspended in tension between fullness and emptiness, they served as both a tribute to nature’s power and a stark reminder of humanity’s lasting imprint on the environment.
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Lajevardi Foundation’s publishing initiative stands as the foundation of the Foundation itself, a vital resource that not only fuels its artistic and curatorial projects but also ensures its financial independence. Unlike many institutions that rely on external sponsorships, government funding, or private patronage, Lajevardi Foundation has built a self-sustaining model through its commitment to publishing. This approach has allowed it to remain fully autonomous, giving it the freedom to curate, support, and develop projects based purely on artistic and intellectual merit rather than external financial pressures. At the heart of this initiative is a publishing house that is regarded as one of the highest-quality art publication firms in Iran. Through the production of artist books, monographs, exhibition catalogs, critical anthologies, and magazines, the Foundation has established itself as a key player in documenting and disseminating contemporary art in Iran and beyond. These publications do not merely accompany exhibitions; they act as standalone intellectual and artistic contributions, preserving critical discussions, visual narratives, and artistic experiments in enduring formats. With a strong focus on design, material quality, and editorial rigor, Lajevardi Foundation’s publications have set a benchmark in the region, offering books that are as meticulously crafted as the artworks they represent. By prioritizing publishing as both an artistic and financial strategy, the Foundation has transformed what is often considered a secondary aspect of art institutions into its primary financial engine. The revenue generated from these high-caliber publications is reinvested into exhibitions, research programs, and artist collaborations, ensuring that the Foundation continues to thrive without dependence on external funding. This model has not only granted Lajevardi Foundation a rare level of independence but has also allowed it to function as a true cultural institution, one that fosters critical discourse, nurtures artistic production, and contributes to the historical record of contemporary art in Iran. In an art ecosystem where financial constraints often dictate the scope and direction of institutional programming, Lajevardi Foundation’s publishing initiative stands as a bold and visionary alternative. It proves that a well-executed publishing strategy can do more than document artistic practice, it can actively sustain and propel it forward. Through this self-sufficient model, the Foundation has ensured that its impact extends far beyond temporary exhibitions, leaving behind a lasting intellectual and artistic legacy.
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Lajevardi Foundation’s publishing initiative stands as the foundation of the Foundation itself, a vital resource that not only fuels its artistic and curatorial projects but also ensures its financial independence. Unlike many institutions that rely on external sponsorships, government funding, or private patronage, Lajevardi Foundation has built a self-sustaining model through its commitment to publishing. This approach has allowed it to remain fully autonomous, giving it the freedom to curate, support, and develop projects based purely on artistic and intellectual merit rather than external financial pressures. At the heart of this initiative is a publishing house that is regarded as one of the highest-quality art publication firms in Iran. Through the production of artist books, monographs, exhibition catalogs, critical anthologies, and magazines, the Foundation has established itself as a key player in documenting and disseminating contemporary art in Iran and beyond. These publications do not merely accompany exhibitions; they act as standalone intellectual and artistic contributions, preserving critical discussions, visual narratives, and artistic experiments in enduring formats. With a strong focus on design, material quality, and editorial rigor, Lajevardi Foundation’s publications have set a benchmark in the region, offering books that are as meticulously crafted as the artworks they represent. By prioritizing publishing as both an artistic and financial strategy, the Foundation has transformed what is often considered a secondary aspect of art institutions into its primary financial engine. The revenue generated from these high-caliber publications is reinvested into exhibitions, research programs, and artist collaborations, ensuring that the Foundation continues to thrive without dependence on external funding. This model has not only granted Lajevardi Foundation a rare level of independence but has also allowed it to function as a true cultural institution, one that fosters critical discourse, nurtures artistic production, and contributes to the historical record of contemporary art in Iran. In an art ecosystem where financial constraints often dictate the scope and direction of institutional programming, Lajevardi Foundation’s publishing initiative stands as a bold and visionary alternative. It proves that a well-executed publishing strategy can do more than document artistic practice, it can actively sustain and propel it forward. Through this self-sufficient model, the Foundation has ensured that its impact extends far beyond temporary exhibitions, leaving behind a lasting intellectual and artistic legacy.
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Nūr
Lajevardi Foundation's Collection
The collected series, contain various works of contemporary art. Some of the artworks belong to prominent and well-established artists which naturally have a place in any valuable art collection. Other collected artworks belong to the artists who have created their artworks in a different manner from mainstream, and are non-conformed to contemporary practices.
Collecting artwork was initiated by art sponsor, collector, and the cultural manager of the LCollecting artwork was initiated by art sponsor, collector, and the cultural manager of the Lajevardi Foundation, Ehsan Lajevardi. In recent years, his activities as an art graduate, have included setting up exhibitions of a wide range of artists, publishing books and creating opportunities for research and experiment in the contemporary art sphere. The approach of collecting artworks in Lajevardi Foundation, mirrors the collector’s personal view and interests, and the enjoyment of gathering artworks with distinct ideas behind, and simultaneously pays a closer attention to significant and thought provoking works of art. ajevardi Foundation, Ehsan Lajevardi. In recent years, his activities as an art graduate, have included setting up exhibitions of a wide range of artists, publishing books and creating opportunities for research and experiment in the contemporary art sphere. The approach of collecting artworks in Lajevardi Foundation, mirrors the collector’s personal view and interests, and the enjoyment of gathering artworks with distinct ideas behind, and simultaneously pays a closer attention to significant and thought provoking works of art. Nūr is a selection of Lajevardi Foundation art collection, consisting of 20 pieces by Iranian contemporary artists from early 1970s to early 2010s. In this exhibition, the collector appears as the author and presents the audience with pieces that have been placed next to each other considering a metaphorical and philosophical concept such as "light". This collection was exhibited in “O Gallery”, in summer of 2020.
Artworks exhibited in Nūr collection bring out multi-layered, deep and complex stimulations. Each of these pieces in a way represents creation, the sublime, the existence, immortality, stagnation, chaos, or change. What they have in common is the preservation and accumulation of artistic imagination as a means of transcending and transforming the sublime and abstract categories, into conceptual and objective phenomena. The display talks about the society today and the rediscovery of metaphysics, and indicates that there are realities beyond everyday life which affect and enrich our thoughts, experiences and feelings. "Light" is the language of symbols and spiritual metaphors. Its perceptible meaning is light and its figurative meaning is reminiscent of concepts such as clear and obvious. The word introduces a multi-faceted metaphor that reflects in terms like existence, being, reality, spirit, divinity, knowledge and science. According to old texts and esoteric literature, the manifestation of divinity and the sublime in their most familiar forms occur through light. Light is defined as a force that regulates turmoil. It has the power to visualize the world, and is equivalent to concepts such as balance, stability, and transition. Light moves between ideas, patterns a objects, linking them together. This movement is the initiation of coming out of darkness and achieving transparency and balance. Light and darkness are two concepts that both have traces of the other. These two forces are the basis of philosophical dualism in our world. Light initiates life, enlightens and raises awareness. In contrast, darkness is equivalent to dimness, absence and an atmosphere full of ambiguity and bewilderment. These two forces are never separated and each can be understood in opposition to the other.
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Nūr
Lajevardi Foundation's Collection
The collected series, contain various works of contemporary art. Some of the artworks belong to prominent and well-established artists which naturally have a place in any valuable art collection. Other collected artworks belong to the artists who have created their artworks in a different manner from mainstream, and are non-conformed to contemporary practices.
Collecting artwork was initiated by art sponsor, collector, and the cultural manager of the LCollecting artwork was initiated by art sponsor, collector, and the cultural manager of the Lajevardi Foundation, Ehsan Lajevardi. In recent years, his activities as an art graduate, have included setting up exhibitions of a wide range of artists, publishing books and creating opportunities for research and experiment in the contemporary art sphere. The approach of collecting artworks in Lajevardi Foundation, mirrors the collector’s personal view and interests, and the enjoyment of gathering artworks with distinct ideas behind, and simultaneously pays a closer attention to significant and thought provoking works of art. ajevardi Foundation, Ehsan Lajevardi. In recent years, his activities as an art graduate, have included setting up exhibitions of a wide range of artists, publishing books and creating opportunities for research and experiment in the contemporary art sphere. The approach of collecting artworks in Lajevardi Foundation, mirrors the collector’s personal view and interests, and the enjoyment of gathering artworks with distinct ideas behind, and simultaneously pays a closer attention to significant and thought provoking works of art. Nūr is a selection of Lajevardi Foundation art collection, consisting of 20 pieces by Iranian contemporary artists from early 1970s to early 2010s. In this exhibition, the collector appears as the author and presents the audience with pieces that have been placed next to each other considering a metaphorical and philosophical concept such as "light". This collection was exhibited in “O Gallery”, in summer of 2020.
Artworks exhibited in Nūr collection bring out multi-layered, deep and complex stimulations. Each of these pieces in a way represents creation, the sublime, the existence, immortality, stagnation, chaos, or change. What they have in common is the preservation and accumulation of artistic imagination as a means of transcending and transforming the sublime and abstract categories, into conceptual and objective phenomena. The display talks about the society today and the rediscovery of metaphysics, and indicates that there are realities beyond everyday life which affect and enrich our thoughts, experiences and feelings. "Light" is the language of symbols and spiritual metaphors. Its perceptible meaning is light and its figurative meaning is reminiscent of concepts such as clear and obvious. The word introduces a multi-faceted metaphor that reflects in terms like existence, being, reality, spirit, divinity, knowledge and science. According to old texts and esoteric literature, the manifestation of divinity and the sublime in their most familiar forms occur through light. Light is defined as a force that regulates turmoil. It has the power to visualize the world, and is equivalent to concepts such as balance, stability, and transition. Light moves between ideas, patterns a objects, linking them together. This movement is the initiation of coming out of darkness and achieving transparency and balance. Light and darkness are two concepts that both have traces of the other. These two forces are the basis of philosophical dualism in our world. Light initiates life, enlightens and raises awareness. In contrast, darkness is equivalent to dimness, absence and an atmosphere full of ambiguity and bewilderment. These two forces are never separated and each can be understood in opposition to the other.
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Performance, Installation, Sound Leonie Roessler & Navid Salajegheh
Stones is an installation by Iranian artist Navid Salajegheh that consists of three acts; a tool to calculate the threshold between in balance and imbalance, using materials which carefully collected and a hand-operated device which recreates the sliding and rolling sound of stones and a conversation with stones installation by German artist Leonie Roessle. She created a four channel installation. What is at stake here is the present sound fragments recorded by the bank of Rhine river which is transformed into a soundscape oscillating between actual geographical locations and a lived yet blurry memory. The link between the two projects can be followed in parallel, in the ways each artist offers different interpretation of movement/transportation. Stones project is a distance conversation opening in mid-March at Lajevardi Foundation, Tehran and will be on view for almost a month.
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Stones is an installation by Iranian artist Navid Salajegheh that consists of three acts; a tool to calculate the threshold between in balance and imbalance, using materials which carefully collected and a hand-operated device which recreates the sliding and rolling sound of stones and a conversation with stones installation by German artist Leonie Roessle. She created a four channel installation. What is at stake here is the present sound fragments recorded by the bank of Rhine river which is transformed into a soundscape oscillating between actual geographical locations and a lived yet blurry memory. The link between the two projects can be followed in parallel, in the ways each artist offers different interpretation of movement/transportation. Stones project is a distance conversation opening in mid-March at Lajevardi Foundation, Tehran and will be on view for almost a month.
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After presenting two separate projects in Plugin Exhibition of the Istanbul Contemporary Art Festival 2015, Lajevardi Foundation proudly presents this exhibition in Tehran. In this presentation, the viewers could see the art work of two Persian artists who live across the borders, Ms.Moorehshin Allahyari and Mr. Mohamad Hossein Zareei Ms. Allahyari’s artistic piece is a 3D printed model and a parody of an ancient handmade and a historical art craft which its roots goes back to the Assyrian’s period in Nineveh territory in addition to Roman sculptures from Hatra or Al-Hadr city which were sabotaged by ISIS recently. Meticulously in his Resin statues, the artist embedded a memory cart which is compounded of related pictures, maps, PDF and videos and restored the last months before destruction of these masterpieces, monuments and historic sites. The second piece belongs to Mr.Zareei which is titled as: “Brut Machine”. This complex sculpture is consisted of ten separated audio mechanical pieces, which uses the looped incessant repetitive one or two scales repetitions. This piece instantly attracts and absorbs viewer’s attention to the substantive essence and modality of its rudimentary auditory elements, expounded details and ascendancies. Moreover, it subtly emphasizes on the material validity parallel with the unexpended linear aspects of the piece. Also, it should be mentioned that the existing ensemble in this piece, benefits from some non-musical objects which would sound bizarre and sound not so enchanting to the ears as a whole.
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Moorehshin Allahyari- Mohamad Hossein Zareei
After presenting two separate projects in Plugin Exhibition of the Istanbul Contemporary Art Festival 2015, Lajevardi Foundation proudly presents this exhibition in Tehran. In this presentation, the viewers could see the art work of two Persian artists who live across the borders, Ms.Moorehshin Allahyari and Mr. Mohamad Hossein Zareei Ms. Allahyari’s artistic piece is a 3D printed model and a parody of an ancient handmade and a historical art craft which its roots goes back to the Assyrian’s period in Nineveh territory in addition to Roman sculptures from Hatra or Al-Hadr city which were sabotaged by ISIS recently. Meticulously in his Resin statues, the artist embedded a memory cart which is compounded of related pictures, maps, PDF and videos and restored the last months before destruction of these masterpieces, monuments and historic sites. The second piece belongs to Mr.Zareei which is titled as: “Brut Machine”. This complex sculpture is consisted of ten separated audio mechanical pieces, which uses the looped incessant repetitive one or two scales repetitions. This piece instantly attracts and absorbs viewer’s attention to the substantive essence and modality of its rudimentary auditory elements, expounded details and ascendancies. Moreover, it subtly emphasizes on the material validity parallel with the unexpended linear aspects of the piece. Also, it should be mentioned that the existing ensemble in this piece, benefits from some non-musical objects which would sound bizarre and sound not so enchanting to the ears as a whole.
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Mimicry Empathy
Artists: Bless Ulla Von Brandenburg Susanne Bürner Berta Fischer Wiktor Gutt/Waldemar Raniszewski Sofia Hultén Jochen Lempert Alexandra Leykauf Annette Kelm
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In biology, mimicry implies a mostly visual adaptation to a different life form, which could be beneficial in some situations and, ultimately, secure survival. Besides making someone less visible, mimicry can also be a way of becoming more attractive, to be seen and favored over others. In any case, the recipient of mimicry will get a misleading signal and will be deluded. These mechanisms are not only practiced by animals but play into various social phenomena. For teenagers, trying to blend into a prevailing society can be a way to test their affiliation to various groups and life schemes, and to ultimately develop their own identity, based on their experience. In any case, the evolution of mimicry requires a certain amount of empathy to help understand the structure of the system one wants to be a part of. Thus, visual assimilation can only be created through engagement with the thinking and the strategies of the counterpart, sometimes even of the opponent. Spies are very much forced to understand the life of others, which can lead to their conversion. It is this exact empathy that blurs the boundaries between the imitator and the model and that allows for total identification. The Mimicry—Empathy exhibition negotiates these emotionally uncontrollable aspects of adaptation and challenges the construction of cultural identities.
Mimicry Empathy
Artists: Bless Ulla Von Brandenburg Susanne Bürner Berta Fischer Wiktor Gutt/Waldemar Raniszewski Sofia Hultén Jochen Lempert Alexandra Leykauf Annette Kelm
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Home Page MobileIn biology, mimicry implies a mostly visual adaptation to a different life form, which could be beneficial in some situations and, ultimately, secure survival. Besides making someone less visible, mimicry can also be a way of becoming more attractive, to be seen and favored over others. In any case, the recipient of mimicry will get a misleading signal and will be deluded. These mechanisms are not only practiced by animals but play into various social phenomena. For teenagers, trying to blend into a prevailing society can be a way to test their affiliation to various groups and life schemes, and to ultimately develop their own identity, based on their experience. In any case, the evolution of mimicry requires a certain amount of empathy to help understand the structure of the system one wants to be a part of. Thus, visual assimilation can only be created through engagement with the thinking and the strategies of the counterpart, sometimes even of the opponent. Spies are very much forced to understand the life of others, which can lead to their conversion. It is this exact empathy that blurs the boundaries between the imitator and the model and that allows for total identification. The Mimicry—Empathy exhibition negotiates these emotionally uncontrollable aspects of adaptation and challenges the construction of cultural identities.
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In 2016, Lajevardi Foundation proudly hosted Homage to Hafez, a landmark exhibition by Günther Uecker, one of Germany’s most inuential contemporary artists. Inspired by 30 sonnets of Hafez, Uecker spent two years creating 42 pieces that transformed Persian poetry into a visual rhythm of texture, light, and movement. First unveiled in Hafezieh, Shiraz, and later brought to Tehran, the exhibition became a poetic dialogue between East and West, bridging mysticism and modernism through Uecker’s unique material language. Uecker’s works in this collection embodied a profound synthesis of mysticism, history, and material exploration. Using elemental materials such as wood, nails, pigment, and paper, he crafted compositions that pulsed with movement—spirals of golden light, calligraphic textures, and dense, tactile surfaces that echoed both the written word and the silence beyond it. Much like Hafez’s poetry, these works oscillated between structure and spontaneity, discipline and ecstasy. The presence of Uecker, a German artist shaped by the trauma of war and the avant-garde innovations of the Zero Group, engaging so deeply with Persian literary tradition, was a rare and remarkable moment— one that spoke to the universal nature of art as a space of reconciliation and reinvention. The opening, attended by Uecker himself alongside cultural dignitaries, international collectors, and key gures in Iran’s art scene, underscored the exhibition’s signicance. Alongside the works, A Homage to Hafez, a book produced in association with Lajevardi Foundation, was also unveiled, solidifying the Foundation’s role in fostering global artistic discourse. Using nails, pigments, and embossed surfaces, Uecker’s works mirrored the cadence of Hafez’s poetry, oscillating between structure and spontaneity, silence and expression. Homage to Hafez was not just an exhibition but a rare convergence of histories, proving that art, like poetry, transcends borders and remains eternally relevant.
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In 2016, Lajevardi Foundation proudly hosted Homage to Hafez, a landmark exhibition by Günther Uecker, one of Germany’s most inuential contemporary artists. Inspired by 30 sonnets of Hafez, Uecker spent two years creating 42 pieces that transformed Persian poetry into a visual rhythm of texture, light, and movement. First unveiled in Hafezieh, Shiraz, and later brought to Tehran, the exhibition became a poetic dialogue between East and West, bridging mysticism and modernism through Uecker’s unique material language. Uecker’s works in this collection embodied a profound synthesis of mysticism, history, and material exploration. Using elemental materials such as wood, nails, pigment, and paper, he crafted compositions that pulsed with movement—spirals of golden light, calligraphic textures, and dense, tactile surfaces that echoed both the written word and the silence beyond it. Much like Hafez’s poetry, these works oscillated between structure and spontaneity, discipline and ecstasy. The presence of Uecker, a German artist shaped by the trauma of war and the avant-garde innovations of the Zero Group, engaging so deeply with Persian literary tradition, was a rare and remarkable moment— one that spoke to the universal nature of art as a space of reconciliation and reinvention. The opening, attended by Uecker himself alongside cultural dignitaries, international collectors, and key gures in Iran’s art scene, underscored the exhibition’s signicance. Alongside the works, A Homage to Hafez, a book produced in association with Lajevardi Foundation, was also unveiled, solidifying the Foundation’s role in fostering global artistic discourse. Using nails, pigments, and embossed surfaces, Uecker’s works mirrored the cadence of Hafez’s poetry, oscillating between structure and spontaneity, silence and expression. Homage to Hafez was not just an exhibition but a rare convergence of histories, proving that art, like poetry, transcends borders and remains eternally relevant.
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Artist or Serial Killer? Carefree and fearless whistlers of the East. Thinking requires logic and conclusion, whereas creativity does not. Beneath a seemingly calm surface, transformation and change take place—change that demands a new language. Much like the Dadaists, who discovered a language that offered them limitless possibilities. These talented and lovable young individuals, brimming with youthful energy, sit before small screens, gazing at a vast and chaotic world, striving to decode it. Influenced by sex, violence, death, and destruction, they are sick with their dreams, leaving behind cryptic clues—gestures that hint at their experiences and the accident we call life. Broken souls whose only path to revival and survival is through action. They fear nothing but themselves—children who aspire to be superheroes. Poets with sharp, cutting teeth. Poets inspired by the internet. Poets of the online world. Nine artists from the third generation of revolutionaries, bold enough to set aside personal pride and sing songs of celebration and victory. P.S.:Had these young individuals not become artists, they might well have turned into serial killers.
In the fifth year of the Lajevardi Foundation's Nowruz program—an annual event held from the first day of Farvardin in collaboration with Fereydoun Ave—we decided to give a platform to the young artists of *Sout-e Sharghi* (Eastern Whistle) and help them be seen and heard. One of the key objectives of the Lajevardi Foundation is to create a space for studying and understanding contemporary art, as well as its connection to current social movements in Iran and around the world. *Sout-e Sharghi* is a collective of nine innovative artists, and their exhibition at the Lajevardi Foundation has provided an opportunity to engage with a new generation of Iranian artists. The diversity in artistic styles, along with the vast number of works displayed, allowed audiences to familiarize themselves with the perspectives of these artists and gain a deeper understanding of contemporary life. In recent years, Iranian society has undergone significant transformations across various fields. These changes bring new experiences of difference, and the *Sout-e Sharghi – Rooz-e No* (Eastern Whistle – A New Day) exhibition offers a valuable opportunity to witness these evolving perspectives. At a time when social groups are increasingly disconnected, art serves as a bridge, fostering understanding between individuals and generations while making the diverse experiences of different social groups more comprehensible.
Eastern Whistle – A New Day
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Artists: M Smart Sadra Bani Asadi Sepehr Haji Abadi Pouria Darvish Maryam Sabbaghpour Amirhossein Alaviyeh Amir Ghafoori Parsa Mostaghim Sadra MirSharifi
Artist or Serial Killer? Carefree and fearless whistlers of the East. Thinking requires logic and conclusion, whereas creativity does not. Beneath a seemingly calm surface, transformation and change take place—change that demands a new language. Much like the Dadaists, who discovered a language that offered them limitless possibilities. These talented and lovable young individuals, brimming with youthful energy, sit before small screens, gazing at a vast and chaotic world, striving to decode it. Influenced by sex, violence, death, and destruction, they are sick with their dreams, leaving behind cryptic clues—gestures that hint at their experiences and the accident we call life. Broken souls whose only path to revival and survival is through action. They fear nothing but themselves—children who aspire to be superheroes. Poets with sharp, cutting teeth. Poets inspired by the internet. Poets of the online world. Nine artists from the third generation of revolutionaries, bold enough to set aside personal pride and sing songs of celebration and victory. P.S.:Had these young individuals not become artists, they might well have turned into serial killers.
In the fifth year of the Lajevardi Foundation's Nowruz program—an annual event held from the first day of Farvardin in collaboration with Fereydoun Ave—we decided to give a platform to the young artists of *Sout-e Sharghi* (Eastern Whistle) and help them be seen and heard. One of the key objectives of the Lajevardi Foundation is to create a space for studying and understanding contemporary art, as well as its connection to current social movements in Iran and around the world. *Sout-e Sharghi* is a collective of nine innovative artists, and their exhibition at the Lajevardi Foundation has provided an opportunity to engage with a new generation of Iranian artists. The diversity in artistic styles, along with the vast number of works displayed, allowed audiences to familiarize themselves with the perspectives of these artists and gain a deeper understanding of contemporary life. In recent years, Iranian society has undergone significant transformations across various fields. These changes bring new experiences of difference, and the *Sout-e Sharghi – Rooz-e No* (Eastern Whistle – A New Day) exhibition offers a valuable opportunity to witness these evolving perspectives. At a time when social groups are increasingly disconnected, art serves as a bridge, fostering understanding between individuals and generations while making the diverse experiences of different social groups more comprehensible.
Eastern Whistle – A New Day
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The “RTL;LTR” is a reciprocal exhibition between Iranian and Austrian artists, the title of this exhibition is retrieved from the same informatics expression, which indicates the writing style of left to write and write to left inscription frames and formats. This subtle aspect and matter is the main principle, root, and base of this mutual cultural and artistic exchange among these two countries. This event is the results of Tarlan Rafiee, Yashar Samimi Mofakham, and Peter Aussmaan’s attempts. Whether in Iran or in Austria, viewers would absorb and interpret the art collection presented, due to their own cultural, regional and social backgrounds and eventually would face a chain of conceptual meanings related to these collections, which not only would strength this artistic profound discourse but also leads toward perfection and ultimately reaching its best aspects. This exhibition was held in Austria this summer and work of 17 Persian Artists shown in Forum Gallery and Art Mark Gallery in Vienna and 17 art pieces by Austrian artist shown in Lajevardi Foundation Parallel.
RTL:LTR
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This Side, That Side An Exhibition of Austrian art collection
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RTL:LTR
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