Radical Imprint
by Samuel Tafreshi
Radical in its content, striking in its aesthetics, and representative of the vast and shifting landscape of revolutionary thought, this was the print culture of Iran at the moment of liberation.
The Body of a King
by Samuel Tafreshi
What is to be done with the body of a king? When all of the meaning and majesty imbued in his person shrivels and fades before the world, what does he become?
Lipstick vs. The Ayatollah
by Monica Zandi,
“I didn’t know Iranian women looked like that.”
Atopia: The Mind in Winter
by Darius Rejali,
It’s an uncertain day, the kind where you wonder, did I stay in this city a little too long?
Namedropping
by Samuel Tafreshi,
What had been its own ‘center’ of intellectual and cultural production became an overlapping periphery beholden to the interests of emerging ‘centers’ in the region.
My Blossomed Potted Plant
by Jennifer Saparzadeh,
“My blossomed potted plant/ My moonlit balcony / From you I am alone / Fish out of its home.”
WHAT YOU KNOW
by Laila Iravani,
Khabar Keslan is proud to present “What You Know,” a documentary series by Laila Iravani that brings you up front and personal with prominent Iranian artists in America.
Before We Were Banned
by Azmi Haroun,
Khabar Keslan presents six interviews with the curators and artists of the NYC-based exhibition Before We Were Banned alongside this review.
Interview: A Stranger in Your Home
by Omar Alhashani & Amir H. Fallah,
In this interview, Amir Fallah discusses his research process, immigration, and small possessions.