MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS FOR MAKING IT THROUGH TO THE FINALS OF MOP CAP 2017. 

We are grateful to our distingushed judges; Fereydoun Ave, Aaron Cezar, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Vasif Kortun, Ebi Melamed and Maaike Schoorel for two days of intense deliberation, dedication, professionalism and enthusiasm. 

A special thanks to Bonhams for generously hosting MOP CAP 2017. 

The judges have selected 9 Finalists from the strong list of 22 Shortlists. 

Yasamin Ghalehnoie

Gelare Khoshgozaran 

Ali Meer Azimi 

Shirin Mohammad 

Bijan Moosavi 

Ali Razghandi 

Neda Saeedi 

Sam Salehi Samiee 

Ramobod Vala 

The Finalist Exhibition will be taking place at Bonhams, London October 2018 to coincide with Frieze. 

To view the online catalogue, please click here

CONTEMPORARY ART 

In collaboration with Art Monte-Carlo 2018, Magic of Persia presents a panel discussion and an exhibition titled Contemporary Iran.
 
The Contemporary Iranian art field has been growing in the global scene much faster than ever before. Its evolution in the 21st century is owed to not only the increased number of artists  in the homeland and in the diaspora, but also to the Iranian curators and institutes whose involvement in the field have been immeasurable. 

This exhibition showcases some archival material as well as artworks by artists including Farhad Ahrarnia, Samira Alikhanzadeh, Bita Ghezelayagh, Shadi Ghadirian, Khosrow Hassanzadeh, Bahman Jalali, Ali Akbar Sadeghi, Koroush Shishegaran, Parviz Tanavoli and documentation of the Prostitute series by Kaveh Golestan from the Archaeology of the Final Decade (Vali Mahlouji). 

The panel aims to discuss the contemporary condition of Iranian art both locally and globally from various aspects encompassing educational, artistic and economical angles. While the exhibition presents a historiographical review of the formation of the relation between art and society in Iran. 
 
Panelists:
- Fereydoun Ave;  Artist
- Dornaz Hajiha; Film-Maker
- Rose Issa; Writer, Curator and Publisher
- Dina Nasser Khadivi; Independent Curator and International Consultant Specialised in Middle Eastern Contemporary Art at Christie's
 
Moderated by Fereshte Moosavi

For further information, click here