Iranian Photography Now

By Homi Bhabha

Iranian photography reveals a radical aesthetic, embracing both beauty and political resistance, that is shared by practitioners based in Iran--who have devised innovative responses to that country's political restrictions--as well as Iranians in exile--who have been able to create politically and culturally provocative works for the past 30 years. Shirin Neshat and Kaveh Golestan are perhaps the best-known photographers featured in this publication, which also introduces the work of 34 equally accomplished artists--including Reza Aramesh, Parastou Forouhar, Abbas Kiarostami, Amiral Ghasemi and Shadi Ghadirian. Along with images of their work, some of which has rarely been seen, each photographer contributes a narrative about their life and artistic practice, creating a definitive document on the state of contemporary Iranian photography that transcends Western clich s and misconceptions about the culture of this singular country.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3775722572
• ISBN13: 9783775722575
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.9" x 9.6"