Talinn Grigor: 2 books
Contemporary Iranian Art
From the Street to the Studio
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
In the first comprehensive look at Iranian art and visual culture since the 1979 revolution, Talinn Grigor investigates the official art sponsored by the Islamic Republic, the culture of avant-garde art created in the studio and its display in galleries and museums, and the art of the Iranian diaspora...
Persian Kingship and Architecture
Strategies of Power in Iran from the Achaemenids to the Pahlavis
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Since the Shah went into exile and the Islamic Republic was established in 1979 in the wake of the Iranian Revolution, the very idea of monarchy in Iran has been contentious. Yet, as Persian Kingship and Architecture argues, the institution of kingship has historically played a pivotal role in articulating...