London – Xerxes Art
March 25 to April 4, 2011
Iranian born London based artist Afsoon has re-visited the openness and innocence of the late 60s and 70s, and the blossoming of creativity and progress during that era.
From the Arab World to Iran, from the Indian Sub-Continent to Turkey, the movement continues, and in her series of Icons from these four regions, Afsoon has celebrated some of the most outstanding personalities of these decades, hoping to always keep them and their deeds in the limelight.
Amitabh Bachchan
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Afsoon was born in Tehran in 1961. After spending her childhood in Iran, she moved to the USA in 1979 and then settled in London. Her multi faceted life is reflected in her work, where East merges with West and where the result is at once familiar and alien.
Behrouz Vossoughi
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Her works are multi layered and often combine text with images, using various media such as linocuts, photography, collage and etching. The results are rich yet playful and humorous tableaux which the audience is able to interact with and interpret.
Aishwarya Rai
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Her works have been extensively exhibited and are found in prominent collections including that of the British Museum.
Dalida
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Emel Sayin
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Fairuz
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Fardin
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Forouzan
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Googoosh
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Indira-Gandhi
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Iraj Pezeshkzad
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Mahasti
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Nancy Ajram
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Nasser Malek Motei
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Omar Sharif
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Orhan Pamuk
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Queen Noor
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Tarkan
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Umm Kulthum
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Exhibition Viewing Hours:
March 25 to April 4, 2011
13:00‐18:00 Tuesdays through Fridays
April 5 to May 2, 2011
By Appointment Only
Xerxes Art
52 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RP
t. + (44) (20) 7839-3033
About Xerxes Art
Xerxes Art was the first gallery outside of the Middle East to solely exhibit the contemporary visual arts of Iran and of the World of Islam, and remains the only mainstream gallery outside of the Middle East to focus solely on the contemporary visual arts of the World of Islam including those of Afghanistan, the Arab World, Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.
Xerxes represents a noted roster of artists, works mainly in the primary market and concentrates on solo or themed exhibitions by both established and emerging artists. In addition, Xerxes offers art advisory and curatorial services to private, corporate and institutional collections and collectors.
Xerxes’ mission is primarily cultural, as opposed to purely commercial, and as such the gallery uses the entirety of its proceeds and funds to promote the contemporary visual arts of the World of Islam inprominent international fora.
Source: XERXES ART
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