live and die with Governmental permission

Habib-o-llah Sadeghi + Mahmoud Shalooyee (previous and curent Presidents islamic fine arts department)

"Rappers, youth, rock musicians, artists and freethinkers are all Satanists!!!!!!!!,"
concludes an Iranian official news program on Iranian television.


Just check out this new law which has been declared by the Iranian Ministry of Islamic Culture and Education’s Fine Arts Department: "All official and unofficial fine art shows, exhibitions, events and expos should have prior permission from the Department of Fine Arts of the Islamic Ministry of Culture and Education."

How will this be done? Every artist, gallery or institute that wants to create a public event exhibiting fine art pieces must first show images of the artwork to the Islamic ministry officers and have them stamped as "Permissible.”

What does this mean? Is this in the interests of the artists? What is it like to be an artist in IRAN? To be a painter? This new policy has just one meaning: You are allowed to show these images in your gallery show, The Government – Sanctioned Art Show!!!!!

We live in 2008. History has taught us that Government- sanctioned art is not completely ART. Is It?

So after this We -Artists- in IRAN will not Show art in Galleries.This means :After this law ,In IRAN,You can just check galleries to see Premissioned ,accepted ,old colorful bulshit on walls instead of ART.Yeah!!! we will show some formal shit in Galleries.The original art is Underground and these days we will get Underground more and more.

THe strange point is(for example :) exactly when I am trying to trust my government and try to make my country's name shine in the world wide galleries (that is a positive thing for whole my nation and government)my government is fucking with me an trying to keep me silent . What the stupid dialouge is going on between me and my government. I am going mad as a Progressive Artist ,i should fear more and more.I should be depressed more and more . I should change my way again to be against instead of trying to be friend of my government.It is when the Government can not understand the young Blood.they fear. they are afraid of Beauty. a painting , a new subject or a young girl . All of these are meant to be against the religious government.
Girls ,newblood pieces of Art and every beauty should be hidden back at home or a basement. Painting a woman figure,a social political subject or a real energetic piece for sure is Not accepted.It means when ever i want to show my works in My country or take them out or inside my country with me i should show them all to the cultural officers and get permission. so it means when i paint i should also think about them and think about when and where i want to show or hide them. Hey man It means i can never create art but some useless paintings.ART is the result of freethinking and experience but not a limited act of putting colors on canvas and making an accepted image .


I just checked some opinions between some Iranian artists and cultural activists and saw that every person i can trust on has the similar idea to me.But so shame on those official artists who are using governmental budget and are going to official biennales like veniz and other bienalls . those who are lieing to themselves and people. One of them answered like this
Question: "Dear Mr.Khosrodjerdi what do you think about the new laws about showing of Fine Arts?"
Answer : "Ofcourse it is so good ,becasue it makes a better friendship and harmoney between artists and government and they can be more in touch after this.

Lets ask like this :" What the fuck are you talking about,stupid pupet?"
they are many countries and cities who are making a good relation between Artists and Government but not in such a rude and crazy way. I have witnessed that in some cities in the world they are paying artists for each Exhibition ,city council prints all posters and cards freely and many other oppurtunities that are made to help artists and inviting them to be close or near to the government. they do not check the artists work and they do not want him/her to be silent. they want him to cry and find the best ways ,to explore and teach all the nation. they help Artists ,but here we are getting totured.

Girls ,Artists , Youth Are in the worst dangerous social prison.
After 10 years i am fucking bored ,fucking tired.we should finish this. We live in 21th century.let us live.Maybe i love to go to hell. let me do my own.

Letter from a Tired ,Alone ,But still hopeful

Melbourne Stencil Festival 2008

The 2008 Stencil Festival will be held in Melbourne at the Yarra Sculpture Gallery in Vere St, Abbotsford, from 1 to 10 August. Highlights of the exhibition will be presented in Sydney at Pine St Creative Arts Centre from 1 - 31 October.

To celebrate Stencil Festivals 5th anniversary we will present an exhibition called Five Continents - Six Artists which features the following artists:
A1one (Iran - MiddleEast/Asia)
Klingatron (Scotland - Europe)
Daniel Melim (Brasil - South America)
Larry Cyr (USA - North America)
Kudzanai Chiurai (South Africa - Africa)
Ralf Kempken (Australia - Australia/Pacific)
As usual the Stencil Festival Group Show will present an ecclectic mix of artist from around the world. 30 artist have been chosen out of a large number of applicants. Selected artists have been invited to submit two works each.
As usual the festival presents a packed program including a film night, presenting the latest of street art related documentaries, a panel discussion ("Cans Up - You are Arrested" - introducing the new anti-graffiti laws), master classes, live spraying and charity auction.
Satellite events will be held at the Fitzroy Library, Artspace at J-Studios in North Fitzroy and FamousWhenDead Gallery in West Melbourne.

http://www.stencilfest.net/

Pooya Jamali Paintings Exhibition 2008

Exhibition of Paintings by Pooya Jamali , At Tarahan Azad gallery - Tehran...
Feb. 2008

Graphic Design from the Arab World and Persia

Arabesque / Book

Authors: Ben Wittner, Sascha Thoma, Nicolas Bourquin
Release: April 2008 Available Soon!
Price: € 44,00 / $ 65,00 / £ 33,00
Format: 24 x 28 cm
Binding: 192 pages, full colour, hardcover, incl. CD-ROM
ISBN: 978-3-89955-206-5
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag

Arabesque investigates the current creative potential of the Arab World and Persia. The book collects examples of recent innovative and groundbreaking design work that is inspired by the richness of the region’s visual culture. In addition to a wide range of Arabic fonts and typefaces, it presents graphic design, modern calligraphy, logos and illustration by artists from Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. Supplemented by texts that describe the environments in which the designers and artists work.
The Book also includes a CD-ROM with the Arabic inspired Latin typeface created by Ben Wittner and Sascha Thoma.

Spray 2007 / Tehran

The First Apearance of Street Art In Tehran Galleries ....

As the first experience of graffiti in Tehran has happened by artists involved with “KolahStudio” Project, we are undoubtedly going to present some in Tehran galleries.

The gallery is not our temple, just a place to play safe. So we are
going to play safe for a week and make some thing real out of it in the
following weeks.

We will be so delighted to see the expansion of contacts and cooperation among the young artists in parallel with the growth and development of Urban Art in Iran and it is noteworthy that such art in its ideal form can have an enormous effect on converting the face of the city in to a more different and elegant one. As the spring of the new generation of Urban Culture and the visual experience KolahStudio presents The Spray Exhibition (September 1st to 1st of October 2007) with the participation of three Iranian artists and seven artists from Germany, India, Finland, Belgium, Israel, US and UK will be held in different public places in different cities in Iran. All the exhibition reports, reviews and materials plus full photo coverage of the show will be published through Brainstorm magazine in the middle of October 2007

1st to 6th September 2007
The Exhibition will continue from 8th to 20th September in Other Public spaces in TEHRAN. Presentation ofSticker Board From Sticker Bomb Feb2007 Tehran
Exhibition Spaces:
Mehrin Gallery - Gish Str. TehranCafe Eskis : Enqilab Ave. TehranFriends House Cafe : Vali asr Ave. Tehran more events will be announced later in http://www.kolahstudio.com/spray2007

Thanks to all participated artists:

A1one+ (IRAN),
Cilt (IRAN),
Elna(ISRAEL),
Hansel Pansel(Finland) ,
Lunar+(Croatia)
Pure Evil+(UK) ,
Raju(INDIA) ,
R-ash(IRAN) ,
Sint (Finland) ,
Yo!(Germany) ,
Scuk(Singapore) ,
Ser+(Greece),
Sztuka-Fabryka +(Belgium)

and also Tehran Sticker bomb Participants :

some Shots From the 9th Biennale Of Graphic Design / Tehran

I don't know what to say .... It was a Boring Experience to Take a visit to the Saba Institute Gallery Hall for this event.So just see some shots.sorry
It is Tehran Bienale of graphic Design.

Havana National Museum of Fine Arts( Arte Cubans)

Since Cuba has no Museum of Contemporary arts , THe National museum of Fine Arts is doing its job as THe only source of Support for Cuban Contemporary Artists.It has 5 Sections of Sculpture , Child Art , Modern Art , Classic Days and Artcrafts.taking photos inside the museum is strongly forbidden.