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| birth_place = [[Tehran, Iran]]
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'''Tarlan Rafiee''' (born 1980; {{lang-fa|طرلان رفیعی}}) is an Iranian artist, [[curator]], and author,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG239829 |title=Tarlan Rafiee |website=britishmuseum.org}}</ref> known for her contributions to [[Iranian modern and contemporary art]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
'''Tarlan Rafiee''' (born 1980; {{lang-fa|طرلان رفیعی}}) is an Iranian visual artist, and [[curator]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG239829 |title=Tarlan Rafiee |website=britishmuseum.org}}</ref> known for her contributions to [[Iranian modern and contemporary art]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}


== Career ==
== Career ==
=== Artwork ===
=== Artwork ===


Rafiee embarked on her career as an artist in 2001<ref>{{cite web |last1=Biglari |first1=Tara |title=Palazzo in Italy Hosts Show of Art by Iranian Women |url=https://kayhanlife.com/culture/art/palazzo-in-italy-hosts-show-of-art-by-iranian-women/ |website=kayhanlife.com |date=30 May 2018}}</ref> when she participated in a group exhibition in Tehran. Since then, she has exhibited her work in several group exhibitions, as well as solo and duo exhibitions across Iran,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafiee |first1=Tarlan |date=2010 |others= |title=طرلان رفیعی |url=https://www.cinemapress.ir/news/14389/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF |website=www.cinemapress.ir |publisher=Cinema Press |language=fa}}</ref> , France, Italy, United States of America, Denmark, Austria, [[Armenia]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafiee |first1=Tarlan |others= |title=Tarlan Rafiee |url=https://www.naregatsi.org/all.php?chapter=0&filter=Tarlan&&content=1315 |website=naregatsi.org |publisher=Naregatsi Art Institute}}</ref> and [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafiee |first1=Tarlan |others= |title=Bowls, plates and tulips: artists remember Iran’s stolen youth |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts/bowls-plates-and-tulips-artists-remember-irans-stolen-youth-1.308709 |website=thenationalnews.com |publisher=The National News}}</ref>
Rafiee embarked on her career as an artist in 2001<ref>{{cite web |last1=Biglari |first1=Tara |title=Palazzo in Italy Hosts Show of Art by Iranian Women |url=https://kayhanlife.com/culture/art/palazzo-in-italy-hosts-show-of-art-by-iranian-women/ |website=kayhanlife.com |date=30 May 2018}}</ref> when she participated in a group exhibition in Tehran. Since then, she has exhibited her work in several group exhibitions, as well as solo and duo exhibitions across Iran,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafiee |first1=Tarlan |url=https://www.golestangallery.com/En/GolestanGallery-Gallery.aspx?id=131 |website=golestangallery.com |publisher=گالری گلستان |title=طرلان رفیعی|others={{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2024}}
}}</ref> , France, Italy, United States of America, Denmark, Austria, [[Armenia]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafiee |first1=Tarlan |url=https://www.naregatsi.org/all.php?chapter=0&filter=Tarlan&&content=1315 |website=naregatsi.org |publisher=Naregatsi Art Institute |title=Tarlan Rafiee|others={{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2024}}
}}</ref> and [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafiee |first1=Tarlan |title=30 years |url=https://jamm-art.com/exhibitions/past/yashar-samimi-mofakham-tarlan-rafiee-thirty-years/press-release/ |website=jamm-art.com |publisher=Jamm Art Gallery|others={{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2024}}
}}</ref>


Her notable exhibition including ''"Cars: Accelerating the Modern World"'' (2013) at the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1475368/untitled-from-the/ |title=Tarlan Rafiee's work at the V&A Museum |website=vam.ac.uk |date=2013}}</ref> ''"Iranian Voices"'' (2017), curated by [[Venetia Porter]] at the [[British Museum]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toosfoundation.com/exhibition-at-the-british-museum-iranian-voices// |title=Iranian Voices at the British Museum |website=toosfoundation.com}}</ref> and ''"Solace of Lovers: Trost Der Liebenden"'' at the [[Tyrolean State Museum]], which she also co-curated.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/solace-of-lovers_englisch/ |title=SOLACE OF LOVERS: TROST DER LIEBENDEN |website=tiroler-landesmuseen.at |publisher=[[Tyrolean State Museum]]}}</ref>
Her notable exhibition including ''"Cars: Accelerating the Modern World"'' (2013) at the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1475368/untitled-from-the/ |title=Tarlan Rafiee's work at the V&A Museum |website=vam.ac.uk |date=2013}}</ref> ''"Iranian Voices"'' (2017), curated by [[Venetia Porter]] at the [[British Museum]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toosfoundation.com/exhibition-at-the-british-museum-iranian-voices// |title=Iranian Voices at the British Museum |website=toosfoundation.com}}</ref> and ''"Solace of Lovers: Trost Der Liebenden"'' at the [[Tyrolean State Museum]], which she also co-curated.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/solace-of-lovers_englisch/ |title=SOLACE OF LOVERS: TROST DER LIEBENDEN |website=tiroler-landesmuseen.at |publisher=[[Tyrolean State Museum]]}}</ref>
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=== Curator and authorship ===
=== Curator and authorship ===


Rafiee initiated her curatorial career with the Calling Project<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bandsprojects.com/tehrancalling.html/ |title=Calling Project |website=bandsprojects.com}}</ref> in 2013, facilitating an exchange exhibition between British and Iranian artists. Since then, she has curated numerous exhibitions in Iran, Dubai,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafiee |first1=Tarlan |others= |title=Iran Print Presents Four Iranian Modern Masters |url=http://islamicartsmagazine.com/magazine/view/iran_print_presents_four_iranian_modern_masters/ |website=islamicartsmagazine.com |publisher=Islamic Arts Magazine |location=Dubai}}</ref> Austria<ref>{{cite web |last=Rafiee |first=Tarlan |date=January 11, 2017 |title=Iran, Austria Cultural Exchange in Art Exhibit |url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/57267/iran-austria-cultural-exchange-in-art-exhibit |url-status=live |website=https://financialtribune.com/ |publisher=The Financial Tribune}}</ref> and Italy.
Rafiee initiated her curatorial career with the Calling Project<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bandsprojects.com/tehrancalling.html/ |title=Calling Project |website=bandsprojects.com}}</ref> in 2013, facilitating an exchange exhibition between British and Iranian artists. Since then, she has curated numerous exhibitions in Iran, Dubai,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafiee |first1=Tarlan |others={{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2024}} |title=IRAN PRINT, Curated by Tarlan Rafiee and Yashar Samimi Mofakham |url=https://www.meemartgallery.com/exhibitions/64-iran-print/overview/ |website=Meem Gallery |location=Dubai}}</ref> Austria<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafiee |first1=Tarlan |others={{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2024}} |title=RTL:LTR |url=http://bandsprojects.com/rtlltr.html |publisher=Bread & Salt Projects}}</ref> and Italy.


Notable among her projects is "Good morning... good night. Cinque artiste e una curatrice dall'Iran" held at the [[Ducal Palace, Mantua]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mantovaducale.beniculturali.it/it/news/186-good-morning-good-night/ |title=CINQUE ARTISTE E UNA CURATRICE DALL'IRAN |website=mantovaducale.beniculturali.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arte.it/calendario-arte/mantova/mostra-good-morning-good-night-cinque-artiste-e-una-curatrice-dall-iran-49091/ |title=CINQUE ARTISTE E UNA CURATRICE DALL'IRAN |website=arte.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.castelliaperti.it/it/news/item/artiste-iraniane-in-monferrato-da-mantova.html/ |title=Artiste iraniane in Monferrato... da Mantova |website=castelliaperti.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kayhanlife.com/culture/art/palazzo-in-italy-hosts-show-of-art-by-iranian-women/ |title=Interview with Tarlan Rafiee; Palazzo in Italy Hosts Show of Art by Iranian Women |website=kayhanlife.com |date=30 May 2018}}</ref> where she served as both curator and author of the accompanying book and exhibited works from renowned Iranian female artists including [[Parvaneh Etemadi]], [[Farah Ossouli]], [[Nargess Hashemi]], and [[Rozita Sharafjahan]].
Notable among her projects is "Good morning... good night. Cinque artiste e una curatrice dall'Iran" held at the [[Ducal Palace, Mantua]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mantovaducale.beniculturali.it/it/news/186-good-morning-good-night/ |title=CINQUE ARTISTE E UNA CURATRICE DALL'IRAN |website=mantovaducale.beniculturali.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arte.it/calendario-arte/mantova/mostra-good-morning-good-night-cinque-artiste-e-una-curatrice-dall-iran-49091/ |title=CINQUE ARTISTE E UNA CURATRICE DALL'IRAN |website=arte.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.castelliaperti.it/it/news/item/artiste-iraniane-in-monferrato-da-mantova.html/ |title=Artiste iraniane in Monferrato... da Mantova |website=castelliaperti.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kayhanlife.com/culture/art/palazzo-in-italy-hosts-show-of-art-by-iranian-women/ |title=Interview with Tarlan Rafiee; Palazzo in Italy Hosts Show of Art by Iranian Women |website=kayhanlife.com |date=30 May 2018}}</ref> where she served as both curator and author of the accompanying book and exhibited works from renowned Iranian female artists including [[Parvaneh Etemadi]], [[Farah Ossouli]], [[Nargess Hashemi]], and [[Rozita Sharafjahan]].
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The same exhibition was invited to take place at the Castello del Monferrato in [[Casale Monferrato]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comune.casale-monferrato.al.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/8491/ |title=Castello del Monferrato; CINQUE ARTISTE E UNA CURATRICE DALL'IRAN |website=comune.casale-monferrato.al.it}}</ref>
The same exhibition was invited to take place at the Castello del Monferrato in [[Casale Monferrato]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comune.casale-monferrato.al.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/8491/ |title=Castello del Monferrato; CINQUE ARTISTE E UNA CURATRICE DALL'IRAN |website=comune.casale-monferrato.al.it}}</ref>


Another exhibition in her career is "SOLACE OF LOVERS: TROST DER LIEBENDEN"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/ausstellung/solace-of-lovers |title=SOLACE OF LOVERS; TROST DER LIEBENDEN |website=tiroler-landesmuseen.at}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tt.com/artikel/17443424/undurchschaubarer-iran-solace-of-lovers-im-ferdinandeum/ |title=Undurchschaubarer Iran: Solace of Lovers im Ferdinandeum |website=tt.com |date=16 October 2020}}</ref>&nbsp;a collaborative effort with [[Yashar Samimi Mofakham]] curated for the [[Tyrolean State Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/iranische-kunst-ist-immer-politisch/ |title=IRANISCHE KUNST IST IMMER POLITISCH"; Interview with the curators |website=tiroler-landesmuseen.at |date=18 August 2020}}</ref> In this exhibitions she presented the historical collection of [[Albert Joseph Gasteiger]] of [[Qajar art]] as well as Iranian masters including [[Parviz Tanavoli]], [[Jazeh Tabatabai]], Reza Bangiz, [[Farah Ossouli]], Nargess Hashemi, Mazdak Ayari and [[Khosrow Sinai]]. Rafiee co-curated the exhibition and co-authored a book under the same title.<ref>Rafiee, Tarlan; [[Samimi Mofakham, Yashar]], [[Assmann, Peter]] (2020). Solace of Lovers. Trost Der Liebenden. Innsbruck, Austria: Tiroler Landesmuseen Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. ISBN 978-3-7099-8119-1.</ref>
Another exhibition in her career is "Solace of Lovers: Trost Der Liebenden" (2020–2021)<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Maier |first=Clara |date=August 18, 2020 |title=„Iranische Kunst Ist Immer Politisch“ |trans-title=Iranian Art Is Always Political |url=https://www.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/ausstellung/solace-of-lovers |website=tiroler-landesmuseen.at |language=de |type=Interview}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=October 15, 2020 |title=Undurchschaubarer Iran: Solace of Lovers im Ferdinandeum |trans-title=Inscrutable Iran: “Solace of Lovers” in the Ferdinandeum |url=https://www.tt.com/artikel/17443424/undurchschaubarer-iran-solace-of-lovers-im-ferdinandeum/ |website=[[Tiroler Tageszeitung]] |language=de}}</ref> a collaborative effort with her spouce [[Yashar Samimi Mofakham]], curated for the [[Tyrolean State Museum]] in [[Innsbruck, Austria]].<ref name=":0" /> In this exhibitions she presented the historical collection of [[Albert Joseph Gasteiger]] of [[Qajar art]] as well as Iranian masters including [[Parviz Tanavoli]], [[Jazeh Tabatabai]], Reza Bangiz, [[Farah Ossouli]], Nargess Hashemi, Mazdak Ayari and [[Khosrow Sinai]]. Rafiee co-curated the exhibition and co-authored a book under the same title.<ref>Rafiee, Tarlan; [[Samimi Mofakham, Yashar]], [[Assmann, Peter]] (2020). Solace of Lovers. Trost Der Liebenden. Innsbruck, Austria: Tiroler Landesmuseen Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. ISBN 978-3-7099-8119-1.</ref>


In 2008 she co-founded Bread & Salt Projects, a curatorial project as well as an extended archive and collection of Iranian Modern and Contemporary art in order to preserve the documents of the Iranian modern and contemporary art.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 July 2017 |others= |title=KA:V EDITIONS, an interview with Tarlan Rafiee & Yashar Samimi Mofakham |url=https://art4d.com/2017/07/kav-editions#more-12660 |website=art4d.com}}</ref>
In 2008, she co-founded Bread & Salt Projects, a curatorial project as well as an extended archive and collection of Iranian Modern and Contemporary art in order to preserve the documents of the Iranian modern and contemporary art.<ref>{{cite web |others={{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2024}} |title=Bread & Salt Projects |url=http://bandsprojects.com/about.html |website=bandsprojects.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2 July 2017 |others={{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2024}} |title=KA:V EDITIONS, an interview with Tarlan Rafiee & Yashar Samimi Mofakham |url=https://art4d.com/2017/07/kav-editions#more-12660 |website=art4d.com}}</ref>


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Rafiee has been invited to give lectures or participate in panel discussions about the Iranian modern and contemporary art by the British Museum, [[Iran Heritage Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web |title=DISCUSSING CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN ART; Venetia Porter in conversation with Yashar Samimi Mofakham & Tarlan Rafiee |url=https://iranheritage.org/highlights/discussing-contemporary-iranian-art/ |website=iranheritage.org}}</ref> and the Victoria & Albert Museum.<ref>{{cite web |title=V&A Academy; Contemporary Art From Iran |url=https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2021/07/14/14/02/36/7ec544a0-e097-4ff9-99aa-817c6ddd5dc6/210630_Academy_FF_Iran_Programme%201.pdf |website=vam.ac.uk/info/academy}}</ref>
== Exhibitions curated ==
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* Solace of Lovers. Trost der Liebenden, [[Tyrolean State Museum]], Austria, 2020
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* IRAN Print -01, Meem Gallery, Dubai, UAE, 2019
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* Good Morning… Good Night!, The Castello Di Moferrato, [[Casale Monferrato]], Italy, 2018
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* Good Morning… Good Night!, [[Ducal Palace, Mantua|The Palazzo Ducale di Mantova]], Mantova, Italy, 2018
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* RTL:LTR, an exchange exhibition between Iran and Austria, With Yashar Samimi Mofakham, [[Peter Assmann]] and CO:K, Galerie Forum (Wels, Austria 2016), Artmark Galerie (Wien, Austria 2016), Lajevardi Foundation (Tehran, Iran 2016) and Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art (Iran, 2016-17)
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* [[Parviz Tanavoli]]’s Exercise Writing: 50 years of Iranian Pop Art, With Yashar Samimi Mofakham, Shahrivar Gallery, Tehran, Iran, 2016
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* [[Parviz Tanavoli]]’s Universal Icons: 50 years of Iranian Pop Art, With Yashar Samimi Mofakham, Shahrivar Gallery, Tehran, Iran, 2016
* Christie’s Multiplied Fair, [[Christie's]] South Kensington,” Selected works from the Tehran Calling: London”  with With Yashar Samimi Mofakham, London, UK 2013
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* “Tehran Calling: London”, with With Yashar Samimi Mofakham, LPS, London, UK 2013
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* “Selfdom / a personal project”, with With Yashar Samimi Mofakham, Tehran, Iran 2011


== Lectures ==
== Curated exhibitions ==
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* ''Selfdom / a personal project'', 2011, with Yashar Samimi Mofakham, Tehran, Iran{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

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* ''Tehran Calling: London'', 2013, with Yashar Samimi Mofakham, LPS, London, UK{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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Rafiee has been invited to give lectures or participate in panel discussions about the Iranian modern and contemporary art by the British Museum, [[Iran Heritage Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://iranheritage.org/highlights/discussing-contemporary-iranian-art/ |title=DISCUSSING CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN ART; Venetia Porter in conversation with Yashar Samimi Mofakham & Tarlan Rafiee |website=iranheritage.org}}</ref> and the Victoria & Albert Museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2021/07/14/14/02/36/7ec544a0-e097-4ff9-99aa-817c6ddd5dc6/210630_Academy_FF_Iran_Programme%201.pdf |title=V&A Academy; Contemporary Art From Iran |website=vam.ac.uk/info/academy}}</ref>
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* ''Parviz Tanavoli’s Exercise Writing: 50 years of Iranian Pop Art'', 2016, with Yashar Samimi Mofakham, Shahrivar Gallery, Tehran, Iran{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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* ''[[Parviz Tanavoli]]’s Universal Icons: 50 years of Iranian Pop Art'', 2016, With Yashar Samimi Mofakham, Shahrivar Gallery, Tehran, Iran{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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* ''RTL:LTR'', ''an exchange exhibition between Iran and Austria'', with Yashar Samimi Mofakham, [[Peter Assmann]], and CO:K; traveling exhibit to Galerie Forum (Wels, Austria 2016), Artmark Galerie (Wien, Austria 2016), Lajevardi Foundation (Tehran, Iran 2016) and Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art (Iran, 2016–2017){{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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* ''Good Morning… Good Night!'', 2018, Castello Di Moferrato, [[Casale Monferrato]], Italy{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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* ''Good Morning… Good Night!'', 2018, [[Palazzo Ducale di Mantova]], Mantova, Italy{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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* ''IRAN Print -01'', 2019, Meem Gallery, Dubai, UAE{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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* ''Solace of Lovers: Trost Der Liebenden'', 2020–2021, [[Tyrolean State Museum]], Innsbruck, Austria<ref name=":1" />


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==

Revision as of 00:20, 25 March 2024

Tarlan Rafiee
Born
Tarlan Rafiee

1980 (age 43–44)[citation needed]
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Visual artist, curator
Known forPainting, curator, author
SpouseYashar Samimi Mofakham

Tarlan Rafiee (born 1980; Persian: طرلان رفیعی) is an Iranian visual artist, and curator,[1] known for her contributions to Iranian modern and contemporary art.[citation needed]

Career

Artwork

Rafiee embarked on her career as an artist in 2001[2] when she participated in a group exhibition in Tehran. Since then, she has exhibited her work in several group exhibitions, as well as solo and duo exhibitions across Iran,[3] , France, Italy, United States of America, Denmark, Austria, Armenia,[4] and Dubai.[5]

Her notable exhibition including "Cars: Accelerating the Modern World" (2013) at the Victoria & Albert Museum;[6] "Iranian Voices" (2017), curated by Venetia Porter at the British Museum;[7] and "Solace of Lovers: Trost Der Liebenden" at the Tyrolean State Museum, which she also co-curated.[8]

Rafiee's artworks are housed in international collections such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[9] British Museum,[10] the Victoria & Albert Museum,[11][12] Ducal Palace, Mantua,[13] and the Tyrolean State Museum.[14]

Curator and authorship

Rafiee initiated her curatorial career with the Calling Project[15] in 2013, facilitating an exchange exhibition between British and Iranian artists. Since then, she has curated numerous exhibitions in Iran, Dubai,[16] Austria[17] and Italy.

Notable among her projects is "Good morning... good night. Cinque artiste e una curatrice dall'Iran" held at the Ducal Palace, Mantua,[18][19][20][21] where she served as both curator and author of the accompanying book and exhibited works from renowned Iranian female artists including Parvaneh Etemadi, Farah Ossouli, Nargess Hashemi, and Rozita Sharafjahan.

The same exhibition was invited to take place at the Castello del Monferrato in Casale Monferrato.[22]

Another exhibition in her career is "Solace of Lovers: Trost Der Liebenden" (2020–2021)[23][24] a collaborative effort with her spouce Yashar Samimi Mofakham, curated for the Tyrolean State Museum in Innsbruck, Austria.[23] In this exhibitions she presented the historical collection of Albert Joseph Gasteiger of Qajar art as well as Iranian masters including Parviz Tanavoli, Jazeh Tabatabai, Reza Bangiz, Farah Ossouli, Nargess Hashemi, Mazdak Ayari and Khosrow Sinai. Rafiee co-curated the exhibition and co-authored a book under the same title.[25]

In 2008, she co-founded Bread & Salt Projects, a curatorial project as well as an extended archive and collection of Iranian Modern and Contemporary art in order to preserve the documents of the Iranian modern and contemporary art.[26][27]

Rafiee has been invited to give lectures or participate in panel discussions about the Iranian modern and contemporary art by the British Museum, Iran Heritage Foundation,[28] and the Victoria & Albert Museum.[29]

Curated exhibitions

  • Selfdom / a personal project, 2011, with Yashar Samimi Mofakham, Tehran, Iran[citation needed]
  • Tehran Calling: London, 2013, with Yashar Samimi Mofakham, LPS, London, UK[citation needed]
  • Parviz Tanavoli’s Exercise Writing: 50 years of Iranian Pop Art, 2016, with Yashar Samimi Mofakham, Shahrivar Gallery, Tehran, Iran[citation needed]
  • Parviz Tanavoli’s Universal Icons: 50 years of Iranian Pop Art, 2016, With Yashar Samimi Mofakham, Shahrivar Gallery, Tehran, Iran[citation needed]
  • RTL:LTR, an exchange exhibition between Iran and Austria, with Yashar Samimi Mofakham, Peter Assmann, and CO:K; traveling exhibit to Galerie Forum (Wels, Austria 2016), Artmark Galerie (Wien, Austria 2016), Lajevardi Foundation (Tehran, Iran 2016) and Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art (Iran, 2016–2017)[citation needed]
  • Good Morning… Good Night!, 2018, Castello Di Moferrato, Casale Monferrato, Italy[citation needed]
  • Good Morning… Good Night!, 2018, Palazzo Ducale di Mantova, Mantova, Italy[citation needed]
  • IRAN Print -01, 2019, Meem Gallery, Dubai, UAE[citation needed]
  • Solace of Lovers: Trost Der Liebenden, 2020–2021, Tyrolean State Museum, Innsbruck, Austria[24]

Bibliography

  • Porter, Venetia; Tripp, Charles; Morris, Natasha (2020). Reflections: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa. British Museum. ISBN 978-0714111957.
  • Golestaneh, Ali (2012). Tehran Art: A Popular Revolution. Contemporary Art Publications. ISBN 9789948164746.
  • Noyce, Richard (2014). Printmaking Off the Beaten Track. Bloomsbury Visual Arts. ISBN 978-1408156728.
  • Porter, Venetia (2016). Iranian Voices Catalogue. British Museum.

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