Urban Mapping: Public Space Through the Lens of Contemporary Iranian Artists shines a light on aspects of the Iranian experience normally hidden from the outside world by focusing on public and private spaces. Comprised of 40 photographs and four video installations, the exhibition features the work of 10 essential voices in contemporary Iranian art who explore the notion of urban space as a nexus of social communication and political transformation; a place where personal and collective identity converge. Featured artists include Saba Alizadeh, Raood Dashti, Arash Fayez, Ghazaleh Hedayat, Rana Javadi, Mehran Mohajer, Siavash Naghshbandi, Hamed Noori, Behnam Sadighi, and Mehdi Vosoughnia. Urban Mapping: Public Space Through the Lens of Contemporary Iranian Artists is curated by Gohar Dashti and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C. Presentation at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is organized by Julie Ganas, curator of programming.

Curator: Gohar Dashti

Artists

• -  Rana Javadi
• -  Ghazaleh Hedayat
• -  Mehran Mohajer
• -  Behnam Sadighi
• -  Saba Alizadeh
• -  Arash Fayez
• -  Mehdi Vosoughnia
• -  Hamed Noori
• -  Siavash Naghshbandi