on view during Teer Art Week

What is identity? Is identity defined by history, or is it a construct of nostalgia? One of the main subjects of much of contemporary Middle Eastern art is the issue of identity; not in its geo-cultural definition, but as a question for understanding and presenting one’s self to the other. Art critics like Boris Groys believe that “identity is not about reality, but about power” 1 . If we agree with such a definition of identity, and consider it a separate concept from our true being, we still cannot deny the connection between reality and power, and its impact on the artist’s mind.

Artists

• -  Taher Pourheidari
• -  Ladan Broujerdi
• -  Arsia Moghaddam
• -  Kasra Golrang
• -  Sima Shahmoradi
• -  Rashin Ghorbi