“… Moving away from indigenousness and paying attention to the world-urban space that does not reflect a specific climate, the artist does not want to deliberately associate herself to a specific region. However, living in a country and a culture, imposes a footprint on the appearance or the structure of the text. […] There is a sense of humor that acts against dogma and prejudice, and is a sign for tolerance, ambition and self-esteem that distances itself from sentiment and globalization of this generation and their tendency to a regional human heritage. They are pursuing a culture that can engage in active dialogue with the world’s leading cultures.»
If these artists and their art are thriving more than ever, it is because they are satisfying the need of a certain art which is expected to link regional issues to the global art.
These artists have been able to make a balance between their technical, social and cognitive abilities and the international artistic developments as well as their own studies.
Obviously, courage and experimentation, and establishing a link to the global art are not the only measures of content and method, but more of a turning point in art!
The presence of these three artists: Mimi Amini, Yousha Bashir and Hoda Kashiha in one exhibition, with different backgrounds and diverse experiences in terms of style and methodology, and at the same time their related concepts and with three distinct positions among this generation of artists, is the first solemn experience in shaping this cycle and turning point.
I hope that similar attempts in fronting and discerning the new face of Iranian visual art continues in the future with the presence of other artists.
-Ali Nassir
Curator: Ali Nassir
Artists
