BARBAD  GOLSHIRI

Born in Tehran, Iran. Lives and works in Tehran.

Selected Exhibitions

Selected Exhibitions

 2010 – 'Video Of The Month II', Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany  - solo screening.

http://www.nbk.org/

– 'Nothing Is Left to Tell', Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, USA - solo exhibition.

http://www.thomaserben.com/index.php#BarbadGolshiri1.html

– 'Iran diVerso: Black or White?', curated by Marcella Russo, in collaboration with Versoartecontemporanea and Aaran Art Gallery, Italy.

http://www.versoartecontemporanea.com/internaMostre.aspx?idA=263&tipo=1&idM=2

– 'Iran diVerso: Black or White?', curated by Nazila Noebashari, Verso Artecontemporanea, Turin, Italy.

http://www.versoartecontemporanea.com/internaMostre.aspx?idA=263&tipo=1&idM=2

2009 – 'Moment as Monument', Travancore Palace, Curated by Thomas Erben, New Delhi, India.

– 'Iran; Inside Out', the Chelsea Art Museum, Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, New York, USA.

http://chelseaartmuseum.org/exhibits/2009/iraninsideout/index.html

– 'Medium Religion', Model Arts and Niland Gallery, Curated by Boris Groys and Peter Weibel, Sligo, Ireland.

http://www.modelart.ie/mediumreligion.html

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0522/1224247097573.html

– 'Looped and Layered: A Selection of Contemporary Art From Tehran', Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, USA.

http://www.thomaserben.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/arts/design/03gall.html?pagewanted=all

– 'Exhibition; (A Twenty-One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Four Minute Unworsenable Aplastic), Goteborg's Konstmuseum, Sweden - solo exhibition.

http://barbadgolshiri.com/odyssey/Exhibition/Exhibition.htm

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/barbad_golshiri.htm

2008 - 2009 – 'Medium Religion', ZKM (Center for Art and Media), curated by Boris Groys and Peter Weibel, Karlsruhe, Germany.

http://www.barbadgolshiri.com/odyssey/mAmI/mAmI.htm

http://www02.zkm.de/mediumreligion/

http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/mediathek.php?obj=10466&mode=play

http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=8161

http://www.newstatesman.com/film/2008/12/iran-artists-golshiri-work

– 'Writing Art; Trends in Contemporary Iranian Art Since Saqqakhaneh', Darlfunoon Gallery, curated by Simindokht Dehghani, Kuwait.

– 'Camera Ardens; A Performance With the Blind and Those Who see', Bétonsalon, curated by Pulpart, Paris, France. Performance - solo exhibition.

http://www.barbadgolshiri.com/odyssey/Camera-Ardens/Camera-Ardens.htm

http://www.pulpart2008.fr/

– 'The Question of Identity Vis-à-vis Exoticism in Contemporary Iranian Art', a lecture by Dr. Hamid Keshmirshekan, The Khalili Research Centre (KRC), Faculty of Oriental Studies, Oxford University, UK.

– 'Masturpiece(s)', Access Artist Run Center, curated bu Jeremy Owen Turner, Vancouver, Canada - solo exhibition.

Masturpiece

The Book of Masturpiece

http://vaarc.ca/

–  (A Huge Amount of Enough), Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran - solo exhibition.

– 'All of My Mothers', a group exhibition in support of women rights in Iran, Bahman Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran.

– 'Within and Without; Contemporary Iranian Art', Nomoregrey Gallery, curated by Neda Dana-Haeri, London, UK.

http://www.paraava.com/withinwithout.htm

www.bbc.co.uk/persian/seventhday/story/2007/09/070916_she-whitin-without.shtml

http://barbadgolshiri.com/odyssey/A_Shoora_Fugue/A_Shoora_Fugue_golshiri.htm

– 'THE OTHER', Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran - solo exhibition.

http://barbadgolshiri.com/odyssey/THE%20OTHER/THE-OTHER.htm

XVIIth International Congress of Aesthetics: 'Aesthetics Bridging Cultures', METU Cultural and Convention Center, Ankara, Turkey.

http://www2.eur.nl/fw/hyper/IAA/index.htm

http://www.thessalonikibiennale.gr/

http://www.thessalonikibiennale.gr/actdetail.php?prg_id=6&ptype=2&lang=2

http://www.greekstatemuseum.com/article/articleview/263/1/43

– 'Bound By (Verbunden-Gebunden)', Curated by Claudia- Maria-Luenig, Basement gallery, Vienna, Austria.

http://sohoinottakring.at/2007/proj_detail.php?pid=378

http://www.cml-katalyst.com/aktuell.htm

– DVD Magazin TREIBSAND [Volume 01]:  'Analysing while Waiting (For Time To Pass); contemporary art from Tehran'. Concept by Susann Wintsch & Parastou Forouhar, Azad art gallery, Tehran.

http://www.treibsand.ch/index.php?id=49

– 'Open House with Open Studios', curated by Magnus af Petersens and Elin Strand Ruin, Iaspis, Stockholm, Sweden.

http://www.iaspis.com

2006 – 'Iran.com: Iranian Art Today', curated by Nicoletta Torcelli and Isabel Herda, Museum für Neue Kunst, Freiburg, Germany.

http://www.stadtverwaltung.freiburg.de/servlet/PB/menu/1151974/index.html

http://iran-now.net/$202957

–  'The fifth Gyumri international biennial of contemporary art', curated by Arpine Tokmajian, Gyumri, Armenia.

http://www.gyumribiennial.org

– Virtual exhibition of some pieces of 'Odyssey-i ' project, curated by Jeremy Owen Turner, Roland Quagmire's virtual space.

Snapshots available at http://rolandquagmire.blogspot.com/

A short clip available at

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4582533295294853265&q=barbad

– The Barakat Trust Conference: 'Contemporary Iranian Art: Modernity and the Iranian Artist', curated by Hamid Keshmirshekan, Kellogg College, Oxford University.

http://www.barakat.org/iran_conf/conf_prog.html

– 'Rassegna di Videoarte Iraniana', curated by Hamid Severi, L’Associazione Culturale Leonardi V-Idea, Genova, Italy.

http://www.teknemedia.net/pagine-gialle/artisti/barbad_golshiri/dettaglio-mostra/10057.html

  – 'Too Much Pollution to Demonstrate: Soft Guerrillas in Tehran's Contemporary Art Scene', curated by Amiel Grumberg, Apex Art, New York, USA.

www.apexart.org/exhibitions/grumberg.htm

– 'The Fire Ceremony Videoconference', Curated by Graham Thumpson.

http://www.graham.gs/video_projects_nsew_05.html

2004 – 'Video Zoom: Beams of Blue', curated by Hamid Severi, Sala 1, Roma, Italy.

http://www.exibart.com/profilo/eventiV2.asp/idelemento/22034

– 'Video Zoom: Videoartisti iraniani', curated by Hamid Severi, Museo Trastevere, Roma, Italy.

http://www.teknemedia.net/pagine-gialle/artisti/barbad_golshiri/dettaglio-mostra/9429.html

– 'Turning Points', curated by Laleh Khorramian and Media Farzin, LeRoy Neiman  

Gallery, Columbia University School of the Arts, New York.

 http://www.rhizome.org/thread.rhiz?thread=12051&page=1

– 'The Incredulity of Saint Barbad' in 'For Bam', a multi media group exhibition on Bam earthquake, warehouse near The Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran.

For Bam by the participants in 'Gozaresh'.(Read this in Persian)

For Bam by Antonia Carver in 'Camera-Austraia'.

Manner of earth, act of art by B. Ziyayi in 'Bâya'.(Read this in Persian)

– 'Three Weeks with the Winners of the 6th Tehran Contemporary Painting Biennial', Fattima Gallery, Tehran.

– 'Beams of Blue', curated by Hamid Severi, Apeejay Media Gallery, New Delhi.

http://www.apeejaymediagallery.com/Archives_Beams_blue.html         

http://www.apeejaymediagallery.com/press_new.html#Beams

2003 – The 6th Tehran Contemporary Painting Biennial, Tehran Contemporary Museum of Arts (Winner of the third prize).

http://www.ir-tmca.com/Exhibition/6thpainting_bienal/pictures2.htm

– Light Art and Video Art works, Golestan Gallery, Tehran - solo exhibition.

www.tehranavenue.com/article.php?id=100

– Environmental Art (solo exhibition): 'Critique of Cezanne’s Reason', on the 8th of March,

The celebration of The International Women’s Day, Honar Cultural Center, Tehran.

2001 – Painting (group exhibition), 'The Fifth Group Exhibition of Contemporary Designers', Barg Gallery, Tehran.

 – Paintings (group exhibition), 'Hundred Works, Hundred Artists', Golestan Gallery, Tehran.

– Painting (group exhibition), Shafagh Gallery, Tehran.

 2000 – Paintings (group exhibition), Afarinesh Gallery, Andisheh Culture Center, Tehran.

Major Collections

– Claudia Gian Ferrari Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy

– Devi Art Foundaion, New Delhi, India

– Museum für Neue Kunst, Freiburg, Germany

– Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

– Vehbi Koç Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey