Forbidden Gallery Back on Display in Iran after 30 Years

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The pop-art exhibition in Iran that was prohibited by the government for being against Islam and carrying pornographic items is back on display after being hidden underground for 30 years.

The works of art, which were kept safely underground with the help of Farah Pahlavi, the wife of the last Iranian Shah before the Islamic Revolution, are now open for display in Tehran.

The gallery contains pieces of art from world-renown names such as Andy Warhol, Francois Bacon and others.

The director of the Tehran Modern Art Gallery, Hasan Noferesti, told the Guardian newspaper that many new pieces were being displayed in the gallery.

“The exhibition shows the evolution of art trends,’’ he said.

SourceNaharnet
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Default-user-icon Turquier (Guest) over 11 years

FRANCOIS Bacon ??? very funny !