Farhad Moshiri

Farhad Moshiri

(Past) 28.03.201328.03.13 11.05.201311.05.13
(Gallery) Rue de Livourne 35 Livornostraat

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Galerie Rodolphe Janssen is proud to present its second exhibition of Iranian artist Farhad Moshiri. The exhibition will show a selection of new paintings as well as «I’m in heaven» a wall installation with knives created specifically for the show.

The work “Streetfighter black on orange” is a bright beaded canvas portraying two gentleman embracing one another in a movement both aggressive and erotic. A duality that opposes the violence of the subject and the grace of the embroidery. The beaded embroideries are realized by housewives in Teheran. It is a challenge for Moshiri to use a technique such as embroidery that has a high value in Iran and to turn it into something with western contemporary values.

«I’m in heaven» is an installation composed of knives; objects that by their very nature, present an undisputable association with violence. To this violence, Moshiri opposes a word that is the contrary of the world of knives such as «I’m in heaven» or «Life is beautiful» (as shown in the Palazzo Grassi in the Fran- cois Pinault’s collection exhibition in 2011) or even «Home Sweet Home».

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  • Farhad Moshiri, Angelina Jolie instant eyebrows
  • Farhad Moshiri, Broken in two
  • Farhad Moshiri, Streetfighter black on orange
  • Farhad Moshiri, Wreck

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