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ARTTEHRAN — “Rona, Tel: 889 433 11 deskAzim’s Mother”, a co- Webmaster: [email protected] Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 production between Afghanistan and Iran by Tehran-based Afghan brothers Jamshid and Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily Navid Mahmudi, won the Cultural Diversity Award under the Patronage of UNESCO No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran at the 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards in P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Brisbane, Australia, the organizers announced Zip Code: 1599814713 on Thursday. Starring Iranian actors Mohsen Tanabandeh and Mojtaba Pirzadeh, the film is about Azim, an Afghan refugee who works as a janitor in Tehran. While helping his mother and his brother’s family plan to smuggle themselves into Germany, he feels betrayed by his brother when he abandons their mother. The film has received several awards in GUIDE TO Iranian and international events, including SPIRITUAL AWAKENING the Kim Ji-seok Award at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival in October 2018 A human being is hidden under his tongue. and best film award at the Sharm el-Sheikh Asian Film Festival in Egypt last March. Imam Ali (AS) “Rona, Azim’s Mother” was Afghanistan’s submission to the 91st Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category in 2018, however, it did not make the shortlist. WHAT’S IN ART GALLERIES The film’s star Tanabandeh also received Painting a nomination in the best actor category at the An exhibition of paintings APSA, but Manoj Bajpayee from India won by Nuriman Manuchehrifar is the award for his role in Devashish Makhija’s underway at Etemad Gallery 1. movie, “Bhonsle”. The exhibit named “I Picked The Korean Palme d’Or-winning film Light from the Garden” will “Parasite” by Joon-ho Bong was selected as run until December 10 at the best film, while the jury’s grand prize was gallery located at 25 Shirudi Al- awarded to “It Must Be Heaven” by Palestinian ley, Mofatteh St., near Haft-e director Elia Suleiman. Tir Square. “Buoyancy” by Rodd Rathjen from Sina Naziri-Hosseinpur is Australia won the best youth film award, showcasing his latest paintings while the best animation award went to in an exhibition at Negar Gallery. “Weathering with You” by Makoto Shinkai The exhibit titled “Face to Face from Japan. “Rona, Azim’s Mother” by Jamshid and Navid Mahmudi. with Philosophers” will run un- til November 27 at the gallery located at 33 Delaram Alley, Gunther Uecker’s “Tribute to Hafez” Iran can learn from China about Roshanai St. in the Qeitarieh neighborhood. opens in Rasht sci-fi movies: Reza Mirkarimi Homa Gallery is playing host ARTTEHRAN — After four ARTTEHRAN — Iranian to an exhibition of paintings by deskshowings in Tehran, deskdirector Reza Taher Purheidari. Shiraz, Isfahan and Kerman, German Mirkarimi has said that his country can The exhibit titled “Houses and sculptor and op artist Gunther Uecker’s learn from China about making sci-fi Pine Trees” runs until December exhibition “Tribute to Hafez” has moved and action movies. 3 at the gallery located at No. to Rasht in the northern province of Gilan He made the remarks during a question 8, Forth Alley, Sanai St., Karim for another showcase. and answer panel held after a screening of Khan Ave. The exhibit, which opened at the Rasht his film “Castle of Dreams” at the Tsinghua A collection of paintings by Central Hall on Thursday, will be running University in Beijing on November 7, Global Mehdi Sahabi is currently on for one month, the Persian service of IRNA Times, an English-language Chinese daily, display in an exhibition at Mo- reported on Thursday. Art aficionados visit “Tribute to Hafez”, an announced last Tuesday. Reza Mirkarimi (center) attends a jdeh Gallery. The collection has been inspired by ghazals exhibition of paintings by German op artist The film was also screened at the Beijing Q&A session at Tsinghua University in The exhibit named “After Ten of Persian poet Hafez. Uecker has created a Gunther Uecker, at the Rasht Central Hall Film Academy at the same time. Beijing, China on November 7, 2019. Years” runs until November 29 collection of graphical works in which the on November 21, 2019. (IRNA/Mojtaba “These genres in Iran are not (SABRI) at the gallery located at No. 27, ghazals are transformed into colors and the Mohammadi) mainstream. We don’t have enough 18th Alley off North Allameh The film won three main honors at the sound of the poems into written images. his signature use of nails arranged into capacity to achieve what we want,” Blvd. in the Saadatabad neigh- 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival, This method to translate spoken tactile, sculptural paintings. Mirkarimi said. borhood. including the Golden Goblet Award for language into pictorial expressions has Uecker’s oeuvre includes paintings, art “China and Iran are both in the East of Paintings by Soheila Haqiqat the best film. characterized the artist’s oeuvre since objects and installations as well as stage the world. We have these common Eastern are on display in an exhibition The film also brought Mirkarimi the the 1970s. designs and films. He is mainly interested feelings. There are many Chinese film experts at Vaali Gallery. best director award, and the film’s star, In 2016, Uecker first displayed his in the Eastern European avant-garde of that I’d like to work with, as I’ve seen their The exhibit entitled “Color of Hamed Behdad shared the award for best collection in Shiraz where the Mausoleum the 1920s and 1930s, but he is likewise works on the screens at international film Life” will be running until De- actor with Chang Feng, the Chinese actor of Hafez lies. The Imam Ali (AS) Religious fascinated by Asian cultures and their ideas. festivals,” Mirkarimi added. cember 3 at the gallery, which of “The Return” by Qin Hailu. Arts Museum in Tehran, Isfahan Museum His works can be seen in collections “Castle of Dreams” is about two young can be found at No. 71, Khod- Mirkarimi is currently considering of Contemporary Art and Kerman and at large fairs in both the West and children, whose mother has just died dami St. off of Vanak Square. shooting a family drama set in a small Museum of Contemporary Art hosted the East. Uecker’s artistic creativity and their father, Jalal, after long years Saye Gallery is hosting an ex- city in China and making an animated the exhibition afterwards. reached a climax in 2000 with the of absence, returns to sort things out, hibition of paintings by Milad TV series for children, possibly about The 88-year-old Uecker is a member prayer room he designed for the rebuilt but he does not want to take the children Shirbisheh. the Silk Road and cultural exchange of the ZERO movement, best known for Reichstag building in Berlin. with him. Entitled “Mesopotamia”, the with China. exhibit runs until December 3 at the gallery located at 3 Aqa- khani Alley, Omidvar St. in the Popular involvement in wars provides perfect inspiration for writers: Ahmad Dehqan Niavaran neighborhood. CULTURE TEHRAN — Ahmad Dehqan, as one of Italy by Mimesis and Jouvence in 2018, and Faezeh Mardani war that should be read by students and all people,” noted Photo deskthe few Iranian writers who fought in the and Maurizio Silvio Pistoso, professors of Persian language Pistoso who praised Marelli for his fine translation of the book. Photos by Sajedeh Sharifi are 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, has said that people’s involvement and literature at the University of Bologna also attended Mardani also compared Dehqan with Primo Michele on display in an exhibition at in wars provides a multitude of perfect subjects for writing. the review session. Levi, an Italian Holocaust survivor and writer, and added, Farmanfarma Gallery. Speaking during a review of his bestselling books, “A “It’s great that we have Ahmad Dehqan here, because “Dehqan used his experiences in the war to write ‘Bearing The exhibit titled “I Wish I Had Vital Killing” and “Bearing 270 Degrees”, at the Italian it is important that Italian people read something from 270 Degrees’ as well as what Primo Levi did about ‘If This a Picture of You” will run until Institute for the Middle and Far East - ISMEO in Rome Iranian literature, and it very good whatever we choose to Is a Man’.” December 6 at the gallery lo- on Wednesday, he said, “All of Iran participated in the read from Persian literature to be in Persian or have been “It’s great that we have Dehqan here as a survivor of the cated at 2nd Araabi St., North defense and liberation of the southwestern Iranian city translated directly from the original editions,” Pistoso said war,” she said. Kheradmand St. in the Karim of Khorramshahr.” in his brief speech. In his short speech, Marelli elaborated on Dehqan’s style Khan neighborhood. “Such a popular involvement in a war allows writers to “Unfortunately, most of the works we have read from of writing and also said that he is translating “A Vital Killing”. Sculpture draw inspiration from the events; whether in Iran or abroad, Persian literature have been translated from the English The review was organized in collaboration with Candle An exhibition of sculptures writers never close their eyes easily to such events,” he added. or French editions of the books,” he lamented. and Fog, the London-based Iranian-British publishing house, by Asieh Abdollahi is underway Michele Marelli, the Italian translator of “Bearing 270 “The story of ‘Bearing 270 Degrees’ recounts an important which has published some of Dehqan’s books in English, at Atbin Gallery. Degrees” (“Viaggio in direzione 270°”) that was published in period of contemporary Iranian history and the Iran-Iraq including “A Vital Killing”. The exhibit titled “Invisible Thoughts” will continue until No- vember 26 at the gallery located at 42 Khakzad Alley, Vali-e Asr Ave. Writer Qobad Azaraiin wants book excluded from Jalal Al-e Ahmad nominations near the Parkway Intersection. CULTURE TEHRAN — Iranian The story of “Eruption” is about the oil Mohammadreza Marzuqi and “The Multimedia deskwriter Qobad Azaraiin eruption in Iran’s oil-rich region of Masjed Shamelessness Situation” by Hamed Jalali Shalman Gallery is playing announced on Wednesday that for personal Soleiman in 1908 when William Knox D’Arcy are among the nominees. host to an exhibition of drawings reasons he wants his book “Eruption” drilled an oil well in the Middle East for “Days and Dreams” by Payam Yazdanju and prints by Sepideh Firuzi. withdrawn from among the nominations the first time. The story recounts how oil and “They’ve Written Us by Snow” by Nasim The exhibition titled “Mirage” for the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards. affected the lives of three generations in Tavassoli have also received nominations will run until November 27 at “With respect to the great name of Jalal the region. in the category. the gallery that can be found at and appreciation to the juries who found my The organizers of the 12th Jalal Al-e Ahmad The winners of the Jalal Al-e Ahmad 27 Kavusi Alley, West Rudbar work worthy to be on the shortlist, I request Literary Awards announced six nominees Literary Awards, Iran’s most lucrative St., off Mirdamad Blvd. that the organizers exclude my work from for the novel and story section last week. literary prize, will be announced during a Calligraphy among the nominees,” Azaraiin told the “Endlessness” by Mehdi Ebrahimi, ceremony in Tehran on December 2, which Iranian writer Qobad Azaraiin and front A group of artists including Persian service of ISNA. “Turning on the One-Way Street” by is the birthday of writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad. cover of his book “Eruption”. Fahimeh Ariadoost, Ahmad Ar- iamanesh, Sanaz Taqipur, Neda Tavakkoli, Faranak Saberi, Far- Expressionist painter Manuchehr Yektai dies at 97 shid Faqihi and Hamideh Ehsani is ARTTEHRAN — The New York-based art at the University of Tehran and left the country fetched 5 billion rials (about $114,000) at the Tehran showcasing their calligraphy works deskIranian abstract expressionist when he was 22. Auction and became the fourth most expensive work in an exhibition at Gooya Gallery. painter Manuchehr Yektai died last Tuesday. In Paris, he studied at l’Ecole Superieure des Beaux sold at the auction. The exhibit named “Without He was 97. Arts. After moving to New York, he resumed his studies While he was very famous in painting, his poetry Me, With My Presence” runs until November 27 at the He died of old age at his home in New York, some at the Art Students League of New York and had his was not as well known among his fans. His poetry gallery located at No. 89, Kharim Khan Ave. Persian news agencies reported on Friday. first shows in 1948 and 1949. collection under the title “Report Card on Simorgh” A pioneer of Iranian modern art, Yektai studied In 2018, an untitled abstract painting by Yektai was published in 2005.