View Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian’s artworks on artnet. 53 1/8 x 53 1/8 in The assemblages reference lost homes and lost people comprising the fabric of her personal memories. Inspired by its architecture, the traditions of Islamic geometry and pattern, and by techniques such as reverse glass painting, mirror mosaic and relief sculpture, Farmanfarmaian has revived and adapted these forms to create startlingly original works. 43 1/4 x 47 5/8 in The six sides of the hexagon, which provide the underlying structure, are expanded and elaborately rendered. Mirror, reverse painted glass, acrylic, and plaster on wood Edition 2 of 2 Mirror, reverse glass painting, plaster and natural glue on wood Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian opens the new season with a solo exhibition of new mirror mosaic works. Free Wi-Fi available, Compliments & Complaints 91 x 91 cm It was there she befriended figures such as Milton Avery, Alexander Calder, Joan Mitchell, Louise Nevelson, Frank Stella, Robert Morris, and Andy Warhol. Renowned internationally for her dazzling, painstaking mirrorwork, in later life Farmanfarmaian rose to prominence as one of Iran’s foremost contemporary artists and as one of its most prolific collectors. When a life and career has stretched throughout over two thirds of one century and continued into the next, it is difficult not to regard a retrospective as a kind of funeral, a wrapping up of intent, a final statement. The work's title pays homage to Neda Agha Soltan, a 27-year-old Iranian woman killed in the streets of Tehran during protests that followed the 12 June 2009 presidential elections. With a career spanning more than six decades, Farmanfarmaian is one of the most prominent contemporary Iranian artists working today. 48 x 81 cm 48 WALKER ST Mirror Works and Drawings 1974–2014, "Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922 - 2019)" by Shirin Neshat, "Monir Farmanfarmaian, 96, Dies; Artist Melded Islam and the Abstract" by Jason Farago, "Iranian Artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Sculptor of Mindbending Mirror Works, Dead at 97" by Alex Greenberger, “The Monir Museum Opens in Tehran" by HG Masters, "Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian" by Charles Safaieh, “Iran’s first museum for a female artist honours nonagenarian" by Tim Cornwell, “Exchange Program: The New Institute of Arab and Islamic Art" by Eleanor Heartney, “A Portrait of an Iranian Artist Who Went Home After 25 Years in Exile" by Bridey Heing, “Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Sunset, Sunrise” by Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, “Monir Farmanfarmaian, Iranian and Nonagerian, Celebrates a New York Museum First” by Randy Kennedy, "An Iranian Artist Recalls Her Life in New York and Tehran" by Carl Swanson, "Interview: Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian" by Lauren O’Neill-Butler, "Monir Farmanfarmaian Talks Art" by Rosemary Feitelberg, "Two Iranian Artists and the Revolution" by Robin Wright, "Infinite Possibility: Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmian" by Natasha Morris, "Mirror, mirror: The Iranian Artist Monir Farmanfarmaian’s dazzling work shines in Dubai" by Anna Seaman, "Cosmic Geometry: The Life and Work of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian" by Marisa Mazria Katz. Center circle: 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in Your own appearance, your own face, your own clothing—if you move, it is a part of the art. E: gallery@qagoma.qld.gov.au Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, and plaster We will use your information to send email updates including newsletters, special offers and more. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery / QAGOMA Photography / © The artist. Queensland 4101, Australia Mirror and reverse glass painting on plaster and wood Mirror Works and Drawings, 1974–2014 at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Yayoi Kusama, Narcissus Garden , 1966, Installation and performance. Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, and plaster 44 1/8 x 44 1/8 in Mirror and reverse-glass painting on plaster and wood Monir is best known for her mirror mosaics; artworks that fuse Islamic geometrical design, abstraction, Sufi cosmology, and contemporary sculpture. 43 3/4 x 43 3/4 in Hexagon, 2010 Third Family Heptagon, 2011 Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922-2019) was a contemporary, Iranian artist who became a living legend while she was still alive. (JCG11738), Stainless steel, wooden base, and motor Monir Farmanfarmaian. Image Reproductions & Copyright 50 x 65 cm Triangle Maze, 2014 (JCG11751) 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in 35 7/8 x 35 7/8 in Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, better known simply as Monir, has long believed in the transcendental possibilities of mirrors. 20 1/8 x 14 in The queen of dazzling mirrored mosaic works and glass paintings, Farmanfarmaian was raised by educated parents in the small, religious town of Qazvin in northwest Iran, where she was born in 1922. (JCG11849), MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN (JCG11732), MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN Typically rendered in vivid hues of felt-tipped marker and colored pencil, Monir’s works on paper demonstrate her ability to cast fields of radiant, expressive energy from pared-down arrangements of line and form, through a process characterized by structural precision. 45 1/4 x 47 5/8 in 130 x 142.5 cm According to Monir, the six-sided hexagon, for example, “reflects the six virtues: generosity, self-discipline, patience, determination, insight, and compassion.” The distinctive features of shapes used in each work precondition specific repetitive geometries that span outward to the edges of the object, serving to create a transcendent, ephemeral effect within the larger structure. Reflection Five, 2010 QAGOMA respects your privacy and will not share your personal details with third parties without your consent. 29 1/8 x 59 1/2 in Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, and plaster Farmanfarmaian was born in Qazvin, Iran in 1924. 47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in Third Family Nonagon, 2011 Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, and plaster (JCG11727), MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN Privacy While studying and living in New York after World War II, Monir became embedded in the social fabric of the Western modernist art scene. She emerged as a key actor in the worldwide development of abstract art in recent years. 122 x 122 cm NEW YORK NY 10013 Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, and plaster (JCG11753), Mirror mosaic, reverse-glass painting, plaster on wood The gallery will present a two-part solo exhibition of Monir’s work in January 2021. Her methodologies often invoke concepts central to Minimalism—such as seriality, modularity, and diagrammatic organization—manifesting in bodies of sculpture grouped into series she called “families,” suggesting an affinity of structure, for example, or which are “convertible,” consisting of elements that can be arranged into a number of different formations. Certain drawings or studies correspond to eventual three-dimensional, sculptural applications of their forms, while others employ rhythmic patterning and calligraphic mark-making to create dimensional effects within the picture plane. Her forthcoming solo exhibition at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA will open in 2022. Monir is best known for her mirror-works, in which cut polygonal fragments of reflective, reverse-painted glass are arranged into kaleidoscopic compositions grounded on principles of Islamic geometry. T: +61 (0)7 3840 7303 100 x 100 cm MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN (1922 - 2019) “My work is largely based on geometry which, as you know, always begins with a single point and can move from there into a circle. Farmanfarmaian was born in Qazvin, Iran in 1924. Installation of 9 elements, 2004 (JCG11725), MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN Mirror on plaster and wood (JCG11749), MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN The Islamic Revolution in 1979 marked the beginning of Monir’s 26-year exile in New York. You’re the connection: it is the mix of human being and reflection and artwork.”. JAMES COHAN Mirror and reverse-glass painting on plaster and wood Her work is held in the permanent collections of major institutions worldwide, including the Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL; The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA; the Barry Art Museum, Norfolk, VA; Grand Rapids Museum of Art, Grand Rapids, MI; Guggenheim Museum, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, France; M+ Museum, Hong Kong; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Monir Museum, Negarestan Museum Park Gardens, Tehran, Iran; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Museum of Modern Art, Tehran, Iran; Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran; Queensland Gallery of Contemporary Art, Queensland, Australia; Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY; Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom; Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran; Toledo Art Museum, Toledo, OH; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom. Purchased 2009. 25 x 32.5 cm Third Family Square, 2011 (JCG11730), MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN This new series continues to explore the variable arrangement of geometric figures, this time with an emphasis on the physical movement of the shapes. Six panels: 300 x 200 x 25cm (each); 300 x 1200 x 25cm (overall), Installation view: Queensland Art Gallery, Courtesy of the artist, Third Line Gallery, Dubai, and James Cohan, New York, Collection of Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom, Mirror, oil painting behind glass and Plexiglas, Mirror, oil painting behind glass, plaster on wood, MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN Monir strove to mix Iranian influences into her works, particularly the tradition of Ayeneh Kari, the art of cutting mirrors into small pieces and placing them Gallery Maps 115 x 121 cm Mirror on plaster and wood Exile in New York. In 2017, the Monir Museum was inaugurated under the auspices of Tehran University. Square Maze, 2014 Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Untitled, 1980, ink and pen on paper, 18 x 25 in, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan, USA. 127 x 133 cm Her work was featured in numerous exhibitions at key galleries and museums, including the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices … One of Iran’s most iconic artists, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian died in Tehran on April 20, at the age of 97. Mirror and reverse-glass painting on plaster and wood Photo: Filipe Braga, © Fundação de Serralves, Porto, Portugal, MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN Or a point can become three leading to a triangle, or four to a square, five to a pentagon, hexagon, octagon, and so … (JCG11843), Mirror, reverse glass painting, stainless steel and plaster on wood, Reverse painted glass, mirror, and plaster, Photo: Courtesy of the Estate of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. During this time she was introduced to Āina-kāri, the 16th-century Safavid practice of cutting mirrors into small pieces and arranging them into decorative shapes over plaster. And will not share your personal details with Third parties without your consent announced its representation of Shahroudy... 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