Works by Marcel Duchamp and Sol Lewitt, drawn from the collection amassed by the former shah of Iran, are among those on display in a Tehran museum.
Some of the world’s most prized works of contemporary Western art have been unveiled for the first time in decades — in Tehran., rails against the influence of the West. Authorities have lashed out at “deviant” artists for “attacking Iran’s revolutionary culture.” And the Islamic Republic has plunged further into confrontation with the U.S. and Europe as it rapidly accelerates its nuclear program and as diplomatic efforts stall.
The government of Iran’s Western-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and his wife, the former Empress Farah Pahlavi, built the museum andin the late 1970s, when oil boomed and Western economies stagnated. Upon opening, it showed sensational works by Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock and other heavyweights, enhancing Iran’s cultural standing on the world stage.
The ongoing exhibit on minimalism, featuring 34 Western artists, has captured particular attention. More than 17,000 people have made the trip since it opened, the museum said — nearly double the footfall of past shows.‘Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971' at the Academy Museum. ‘Cy Twombly: Making Past Present’ at the Getty. ‘Particular Histories’ at the Fowler.
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