Sadegh Tirafkan

Sadegh Tirafkan
Sadegh Tirafkan
صادق تیرافکن
Born	July 03, 1965
Died	May 09, 2013
Nationality	Iranian
Education	University of Tehran
Known for	Photography, film, video installation, and collage

Sadegh Tirafkan (July 3, 1965 in Karbala, Iraq to Iranian parents – May 9, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Persian: صادق تیرافکن)^[1] was an Iranian contemporary artist who lived mainly in Tehran, Iran.^[2]

Career

Tirafkan employed different media in his work: photography, video installation, and collage.^{[citation needed]} He graduated from Tehran University with a degree in Photography in 1989 and participated in solo and group exhibitions worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

Tirafkan's work included "Manhood", which dealt with the perception of masculinity in Persian culture. Other projects such as "Persepolis", "Ashoura", "Secret of Words", "Iranian Man", "Whispers of the East", "The Loss of Our Identity", "Multitude" and "Devotion" dealt with Iranian history, identity, sociopolitical, religious and gender issues.^{[citation needed]}

His works are in the collections of several museums including the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, British Museum, Brooklyn Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. ^{[citation needed]}

Group exhibition

1986 Ketabe Azad Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

Personal exhibitions

1989 Mansoureh Hossini Gallery, Tehran Iran
1991 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1995 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1997 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2000 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2001 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2002 Massoud Nader Gallery, New York City, United States
2002 Parkerson Gallery, Houston, United States
2003 VU Gallery, Paris, France
2004 Lehmann maupin Gallery, New York City, United States
2005 Assar Art gallery, Tehran, Iran
2005 Espace photography Contreype, Brussels, Belgium
2005 VU Photography Centre, Quebec City, Canada
2006 Aspace Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2006 Lee Ka-Sing gallery, Toronto, Canada
2006 Massoud Nader Gallery, New York City, United States
2007 Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008 Assar Art gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Selma Feriani + Louise Alexander Gallery, London, UK

Works

1997 Persopolis, Video installation
2000 The Children of Dark city, Installation & video, Painting, Sculpture
2000 Iranian Man, Photographic series
2001 Ashura, Installation pictures, video & painting
2002 Secret of Words, Photographic series
2002 Stages, Photo, Video installation
2003 Sacrifice, Photographic series
2005 Lighting The Nation Gate, Photo, Video installation
2006-7 Whispers of the East, Photographic series
2009-2010 Human Tapestry, Photographic series

Public collection

2001, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2003, Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris, France
2007, British Museum, London, UK
2008, Brooklyn Museum, New York City, United States
2008, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States

References

^ "John Seed: In Memoriam: Sadegh Tirafkan (1965-2013)". Huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
^ "John Seed: In Memoriam: Sadegh Tirafkan (1965-2013)". Huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-03.