Mahmoud Bakhshi Moakhar (né en 1977) - photo 1
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Mahmoud Bakhshi Moakhar (né en 1977)

Lot 124
21.09.2022 15:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 124 | Mahmoud Bakhshi Moakhar (né en 1977)
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€ 6 000 – 8 000
Mahmoud Bakhshi Moakhar (né en 1977)

Tulips Rise from the Blood of the Nation's Youth

néon, aluminium, plastique et moteur électrique

134 x 33 x 31 cm.

Réalisée en 2008, cette œuvre est le numéro un d'une édition de huit exemplaires de la série The Industrial Revolution.

neon, aluminium, plastic and electric motor

52 6⁄8 x 13 x 12 2⁄8 in.

Executed in 2008, this work is number one from an edition of eight from the Industrial Revolution series.





Provenance

Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris

Acquis auprès de celle-ci en 2009



Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Raad o Bargh, 17 Artists from Iran, février-mars 2009 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition pp. 25-26-27).



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Œuvre engagée, Tulips Rise from the Blood of the Nation’s Youth reprend le signe calligraphique stylisé pour le mot Allah. Assemblage de quatre croissants et d’une épée, il est le motif central du drapeau de l’Iran. L’artiste questionne, par l’usage ironique de l’emblème de la République islamique, l’instrumentalisation de la figure du martyr par le pouvoir iranien. À travers la recontextualisation, Mahmoud Bakhshi Moakhar tente de donner des réponses directes à la situation sociale de son pays natal en cherchant des liens avec le passé historique de son pays. Ses travaux sont notamment exposés à l’Etemad Gallery et l’Aun Gallery de Téhéran, au Barbican Art Center de Londres, au Museum of New Art de Fribourg, et à la Devi Art Foundation de New Delhi.

A committed work, Tulips Rise from the Blood of the Nation's Youth uses the stylised calligraphic sign for the word Allah. An assembly of four crescents and a sword, it is the central motif of the Iranian flag. The artist questions, through the ironic use of the emblem of the Islamic Republic, the instrumentalisation of the figure of the martyr by the Iranian authorities. Through recontextualisation, Mahmoud Bakhshi Moakhar tries to give direct answers to the social situation of his native country by seeking links with its historical past. His work has been exhibited at the Etemad Gallery and Aun Gallery in Tehran, the Barbican Art Center in London, the Museum of New Art in Freiburg, as well as the Devi Art Foundation in New Delhi.
Art style:Contemporary art
Place of origin:Iran, Asia
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