Russian figure hails Iran’s modern arts as ‘rapidly growing’
Head of documentary broadcasting at Russia Today (RTDoc) visited the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art and praised the museum’s collection and the country’s modern art scene.
Ekaterina Yakovleva, a member of the Expert Council of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and director of the documentary network Russia Today visited the exhibitions ‘Eye to Eye,’ ‘Companion of the Sun,’ and ‘Redisplay of the Iranian artists at the 60th Venice Biennale’, IRNA reported.
During her visit, Yakovleva said, “We have seen works by both world-renowned artists and Iranian artists in this museum. While the Iranian artists’ works are of a very high level and have impressed me, the world needs to see their works. In my opinion, contemporary Iranian art is rapidly growing.”
“We have visited one of Iran’s excellent museums, which is among the world’s unique museums and has a rich collection of contemporary artists,” she said.
Yakovleva, born in 1980, is a graduate of the Screenwriting and Film Studies Department of the Moscow Film School (VGIK) and a member of the Expert Council of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation for selecting national documentary film projects.
Yakovleva is also general producer of the International Documentary Film Festival “RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes”.
Yakovlova is a graduate of the School of Screenwriting and Film Studies of the Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK). She has produced more than 1,500 documentary films as the head of documentary broadcasting at Russia Today. She has won dozens of awards at national and international festivals.