Tehran to host war memorial art show
A group exhibition titled ‘Tehran,’ honoring those who died in the recent war, will open on Friday, July 18, at Artibition Gallery in Tehran.
The month-long exhibit is a joint effort by several galleries and features works from eight contemporary Iranian artists, aiming to portray the capital as both a battlefield and a place of belonging. The event reflects on the emotional toll of war, forced displacements, and the struggle of a city caught “between attachment and chaos.”
The participating artists include Arman Yaghoubipour, Kiumars Harpa, Marjan Nemati, Mohammad Eskandari, Fatemeh Zanjanian, Behrouz Majidi, Amin Tavakol, and Fateck Mousavi. The poster was designed by Alireza Shafiee, ISNA reported.
“Tehran stands somewhere in the twilight of its residents’ identity,” the exhibition’s curatorial statement reads. The city is described as both a “capital for migrants” and a birthplace for generations who have lived its every joy and trauma—pulled between love for home and the exhausting realities of “crowds, noise, speed and smoke.”
Referencing Plato’s Republic, the statement paints Tehran as distant from the philosopher’s ideal of a “just city,” yet still a cradle for memory, resistance, and resilience. “In the twelve gray days just past, Tehran emptied out under missile strikes. Some departures were permanent. Others, temporary and forced. But the city—scarred and watchful—remains.”
The show will run through August 12.