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Biography
History and memory inform the work of Persian-born artist Firouz Farman Farmaian, whose lifetime of living in exile in Paris, France profoundly influenced both his creative practice and individual character. "It is circumstance that ultimately shapes lives," says the artist, whose work seeks to actively engage in a dialogue with the past. As such, his compositions possess a vivacious and spontaneous energy, as well as a deeply symbolic quality, which speaks to a multiplicity of currents in politics, art and philosophy.
Rooted in Persian lore, and focused on themes of nature, architectonics and the interplay between realism and abstraction, Farman Farmaian's diverse body of work is united by common motifs of movement and texture. The raw and visceral emotion of his pieces is tempered by their material properties, which are strongly rooted in a resolute emphasis on craftsmanship. Each work is the result of careful contemplation of the techniques and tools that will achieve a singular aesthetic and emotional intention. These in turn are deftly combined to create a unique visual rhythm across a wide range of media, including painting, sculpture, film and music.
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CV
Download Farmanfarmaian CVBorn Tehran, Iran
Lives and works in Andalusia, Spain, Essaouira, Morocco and Provence, FranceEDUCATION
ESA Ecole Speciale D'Architecture, Paris, France
ESAG Penninghen, Paris, FranceSELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Textile Works, Lo Studio Everything I Want Gallery, Venice, Italy
2022
Gates of Turan, Kyrgyz National Pavilion, 59th Biennale Di Venezia, Cultural Ambassadorship, Venice, Italy
2020
Banners of the Unbanished, Théâtre Royal de Marrakech, 1-54 ArtFair Public Program, Jameel Prize Nominee, Marrakech, Morocco
2019
Permanence of the Trace, We R the Nomads Agency & Space 50, London, UK
2018
Poetry of the Tribe, Leonard Tourné Gallery & Salomon Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2017
Nomadic Displacement, Marrakech Museum, Marrakech, Morocco
Strata Exhibit, Golan Rouzkhosh Gallery Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Summer at the Caspian Exhibit, Artscoops Platform, Beirut, Lebanon
2016
Momentary Meditations Exhibit, Galeria Maior, Pollença, Mallorca
RetroProjection Exhibit, Marrakech Museum - Fondation Benjelloun, Marrakech, Morocco
2015
RetroProjection Exhibit, Galerie Golan Rouzkhosh, Fiac 2016 I Paris, France
Blue Taxi To Paradise Installation, Nando Argüelles Art Project, Sotogrande, Spain
2014
Waves Exhibit, Galerie Golan Rouzkhosh, Paris, France
Waves Exhibit, Barclays Bank Foundation, Paris, France
2013
Junkspace Exhibit, Mews 42 Gallery, London, UK
Cadmium Black Exhibit, Galerie Golan Rouzkhosh, Paris, FranceSELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS, JOINT EXHIBITIONS AND AUCTIONS
2018
Tale of Two Cites, Magic of Persia Foundation Exhibit & Bonham's Auction, Los Angeles, CA
If So, What - Sillicon Valley Art Fair, Roya Khadjavi Projects, San Francisco, CA
Art & Freedom, Group Exhibit, Galerie Golan Rouzkhosh, Paris, France
2017
Artscoops ArtBeirut MANA Auction, Artscoops, Beirut, Lebanon
Iran Heritage Foundation Nowrouz 2017 Gala & Fundraiser, London, UK
The (Un)Draped Woman - Art Breif III Exhibit I Advocartsy - Arena 1 Gallery I Curated by
Sandra Williams ( LACMA ), Los Angeles, CA
2016
Memory & Future / Future & Memory Joint Exhibit, Shirin Gallery NY, Curated by Janet
Rady ( Sotheby's ), New York, NY
Dark Matter Joint Exhibit, Edificio El Posito, Los Barrios - La Lonja Vieja, Barbate, Spain
Remembering Tomorrow Magic of Persia Foundation Touring Exhibit, Niavaran Center,
Tehran, Iran, Jamm Art Gallery, Dubaï, UAE, Followed by Christie's Auction
Persian Colors Exhibit, Shirin Gallery New York, New York, NY
2015
Magic of Persia Foundation 2015 Nowrouz Gala-Exhibition-Christie's Auction, Dubaï, UAE
United Nations Zero Hunger Exhibit, UN Pavilion Milan World Fair, Milan, Italy
ICAM Foundation Gala & Fundraiser, Monaco, Montecarlo
Panorama Group Exhibit I Galerie Golan Rouzkhosh, Paris, France
2014
Iranian Heritage Foundation Nowrouz 2015 Auction, London, UK
Scope-Art Basel 2014, Janet Rady Fine Arts, Basel, Switzerland
Black Gold Group Exhibit, Shirin Gallery Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2013
Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi Fund Gala & Fundraiser - Christie's Auction, Monaco, MontecarloPRIVATE COLLECTIONS
HIH Farah Diba Private Collection
Mr. Mohammad Afkhami Private Collection
Count, Countess Gerasimus Claudio Marianti Camerata di Pergola Private Collection
Prince Chahram Pahlavi Private Collection
Fondation Behnam Bakhtiar
Fondation Benjelloun - Marrakech Museum
Ali-Reza Pahlavi Foundation
Magic of Persia Foundation
Iran Heritage Foundation
Farah Diba
Christiane Amanpour
