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Lawrie Shabibi opens 'The Lacemaker' by Farhad Ahrarnia Farhad Ahrarnia, La Femme Du Bazar, no. 5, 2015. Hand embroidery and sequins on heat-transferred montage onto cotton, 78.5 x 64.2 cm. Courtesy the artist and Lawrie Shabibi, DUBAI .-Lawrie Shabibi is presenting The Lacemaker by Farhad Ahrarnia, the gallery's opening exhibition of 2021, and the artist’s third solo at Lawrie Shabibi. Comprising images drawn from a diverse range of sources and media – the internet, printed or painted material, and composed with embroidery, painted metalwork and grooming items – the exhibition gives new i...

By Susan Acret  |  Tehran, 26 October 2015 Bahar Samadi, still from film  101, 2012, 3’ 34’’, black & white found footage, DV PAL 4:3. Courtesy the artist. With the recent nuclear rapprochement, Iran is on the brink of the end of sanctions. This, along with new-found freedoms that arrived with the government of Hassan Rouhani in 2013, has fostered a sense of optimism. It seems a fortuitous time to visit and I am keen to see how the city’s artists are depicting this shift. Our trip has been organised by the Hong Kong-based Asia Art Archive and is the 2015 instalment of the...