2/26/2024 0 Comments Iranian artists licenceV&A possesses a striking collection of Iranian art, epitomizing at least 12 centuries of Iran’s sophisticated cultural history. The announcement came at a fraught moment for Iran and the West, as they squabble over the fate of the atrophying Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the mushrooming US sanctions against Iran, British and other foreign citizens with dual nationality jailed by the Islamic Republic, and Tehran throwing a curveball at the stability of Middle East with its support of the Houthis in Yemen and activating modern centrifuges in an underground nuclear facility. The exhibit will showcase some 300 historical objects including illuminated manuscripts, finely wrought carpets, ceramics and metalwork. The London-based Victoria and Albert Museum, which bills itself as the world’s leading museum of art and design, has announced that it will stage the UK’s biggest exhibition on Iranian art, design and culture in nearly a century next February. Yet the concealed face of Iran is that it is the inheritor of one of the most magnificent art heritages in the world history, reflecting a 5,000-year-old cultural tradition that many people are incognizant of as the nation’s artistic and cultural contributions are eclipsed by its political isolation. Much of what the global media report about Iran these days revolves around its unpopular nuclear program, its involvement in proxy conflicts across the Middle East, and its human-rights violations.
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