ART
Farhad Moshiri |
Written 30 January |
Tuesday 27 October, 11:00Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, 75003 [map]Farhad Moshiri
The dazzling colours and hybrid materials of Farhad Moshiri’s recent works - paintings and installations - immediately capture the eye. Alternating between minimalism and mannerism, they are part of an Iranian artistic tradition of calligraphy and miniaturism, as well as Western pop imagery. Moshiri plays with the codes of modernism whilst developing a flamboyant iconography. Beyond these seemingly attractive works lies a more painful and more complex reality, visible just beneath the surface, that is imbued with nostalgia and irony. The artwork entitled LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL is emblematic, this joyful leitmotiv is written with a collection of knives stuck in the wall of the Gallery.
