Keyword: iran modern
An excerpt from Rabeah Ghaffari's debut novel 'To Keep the Sun Alive,' which portrays the 1979 Iranian Revolution through family drama and personal struggle.
A look back at Asia Society's most popular videos in 2013 shows viewers' tastes running the gamut from music to politics to film.
Two Iranian expats bond over a love of American country-and-western music. But what happens when one of them starts to make it?
Photographer Firooz Zahedi reminisces about capturing a whimsical side of actress Elizabeth Taylor during a 1976 trip to Iran.
Mohsen Vaziri-Moqaddam shares the inspiration behind his trailblazing interactive sculpture, begun in 1969 and now on view in Asia Society Museum's "Iran Modern" exhibition.
A crucial, little seen period of Iranian film history comes to life at Asia Society New York for three weeks.
"I have to tell you, Andy liked to stay in his hotel room and call New York, order room service," said Bob Colacello.
Fereshteh Daftari discusses the inception, curation and themes of the art on view in "Iran Modern."
The legendary director describes how he and more than 700 collaborators put on a production lasting seven days.
Michelle Yun, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Asia Society Museum and her team set up Mohsen Vaziri-Moqaddam's Untitled sculpture for the Iran Modern exhibition.
