Parviz Tanavoli, born in Tehran in 1937, is an Iranian sculptor, painter, researcher and collector. He is a central figure in Iranian modernism and the Saqqakhaneh movement.
Visual Language and Media
His Heech, Poet, Lock and Cage series draw on language, popular culture and Iranian visual traditions. Research into textiles and folk art also informs his practice.
Education and Training
Sculpture training at Tehran’s School of Fine Arts and further study in Italy, including with Marino Marini in Milan.
Selected Exhibitions
- Poets, Locks, Cages, Vancouver Art Gallery, 2023.
- Retrospective, Davis Museum, USA, 2015.
Works at HICHAA
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