"Super Sohrab: Adventures of a Contemporary Iranian Artist" a talk by Sohrab Kashani


 Center for Persian Studies and Culture     Mar 30 2016 | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Humanities Gateway 1030

Please join us on Wednesday March 30, 7:30 - 9 PM in UC Irvine's Humanities Gateway (HG) 1030 for a talk titled "Super Sohrab: Adventures of a Contemporary Iranian Artist" by Mr. Sohrab Kashani.

Interdisciplinary artist and independent curator Sohrab Kashani discusses his work as an artist with a focus on Sazmanab, his non-profit art space, residency program and artist collective in Tehran and its extensive programming over the years.
Sohrab Kashani is an interdisciplinary artist and an independent curator based in Tehran. Sohrab has exhibited internationally and has held talks at Asia Society, New York; Tisch School of the Arts NYU, New York; International Studio & Curatorial Program (iscp), New York; The Delfina Foundation, London; Gasworks, London; Haus am Waldsee, Berlin; YARAT, Baku; Global Art Forum (Art Dubai), Dubai and in other institutions, universities and museums worldwide. Sohrab is the founder and director of Sazmanab, formerly a center for contemporary art and a not for profit art space, currently an artist collective based in Tehran and on the internet.

This event is presented by UC Irvine's Jordan Center for Persian Studies and is co-sponsored by UCI Visual Studies Program and UCI Society of Iranian Graduate Students (SIGS).

A reception will be held in the Persian Center's lobby before the talk 6:30-7:30 pm.

This event is free and open to the public.