Iran Modern: The Empress of Art
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On Tuesday, October 16th, there will be a private Los Angeles exclusive Press and VIP event at the Pacific Design Center. Hosted by Assouline, the welcome address will be by Alireza Khan of the Farhang Foundation and a panel discussion will be moderated by Roshi Rahnama of Advocartsy in conversation with the authors, Miranda, and Viola Raikhel-Bolot (with other special guests).
IRAN MODERN: THE EMPRESS OF ART
Foreword by HIH Empress Farah Pahlavi
Text by Viola Raikhel-Bolot and Miranda Darling
"I had the best time. It was just so up there. So glamorous. She [the Empress] was really, really kind and so beautiful. — Andy Warhol after his visit to Tehran with Bob Colacello, editor of Interview magazine
"The Empress is a testament to the influence of soft power to change the fabric of a nation forever. Her vision and dedication turned the 1970s into a golden age for Iran." — Viola Raikhel-Bolot and Miranda Darling
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During her reign as the first crowned Empress in Iranian history, Empress Farah Pahlavi dedicated her life to serving the Iranian people, creating and curating museums and festivals across the country. With a keen eye—and working with a cast of international curators and art dealers —the Empress amassed one of the world’s greatest collections of modern art for her country, including works by van Gogh, Picasso, Bacon, Rothko and de Kooning. Her Majesty visited the studios of artists like Henry Moore and Marc Chagall, and commissioned works directly from a young Andy Warhol, who paid a visit to the Royal Palace; her vision was to establish her country as a cultural vanguard and to inspire and empower a new generation of Iranian artists. However, in 1979, the Revolution turned the country upside down and the Iran that emerged from the rubble was almost unrecognizable. Iran Modern: The Empress of Art uncovers the lost story of Farah Pahlavi’s epic journey from Empress to exile, and unearths the near-forgotten collection of contemporary art she left behind.
Viola Raikhel-Bolot is co-founder of Vanishing Pictures Productions, and Managing Director and co-founder of 1858 Ltd Art Advisory, an international firm that works with some of the biggest names in modern art and collecting. Advising private banks, family offices, fashion and luxury brands and museums. She maintains advisory positions across the arts and is regularly called upon in the international press as a contributor to the Financial Times, CNBC, CNN and Bloomberg television news as an expert on the international art market.
Miranda Darling is a writer, and co-founder of Vanishing Pictures Productions. She has published two thrillers and a novel and worked on several documentaries as a writer and consultant. Before reading English and Modern Languages at Oxford, Miranda traveled the world as a fashion model and worked for PAPER magazine in New York. She has a Masters in Strategic Studies and Defence from the ANU (GSSD), and was an adjunct scholar at a public policy think tank (CIS), where she published widely on the topic of new security threats. She writes regularly for several magazines.
Vanishing Pictures Productions was founded by Miranda and Viola to tell the stories of the women who have wielded soft power to change the course of history. The stories Vanishing Pictures tell in books and film focus on the nexus between art and politics, told through the lives of the extraordinary women at the heart of them.
Foreword by HIH Empress Farah Pahlavi, text by Viola Raikhel-Bolot and Miranda Darling 14 x 17 in – 35.5 x 43 cm | 200 pages | over 100 illustrations | handcrafted limited edition in a luxury clamshell case | ISBN: 9781614286349 | $845 – €850 – £650 SEPTEMBER 2018
Read MoreOn Tuesday, October 16th, there will be a private Los Angeles exclusive Press and VIP event at the Pacific Design Center. Hosted by Assouline, the welcome address will be by Alireza Khan of the Farhang Foundation and a panel discussion will be moderated by Roshi Rahnama of Advocartsy in conversation with the authors, Miranda, and Viola Raikhel-Bolot (with other special guests).
IRAN MODERN: THE EMPRESS OF ART
Foreword by HIH Empress Farah Pahlavi
Text by Viola Raikhel-Bolot and Miranda Darling
"I had the best time. It was just so up there. So glamorous. She [the Empress] was really, really kind and so beautiful. — Andy Warhol after his visit to Tehran with Bob Colacello, editor of Interview magazine
"The Empress is a testament to the influence of soft power to change the fabric of a nation forever. Her vision and dedication turned the 1970s into a golden age for Iran." — Viola Raikhel-Bolot and Miranda Darling
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
During her reign as the first crowned Empress in Iranian history, Empress Farah Pahlavi dedicated her life to serving the Iranian people, creating and curating museums and festivals across the country. With a keen eye—and working with a cast of international curators and art dealers —the Empress amassed one of the world’s greatest collections of modern art for her country, including works by van Gogh, Picasso, Bacon, Rothko and de Kooning. Her Majesty visited the studios of artists like Henry Moore and Marc Chagall, and commissioned works directly from a young Andy Warhol, who paid a visit to the Royal Palace; her vision was to establish her country as a cultural vanguard and to inspire and empower a new generation of Iranian artists. However, in 1979, the Revolution turned the country upside down and the Iran that emerged from the rubble was almost unrecognizable. Iran Modern: The Empress of Art uncovers the lost story of Farah Pahlavi’s epic journey from Empress to exile, and unearths the near-forgotten collection of contemporary art she left behind.
Viola Raikhel-Bolot is co-founder of Vanishing Pictures Productions, and Managing Director and co-founder of 1858 Ltd Art Advisory, an international firm that works with some of the biggest names in modern art and collecting. Advising private banks, family offices, fashion and luxury brands and museums. She maintains advisory positions across the arts and is regularly called upon in the international press as a contributor to the Financial Times, CNBC, CNN and Bloomberg television news as an expert on the international art market.
Miranda Darling is a writer, and co-founder of Vanishing Pictures Productions. She has published two thrillers and a novel and worked on several documentaries as a writer and consultant. Before reading English and Modern Languages at Oxford, Miranda traveled the world as a fashion model and worked for PAPER magazine in New York. She has a Masters in Strategic Studies and Defence from the ANU (GSSD), and was an adjunct scholar at a public policy think tank (CIS), where she published widely on the topic of new security threats. She writes regularly for several magazines.
Vanishing Pictures Productions was founded by Miranda and Viola to tell the stories of the women who have wielded soft power to change the course of history. The stories Vanishing Pictures tell in books and film focus on the nexus between art and politics, told through the lives of the extraordinary women at the heart of them.
Foreword by HIH Empress Farah Pahlavi, text by Viola Raikhel-Bolot and Miranda Darling 14 x 17 in – 35.5 x 43 cm | 200 pages | over 100 illustrations | handcrafted limited edition in a luxury clamshell case | ISBN: 9781614286349 | $845 – €850 – £650 SEPTEMBER 2018
