“Animating the Word: The Legacy of Iran’s Minority Calligraphic Traditions” Exhibition
Tally Beck Contemporary Gallery
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Tally Beck Contemporary presents a group exhibition of contemporary works that incorporate calligraphy from Iran.
While Persian calligraphy and artwork is more familiar to most audiences, there are other rich traditions of calligraphy in the minority cultures of Iran. These traditions have inspired a genre of contemporary art that incorporates the written languages and enriches the visual expression of these peoples.
Inspirational concept for this unique show of calligraphy from Iran comes from Richard N. Frye (1920-2014), the first holder of the Aga Khan Professorship in Iranian Studies at Harvard University. Richard Frye, an enthusiastic language learner, enjoyed rendering short Persian poems in his elegant hand. He also had a deep appreciation of minority languages of Iran and the Middle East, including those represented in this show as well as others written in modified forms of the Arabic alphabet. This show is dedicated to his memory.
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Schedule
from December 10, 2014 to January 23, 2015
Opening Reception on 2014-12-10 from 18:00 to 21:00