The Life and Art of Ardeshir Mohassess
Art, Politics, and Beyond
Saturday, October 9
10 A.M.: Welcoming Remarks:
Conference Co-Chairs:
Ehsan Yarshater (Columbia University) and Ali Mirsepassi (New York University).
Sara Nodjoumi Friends of Ardeshir:
Conference Special Guests: Abbas Towfigh (satirist and Mohassess colleague) & Ali Dolatshahi (painter and Mohassess teacher)
Panel I: 10:30 - 12:00 P.M: Mohassess in Historical Perspective
Ulrich Marzolph (Akademie der Wissenschaften, Gottingen); Nahid Mozaffari (NYU); Dagmar A Riedel (Columbia).Moderator: Shoja Azari (artist; New York)
Lunch Break 12: - 1: P.M.
Panel II: 1:00 - 2:30 P.M.: Mohassess: His Art and Legacy
Reza Baraheni (writer and scholar; Canada); Nicky Nodjoumi (artist; New York); Shahriyar Mandanipur (writer; Boston). Moderator: Shirin Neshat (artist; New York)
Panel III: 2:45 - 4:30 P.M: Mohassess in Exile: (artist, intellectual and friend)
Houra Yavari (Columbia); Firoz Nodjomi (Nassau Community College); Hadi Hazavei (artist and scholar; New York); Behrooz Moazami (Loyola University New Orleans). Moderator: Mahshad Mohit (“Friends of Ardeshir”)
Film Screening: 4:45-5:15 P.M.: Documentary: “Ardeshir, An Artist by Nature”
- Preview of Bahman Maghsoudlou’s recently updated documentary on Ardeshir Mohassess, preceded by a short introductory talk.
Sunday, October 10
Panel IV: 11 - 12:30 P.M.: Mohassess: The Artist as Satirist and Social and Political Commentator
Abbas Amanat (Yale); Peter J. Chelkowski (NYU); Majid Roushangar (writer and editor; California). Moderator: Maryam Ekhtiar (Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York)
Closing Session: 12:45 - 1: 30 P.M.
The Ardeshir Mohassess Trust: Report and Discussion of Future Plans
Behrooz Moazami and Nicky Nodjoumi. Moderator: Bahram Rahmani (“Friends of Ardeshir”)
Exhibition: October 8 – October 10
Mohasses: A Selection of Late Works
Opening Reception on Friday the 8th of October from 6-8 PM, with introductory remarks by Shirin Neshat and Nicky Nodjoumi. The reception is open to the public and all are welcome. Curators, “Friends of Ardeshir”
Conference organized by the “Friends of Ardeshir”
Sponsored by the Iranian Studies Initiative (ISI-NYU)
Gallatain Galleries: 1 WASHINGTON Place, NY (Corner of Broadway)
Contact information: Nicky Nodjoumi <nickynodjoumi7@yahoo.com>, Cell: 917-496-8818
