New Perspectives on Persian Art: An Emerging Scholars Symposium

Presenter(s)

Quentin Arnoux, Fahimeh Ghorbani, Sharon Mizbani, Bahareh Rostakiani, Negar Sagharichi

Date

March 7, 2025

This event has been designed to cultivate a collaborative and inspiring environment, providing students with the opportunity to share and discuss their art projects. It is being organized with the belief that students’ participation will not only enrich the event but also contribute significantly to our collective academic and artistic journeys. The discussions aim to offer perspectives that resonate with participants’ experiences as graduate students of art.

Speakers:

Quentin Arnoux, “An Artist, a Name, a Style: What Does it Mean for a Painting to be Signed ‘Mu’in Musavvir”

Fahimeh Ghorbani, “Creating Identity: The Intellectual, Ritual, and Social Dimensions of Futuwwa in Iranian Artisanal Practices”

Sharon Mizbani, “Curating Persian Art in North America: Ali Kuli Khan and Aesthetic Universalism”

Bahareh Rostakiani, “Interweaving Geometry and Play: Reimagining Islamic Tradition in the Contemporary Architecture of the Aga Khan Museum”

Negar Sagharichi, “Malek National Museum and Library: An Endowment towards Community Growth and Intercultural Exchange”