REBEL, JESTER, MYSTIC, POET/ CONTEMPORARY PERSIANS

Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet tells the story of the evolution of Iranian contemporary art by examining the work of 30 artists.The sub title Contemporary Persians is also a reference to a strategy of survival used by Iranians in the United States during the early 200 0s/ at a time when Iranians were identified with hostage takers and terrorists, they adopted the identity Persians, which remained free of such associations.Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet brings together the work of a number of well-known artists,