“ Contemporary Art is finally revealing itself in Nomadic form, mirroring the post globalized cultural sphere where reconnects related to craft and timeless tradition clash with contemporary transformative vision, cultural conjectives, overlapping borders and the fusion of identities - powerfully interconnecting and creating the fundamentals of a planetary journey.”

Firouz FarmanFarmaian

“ Nomads of Persia is an engaging and insightful exploration of the endangered tribal cultures of the artist’s homeland - an ode to freedom that passes through the recovery and valorization of ancient practices and knowledge referring to a post-tribal and transnational dimension.”

Valentina G Levy, Co-Curator

PATHS TO PERSIA

FarmanFarmaian has been on the outposts of a transcultural movement creating an alternative sensation on the occasion of the 59th Biennale Di Venezia representing the Kyrgyz Pavilion with the Gates of Turan installation tagged by ArtReview as a Postribal Immersive Experience.

Engaging with the endangered tribal cultures of the artist’s homeland, NOMADS OF PERSIA sets out to disrupt and transform established narratives from a position of exile. As the next iteration of FarmanFarmaian’s explorations building on his 2022 Venice Pavilion representing a Central Asian nation - at long last FarmanFarmaian unveils the result of a powerful reconnection, recombining the nomadic heritage of his land of birth -  seen from the prism of a 44 year exile.

Conceptualized within the framework of his transformative Postribal blueprint - the site specific installation will weave Textile, Sound, Video and Tech in a single immersive experience bridging dialogues between past and future, east and west, archaic craft and contemporary practice.

NOP AGENDA

Firouz FarmanFarmaian’s crossformat traveling Nomadic Proposal will cover a Textile London Frieze Artweek Popup, an institutional immersive Cairo installation, Two NY Gallery Exhibitions including Panels, Screenings, Album and Book Releases in in venues as diverse as  as the Soho Playhouse, The Lincoln Center or the MAD.  

NOMADS OF PERSIA Mayfair Popup Preview : London Frieze Artweek, Opening 09-10-24 2024, Juncture Gallery, 12 St George St, London W1S 2FB, United Kingdom

NOMADS OF PERSIA Cairo Unveiling: 08-11-24 / CAIRO CITADEL, Something Else Edition IV. National Military Museum Egypt, Bel Kalaa, Al  Abageyah, El Khalifa, Cairo Governorate 4252360, Egypt

GALACTICA FORRM Album Release Private Showcase : 09-12-24, 15 Vandam St, New York, NY 10013, United States

NOMADS OF PERSIA The Paintovers : Lincoln Center Furman Gallery, Curated by Camilla FarmanFarmaian. Opening 10-12-24, Book Signing 11-12-24. Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, United States

FIROUZ FARMANFARMAIAN AT THE MAD Screenings : ROAD TO VENICE / THE LOST & THE LAST / SHIMMER  - Panel : AN ECOLOGY OF SOUL 12-12-24 5:30PM / 7:30PM - Museum of Arts and Design 2 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10019, United States

NOMADS OF PERSIA IN THE CITY  Salomon Arts Gallery, Co Curated by Valentina G Levy, Opening 14-12-24 83 Leonard St #4, New York, NY 10013, United States