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First monograph on one of the leading lights of the contemporary Iranian art movement, showcasing his various artistic phases and outlining his progressive approach to art-making and distribution.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 3; Introduction 5; 1. The Crowd, the Truth, and the Artist (Hamid Dabashi) 10; 2. Art without Borders: The Apprenticeship of Koorosh Shishegaran (David Galloway) 22; 3. The Trajectory of Koorosh Shishegaran's Artistic Phases: From Utopianism to Aestheticism (Hamid Keshmirshekan) 34; 4. The Infinite Line: A Critical Analysis of Koorosh Shishegaran's Modern and Conceptual Quests (Alireza Sami Azar) 48; 5. From Altruism to Nihilism: The Art of Koorosh Shishegaran (Abbas Daneshvari) 60; Artworks; Chronology 277; List of Illustrations 298; Contributors 302; General bibliography 305; Index 309

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      Publisher: Saqi Books
      Publication Date: 09/12/2016
      ISBN13: 9780863561986, 978-0863561986
      ISBN10: 0863561985

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      First monograph on one of the leading lights of the contemporary Iranian art movement, showcasing his various artistic phases and outlining his progressive approach to art-making and distribution.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments 3; Introduction 5; 1. The Crowd, the Truth, and the Artist (Hamid Dabashi) 10; 2. Art without Borders: The Apprenticeship of Koorosh Shishegaran (David Galloway) 22; 3. The Trajectory of Koorosh Shishegaran's Artistic Phases: From Utopianism to Aestheticism (Hamid Keshmirshekan) 34; 4. The Infinite Line: A Critical Analysis of Koorosh Shishegaran's Modern and Conceptual Quests (Alireza Sami Azar) 48; 5. From Altruism to Nihilism: The Art of Koorosh Shishegaran (Abbas Daneshvari) 60; Artworks; Chronology 277; List of Illustrations 298; Contributors 302; General bibliography 305; Index 309

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