Barbad Golshiri / The Portrait of the Artist as the Winner

 

 

 

Born in Sept.1982, Tehran, Iran

 

Education

 

1999 - 2000 – pre-university in art, Tehran.

2004 – B.A in Painting from The School of Art and Architecture, Azad University, Tehran.

 

 

Selected Exhibitions

 

2010 – 'Video Of The Month II' (solo screening), Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany.

– 'Nothing Is Left to Tell' (solo exhibition), Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, USA.

–  ‘Iran DiVerso: Black Or White?’, Verso Artecontemporanea, curated by Nazil Noebashari, Turin, Italy.

– ‘Tehran; Virtual and Real’, Aaran Gallery, , curated by Nazil Noebashari, Tehran, Iran.

 

2009 – Video installation, 'Medium Religion', Model Arts and Niland Gallery, curated by Boris Groys and Peter Weibel, Sligo, Ireland.

– Video, 'Iran; Inside Out', the Chelsea Art Museum, Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, New York, USA.

– Video, 'Moment as Monument', Travancore Palace, Curated by Thomas Erben, New Delhi, India.

– Video, 'Looped and Layered: A Selection of Contemporary Art From Tehran', Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, USA.

–Video installation (solo with Francis Bacon), 'Exhibition; A Twenty-One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Four Minute Unworsenable Aplastic’, Goteborg's Konstmuseum, Sweden.

– Two pieces of the 'Odyssey-i' project in 'Unveiled; New Art from the Middle East', Saatchi Gallery, London, UK.

 

2008 - 2009 – Video installation, 'Medium Religion', ZKM (Center for Art and Media), curated by Boris Groys and Peter Weibel, Karlsruhe, Germany.

 

2008 – Video screening, 'bedün´ ə onvän´ / Untitled Series', part of 'Iran: New Voices', the Barbican Center, curated by Vali Mahlouji, London, UK.

– Video screening, '21st Instants Vidéo Festival', Marseille, France.

– Installation, 'Writing Art; Trends in Contemporary Iranian Art Since Saqqakhaneh', Darlfunoon Gallery, curated by Simindokht Dehghani, Kuwait.

– Performance (solo exhibition), 'Camera Ardens; A Performance With the Blind and Those Who see',Bétonsalon, curated by Pulpart, Paris, France.

– Two pieces of the 'Odyssey-i' project in 'Breaking News; Contemporary Art from the Middle East' exhibition catalogue, curated by Daniela da Prato, Paris, France

– Video presentation at 'The Question of Identity Vis-à-vis Exoticism in Contemporary Iranian Art', a lecture by Dr. Hamid Keshmirshekan, The Khalili Research Centre (KRC), Faculty of Oriental Studies, Oxford University, UK.

– Video presentation at the colloquium 'Géopolitique des religions : les politiques de la croyance', with Boris Groys, Claire Brunet, Maja Bajevic, Yael Bartana, Willie Doherty, Yuri Leiderman and Adam Vackar, The Jeu de Paume National Gallery, Paris, France

– Video installation (solo exhibition), 'Masturpiece(s)', Access Artist Run Center, curated bu Jeremy Owen Turner, Vancouver, Canada.

Masturpiece

– Installation (solo exhibition), (A Huge Amount of Enough), Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

– Altered object, 'Tiny Conceptual', Azad Art Gallery, Curated by Helia Darabi, Tehran, Iran.

 

2007 – Video, 'Soirée Court Métrage', Patronage Laïc, by Aftab Association, Paris, France.

– Video, 'Projection des vidéos d'artistes iraniens', Centre Socioculturel Madeleine Rebérioux, curated by Rokhshad Nourdeh, Créteil, France.  

– Photo, 'All of My Mothers', a group exhibition in support of women rights in Iran, Bahman Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran.

– Video installation, 'Within and Without; Contemporary Iranian Art', Nomoregrey Gallery, curated by Neda Dana-Haeri, London, UK.      

– Installation (solo exhibition), 'THE OTHER', Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

– Video (group exhibition): 'Video Zoom', curated by Hamid Severi, BizArt Gallery, Shanghai, China. 

– Videos, 'Silent Messages; Iranian Video Art', curated by Helia Darabi and Susan Habib,

XVIIth International Congress of Aesthetics: 'Aesthetics Bridging Cultures', METU Cultural and Convention Center, Ankara, Turkey.

– Installation, 'The First Contemporary Art Biennial of Thessaloniki', curated by Syrago Tsiara and Areti Leopoulou, Archeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece.

– Video installation, 'Bound By (Verbunden-Gebunden)', Curated by Claudia- Maria-Luenig, Basement gallery, Vienna, Austria.

– Video,  DVD Magazin TREIBSAND [Volume 01]:  'Analysing while Waiting (For Time To Pass); contemporary art from Tehran'. Concept by Susann Wintsch & Parastou Forouhar, Azad art gallery, Tehran.

– Videos, 'Open House with Open Studios', curated by Magnus af Petersens and Elin Strand Ruin, Iaspis, Stockholm, Sweden.

 

2006 - 2007  – Video installations and photos, 'Undercurrents06 (An Exhibition and Lecture Program )', curated by Dariush Moaven-Doust, Goteborg's Konstmuseum, Sweden.

 

2006 – Video, 'Iran.com: Iranian Art Today', curated by Nicoletta Torcelli and Isabel Herda, Museum für Neue Kunst, Freiburg, Germany.

 – Video, 'Ausserordentliche Zustande', curated by Reto Pulfer, Zustand, Berlin, Germany.

– Video, 'The fifth Gyumri international biennial of contemporary art', curated by Arpine Tokmajian, Gyumri, Armenia.

– Virtual exhibition of some pieces of 'Odyssey-i ' project (solo), curated by Jeremy Owen Turner, Roland Quagmire's virtual space.

 

2005  – Three pieces of  'Odyssey-i ' project in 'portrait' group exhibition, Khak gallery, Tehran.

– Video, The Barakat Trust Conference: 'Contemporary Iranian Art: Modernity and the Iranian Artist', curated by Hamid Keshmirshekan, Kellogg College, Oxford University.

– Video (group exhibition), 'Immagini dall'Iran', Museo Comunale D'arte Contemporanea, curated by Hamid Severi,  Bari, Italy.              

– Video (group exhibition), 'Rassegna di Videoarte Iraniana', curated by Hamid Severi, L’Associazione Culturale Leonardi V-Idea, Genova, Italy.

– Video (group exhibition): 'Too Much Pollution to Demonstrate: Soft Guerrillas in Tehran's Contemporary Art Scene', curated by Amiel Grumberg, Apex Art, New York.      

– Still image: 'The Fire Ceremony Videoconference', Curated by Graham Thumpson.   

          

2004 – Video (group exhibition), 'Video Zoom: Beams of Blue', curated by Hamid Severi, Sala 1, Roma, Italy.

– Video (group exhibition), 'Video Zoom: Videoartisti iraniani', curated by Hamid Severi, Museo Trastevere, Roma, Italy.

– Video (group exhibition): 'Turning Points', curated by Laleh Khorramian and Media Farzin, LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University School of the Arts, New York.

– Video installation (group exhibition): 'The Incredulity of Saint Barbad' in 'For Bam',

a multi media group exhibition on Bam earthquake, warehouse near The Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran.

– Video (group exhibition): '3 Weeks with the Winners of the 6th Tehran Contemporary

Painting Biennial', Fattima Gallery, Tehran.

 – Video (group exhibition): 'Beams of Blue', curated by Hamid Severi, Apeejay Media Gallery, New Delhi.

– Installation (group exhibition), Joseph Dadoun’s studio in Cité International des Arts, curated by Joseph Dadoun, Paris.

 

2003 – The 6th Tehran Contemporary Painting Biennial, Tehran Contemporary Museum of Arts (Winner of the third prize).

 

2002 – Painting (group exhibition), 'Hundred Works, Hundred Artists', Golestan Gallery, Tehran.

– Painting (group exhibition), Niavaran Culture Center, Tehran.

– Photos (group exhibition), Laleh Gallery, Tehran.

– Light art and video art works (solo exhibition), Golestan Gallery, Tehran.

– Environmental Art (solo exhibition): 'Critique of Cezanne’s Reason', on the 8th of March, The celebration of The International Women’s Day, Honar Cultural Center, Tehran.

 

2001 – Painting (group exhibition), 'The Fifth Group Exhibition of Contemporary Designers', Barg Gallery, Tehran.

 – Paintings (group exhibition), 'Hundred Works, Hundred Artists', Golestan Gallery, Tehran.

– Painting (group exhibition), Shafagh Gallery, Tehran.   

      

2000 – Paintings (group exhibition), Afarinesh Gallery, Andisheh Culture Center, Tehran.

 

 

Books

 

2009 – Samuel Beckett, Eleven Plays, “Unwriting”, Barbad Golshiri, Niloufar publishing house, Tehran.

 

2005 - 2006 – Editor of Samuel Beckett’s complete dramatic works in Persian – Karnameh Publishing House, Tehran (under press).            

– Publication of the book, Dan Flavin; Translation of two essays by Michael Govan and               James Meyer, Digar Publishing House, Tehran.   

          

2003 – 2004 – A critical study on Kamal o’ddin Bihzad (Bihzad, Sennemar of the Ruined Xovarnaq) – Karnameh Publishing House, Tehran (under press).   

 

 

Other publications

 

2009 – For They Know What They Do Know, e-flux Journal, September.

– A New Year Epistolary, Tehranavenue, March.

 

2005 – Publication of socio-political articles on art and society in Shargh daily, Version Magazine and Simia [a journal of drama], Iran and Romania.

 

2004 – Publication of critical essays and articles on Art in various newspapers, sites and journals including: Herfé-Honarmand, Iranian Feminist Tribune, Tehran.

 

2003 – Publication of various critical essays on Art in various newspapers and journals, Tehran.

 

2002 – Editor of the Plastic Arts page in Sedaye Edalat daily – Publishing several critiques and reviews, Tehran.

Tehran.

 

2001 – Publication of several reviews – Art columnist in Hayat-e- No daily, Tehran.

 

 

Other activities

 

2009 – 'Hallowed be Beams of Blue', a Lecture on mAmI , Where Spirit and Semen Met and certain mise-en-scènes used in Iran's political and visual system of representation and its sanctifiers as a complementary programme of the exhibition 'Medium Religion', ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany.

 

2008 – Lecture at the colloquium 'Géopolitique des religions : les politiques de la croyance', with Boris Groys, Claire Brunet, Maja Bajevic, Yael Bartana, Willie Doherty, Yuri Leiderman and Adam Vackar, The Jeu de Paume National Gallery, Paris, France.

 

2007 – Participant at the roundtable 'Pratiques esthétiques contemporaines : productions, enjeux et publics', with Catherine David, Lina Saneh, Rabih Mroué, Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige and Abdellah Karroum, Festival d'Automne, Paris.

– 'Exoticism in Contemporary Art of Tehran', a lecture at the Center for Side-Effects, Tehran.

– 'The Carnivalesque and Subversion', a lecture at the Center for Side-Effects, Tehran.

– Teacher of plastic arts in English, Elmi-Karbordi University, Tehran.

 

2006 – Curator of 'Distro's State of the Union Address: A contingency plan for Cyberspace', a virtual performance by Jeremy Owen Turner, Azad Art Gallery / OzGate (www.OzGate.com), Tehran.

– Teacher of plastic arts in English, Elmi-Karbordi University (TAFE courses), Tehran.

 

2005 – Teacher of philosophy of arts and aesthetics (from Plato to present time). Artist’s studio, Tehran.

 

2002 – 'The non-objective world and contemporary design', a lecture at the University of Arts of Zahedan.

 

 

Residencies

 

 2006 - 2007 – Five  months Residency in Konstepidemin (an IASPIS residency), Göteborg.

 

2004 - 2005 –Three months Residency in Cité International des Arts, Paris.