News – Parham Taghioff

Articles, News March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

History Haunting the Present: Re-Interpreting the Truth in Contemporary Art of Iran by Hamid Keshmirshekan

Special Issue, Middle East Art: Memory, Tradition, and Revival Edited by Dr. Ori Z. Soltes Department of Art and Archaeology, School of Arts, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London WC1E 6BT, UK Abstract This article examines the notions of history and … Continue readingHistory Haunting the Present: Re-Interpreting the Truth in Contemporary Art of Iran by Hamid Keshmirshekan

News, Uncategorized October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERPRIZE AWARD 2022

2022 EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD Photographer: Parham Taghioff The Architecture MasterPrize certifies that Asalak Villa by Persia Photography Center has been awarded in the Exterior Architecture Photography – Residential Exterior category. Architect: Next Office – Alireza Taghaboni 2022 INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD Photographer: Parham Taghioff The Architecture MasterPrize certifies that Asalak Villa by Persia Photography … Continue readingPHOTOGRAPHY MASTERPRIZE AWARD 2022

News, Uncategorized November 3, 2021October 26, 2022

2021 EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

2021 EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD Shamim Polymer Factory Persia Photography Center Photographer: parham taghioff The Architecture MasterPrize certifies that Shamim Polymer Factory by Persia Photography Center has been awarded in the Exterior Architecture Photography – Industrial Exterior category. https://architectureprize.com/winners/2021_photo.php

News, Uncategorized October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

The Architectural Photography Awards (APA) 2021

Building with history portfolio shortlist: Steelform Showroom in Tehran, Iran by Parham Taghioff Architect firm:Admun Studio The shortlist has been selected from nearly 2000 entries from 42 countries. 26% of the entries were from the UK, 14% from the USA & 14% from China. Germany, … Continue readingThe Architectural Photography Awards (APA) 2021

Uncategorized September 8, 2021September 8, 2021

Surreal 3D landscapes, eco-performances and political collages: take a tour of a digital art exhibition from Armenia

Armenia Art Fair has launched an online exhibition showcasing digital artworks by experimental artists from Armenia and abroad. The exhibition, Open Space, is now available online until 30 January, and features artworks ranging from performance art to photography by 30 artists from 19 different countries. … Continue readingSurreal 3D landscapes, eco-performances and political collages: take a tour of a digital art exhibition from Armenia

Conversations April 17, 2021April 17, 2021

“History/Image: National Memory Beyond Nationalism” A Conversation with Photographer Parham Taghioff by Milad Odabaei

[MO] Parham, the images of Asymmetrical Authority are at once familiar and strange to theimagination imprinted with the political history of contemporary Iran. They recall the 1979Revolution that deposed the Pahlavi monarchy and brought about the Islamic Republic as well asthe eight years of war … Continue reading“History/Image: National Memory Beyond Nationalism” A Conversation with Photographer Parham Taghioff by Milad Odabaei

News, Uncategorized April 1, 2020April 27, 2020

A Note on Iranian Contemporary Art by Parham Taghioff

Iranian contemporary art is an achievement influenced by modernism that has found a suitable context for expression in direction of becoming globalized and in the age of communication. Whether this context is spontaneous and a historical necessity or a planned and imposed project, it is … Continue readingA Note on Iranian Contemporary Art by Parham Taghioff

News, Reviews December 26, 2019April 26, 2020

A note on “Asymmetrical Authority & Historical Kaleidoscope” Series by Milad Odabaei

Asymmetrical Authority & Historical Kaleidoscope stages photography against photography. Parham Taghioff’s photography challenges the apparent complacency of image-making with the conventional narrative of Iran’s history, questioning representational historiography itself by rendering visible the movement it captures. The images take up the photographic representation of paradigmatic … Continue readingA note on “Asymmetrical Authority & Historical Kaleidoscope” Series by Milad Odabaei

News, Reviews December 30, 2018April 26, 2020

A Note on “Asymmetrical Authority” by Hamidreza Karami

I. Using history as a force in art is to coordinate, reconcile, and combine two far away realms, as one is rooted in knowledge and the other strives for truth. History is the realization of humans’ insatiable desire for learning, and then writing and waiting … Continue readingA Note on “Asymmetrical Authority” by Hamidreza Karami

News, Uncategorized December 11, 2018April 27, 2020

Panel Discussion about “Iranian Contemporary Photography”

Panel Discussion about “Iranian Contemporary Photography” with Amirali Ghasemi, Parham Taghioff & Hamidreza Karami | December 11,2018 | University of Tehran.