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                                          Ai Weiwei and Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian:September 5 - October 21, 2023
 Sacred and Profane GeometriesHaines Gallery proudly presents Sacred and Profane Geometries , two solo exhibitions by artists Ai Weiwei and Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian . Shaped by experiences of diaspora and exile and informed...Read more
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                                          Blaze Across the FirmamentSeptember 10 - October 30, 2021Haines Gallery proudly presents Blaze Across the Firmament , a group exhibition exploring our relationship to the heavens — those ethereal bodies that illuminate the night sky, mark our place...Read more
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                                          Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian and Camille Utterback: Kaleidoscope EyesApril 4 - June 29, 2019Haines Gallery is proud to present Kaleidoscope Eyes , an exhibition bringing together the glittering mirrored mosaics of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian and the interactive digital installations of Camille Utterback ,...Read more
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                                          Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: ConvertiblesOctober 27 - December 24, 2016Haines Gallery is pleased to present Convertibles , our third solo exhibition of recent work by internationally acclaimed Iranian artist Monir ShahRoudy Farmanfarmaian (b. 1924, Qazvin, Iran; lives and works...Read more
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                                          Based on the Hexagon: The Recent Drawings of Monir Shahroudy FarmanfarmaianMay 7 - June 27, 2015Haines Gallery is pleased to present Based on the Hexagon: The Recent Drawings of Monir Farmanfarmaian , the artist’s second solo exhibition on the West Coast. The show is being...Read more
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                                          Fundamental Abstraction IIIJanuary 9 - March 1, 2014Haines Gallery is pleased to present Fundamental Abstraction III , a group exhibition featuring an international selection of artists concerned with the formal aspects of line, color, shape and composition...Read more
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                                          Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: The First FamilyOctober 31 - December 21, 2013Haines Gallery is very pleased to present the first solo exhibition of Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian here on the West Coast which coincides with her current inclusion in the...Read more
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                                          Poetics of ConstructionJanuary 18 - February 23, 2013Our intervention with the world is invariably shaped by the composed form. Even in the seemingly limitless digital society with which we are obliged to interact, our negotiations with physical...Read more
 
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                                              Monir Shahroudy FarmanfarmaianIn Woman's Words
 Museum Exhibition
 Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran
 July 23 - September 22, 2025The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) presents In Women's Words , 121 works by 65 contemporary Iranian women artists drawn from the museum's permanent collection. In addition to artworks,...
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                                              Monir Shahroudy FarmanfarmaianWonderstruck
 Museum Exhibition
 Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
 June 28 - October 6, 2025As its name makes plain, this exhibition is all about awe and wonder. Presented across six chapters, Wonderstruck will include more than 100 works drawn from the Gallery’s Collection with...
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                                              Monir Shahroudy FarmanfarmaianWonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World
 Museum Exhibition
 McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, MA
 February 9 - June 1, 2025Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World , a trailblazing exhibition, will be on view for the final time at its second venue in the McMullen...
 
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            Shoshi Parks, "The Bay Area's Fall Arts + Culture Calendar 2023," 7x7, August 31, 2023 Gail O'Neill, "The beauty of Persian art and culture imbues Farmanfarmaian exhibit at the High," ArtsAtl, December 19, 2022 Lia Picard, “The Mirror Garden brings the impressive work of Monir Farmanfarmaian to the High,” Atlanta Magazine, November 22, 2022 Will Heinrich, “More Than 90 Art Shows and Exhibitions to See This Fall,” The New York Times, September 8, 2022 David M. Roth, “Water & Sky @ Crown Point and Haines,” SquareCylinder.com, October 1, 2021 “‘Khayyam Fountain’ goes for Sharjah Art Foundation showcase”, Tehran Times, June 25, 2021 “Monir Farmanfarmaian’s towering ‘Khayyam Fountain’ now on view at Sharjah Art Foundation,” The National, June 24, 2021 “British Museum shines spotlight on MENA artists in new exhibition,” Arab News, June 11, 2021 Vincent Dowd, “The Show highlighting Iran’s rich artistic streak,” BBC, June 5, 2021 Matthew J. Palm, “Unique partnership unites Orlando, Middle East through art,” Orlando Sentinel, January 28, 2021 Aimee Dawson, “5,000 years in 350 objects: Victoria and Albert Museum reveals details about its epic 'immersive' Iran show,” The Art Newspaper, December 15, 2020 “Art Guide: 12 Things To See at the Armory Show This Weekend,” Art in America, March 7, 2020 Osman Can Yerebakan, “Art Insiders Pick the Artwork They’d Take Home from the Armory Show,” Galerie Magazine, March 5, 2020 “Best of 2019: Our Top 15 Exhibitions Around the World,” Hyperallergic, December 24, 2019 Katie White, “These 8 Female Artists Only Saw Their Careers Catch Fire Well Into Their 80s. Here’s How They Finally Got Their Due,” Artnet News, November 27, 2019 Jumana Abdel-Razzaq, “Monir Farmanfarmaian exhibition to open with more than 70 of late artist's works,” Architectural Digest, October 8, 2019 Shirin Neshat, “Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922-2019),” Artforum, May 17, 2019 Mikko Lautamo, “Monir Farmanfarmaian & Camille Utterback @ Haines,” SquareCylinder.com, May 10, 2019 Jonathan Curie, “EyeJacking Culture, at Two Stunning New Exhibits,” SF Weekly, May 2, 2019 Jason Farago, “Monir Farmanfarmaian, 96, Dies; Artist Melded Islam and the Abstract,” The New York Times, April 29, 2019 Benjamin Sutton, “Monir Farmanfarmaian, the Iranian master of mirror mosaics, died at age 96,” Artsy, April 22, 2019 H.G. Masters, “Obituary: Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922-2019),” ArtAsiaPacific, April 21, 2019 Aidan Dunne, “Patterns of light and colour that bear endless repeating,” The Irish Times, August 21, 2018 “Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian Retrospective at IMMA, Dublin,” Selections Magazine, August 16, 2018 “Monir Farmanfarmaian at the Irish Museum of Modern Art,” Daily Sabah, August 5, 2018 Charles Shafaieh, "Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian,” Kinfolk, 2018 Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, “Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Sunset, Sunrise,” Artforum, May 2018 Eleanor Heartney, “Exchange Program: The New Institute of Arab and Islamic Art,” Art in America, May 10, 2018 HG Masters, “The Monir Museum Opens in Tehran,” ArtAsiaPacific, December 18, 2017 Tim Cornell, “Iran’s first museum for a female artist honours nonagenarian,” The Art Newspaper, December 14, 2017 Bryan Granger, "Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Lineages," Daily Serving, May 2, 2017 Marina Garcia-Vasquez, "Beyond the #ArtSelfie: The Power of Reflection in Artwork," Vice Creators Project, March 7, 2017 


 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                    
                             
                                         
                                        