{"id":2314,"date":"2017-06-15T10:49:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T16:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icfhouston.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2025-12-17T18:59:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T00:59:06","slug":"mohammed-afkhami-collection-of-contemporary-iranian-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icfhouston.com\/fa\/mohammed-afkhami-collection-of-contemporary-iranian-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohammed Afkhami Collection of Contemporary Iranian Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2310 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Afkhami-collection-July-2017.png\" alt=\"Afkhami-collection-July, 2017\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"2310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icfhouston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Afkhami-collection-July-2017.png 526w, https:\/\/icfhouston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Afkhami-collection-July-2017-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mohammed Afkhami Collection of Contemporary Iranian Art<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Time:\u00a0July 1 to September 24, 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location:\u00a0The\u00a0Museum of Fine Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">News link :\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/icfhouston.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MFAH_Rebel-Jester-Mystic-Poet_News-Release.pdf\">MFAH_Rebel Jester Mystic Poet_News Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In July, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians\u2014The Mohammed Afkhami Collection, profiling the distinguished collection of financier and philanthropist Mohammed Afkhami. Featuring 23 Iranian-born artists across three generations, the exhibition reveals the complex histories and identities of Iranians today. These works range across a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, and video. Curated by Fereshteh Daftari for the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, with the partnership of Mohammed Afkhami and the Afkhami Foundation, the exhibition is on view in Houston from<strong> July 1 to September 24, 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Mohammed Afkhami Collection of Contemporary Iranian Art Time:\u00a0July 1 to September 24, 2017. 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