Rokni Haerizadeh

Iranian(1978)

Works

Haerizadeh creates paintings, videos, and installations often working over found imagery including newspapers and video stills to create fantastical narratives about Iranian politics and society. His collaborative video works and large-scale paintings have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the Barbican, and MoMA PS1. He works in exile in Dubai, addressing censorship, power, and cultural memory through darkly humorous imagery.

Acrylic Rokni Haerizadeh Abstract 2006 Character Study Iranian Canvas Expressive Ink Gestural Watercolour Portrait

Evolution and Carnival

Life on Divv's Trunk

(i) Portrait d'Homme en Colère (From the Story Book Character Series) (ii) Portrait d'Homme

2006

Artists in conversation