Tehran is the ninth destination of the No Man’s Art Pop-up Gallery. Earlier locations include Shanghai, Mumbai, Cape Town and a number of European cities.
In Tehran the gallery will form a local team to work together towards identifying promising artists who are at an early stage of their career, as well as organizing the exhibition that will take place at the end of May at a secret location.
The exhibition in Iran comes at a moment in time where many companies are exploring possibilities of engaging in trade relationships with Iran again. The gallery is at the forefront of this development.
“Last year we made the decision to exhibit in Iran due to the rich cultural heritage of the country and the region. While we were preparing the good news about the nuclear agreement became public. The lifting of sanctions will be of great influence on the way we will be able to do business there. We hope to build sustainable relationships with the cultural sector so that frequent cross-fertilization will continue in the future. At this time there are not many structural ties of cooperation in the cultural realm. The experience we are gaining now can be of great value and we are willing to share this with other companies that hope to do business in Iran,” states Emmelie Koster, Founder of No Man’s Art Gallery.
No Man’s Art Gallery organizes pop-up galleries across the world with young artists aiming to open up the international art market for artists who are at an early stage in their career. The opportunities of exhibiting internationally allows for artists to be less dependent on the possible restrictions they are faced with in their own local art world. They are also able to reap the benefits of interaction and dialogue with a new public.
Currently, the gallery represents 30 artists from an array of different countries. The participating international artists whose works will on display during the pop-up exhibition in Tehran are i.e.: Aixia Li (CN), Bertrand Peyrot (FR), Hu Xing Ji (CN), Julie Nymann (DN), Lehlogonolo Mashaba (SA), Lindokuhle Sobekwa (SA), Mattijn Franssen (NL), Maxim Santalov (RU), Merijn Kavelaars (NL), Mette Colberg (DN), Mia Chaplin (SA), Mongezi Ncaphayi (SA) and Simone Engelen (NL). Thanks to the support from the Prince Claus Fund and the Friends of the gallery some of NMAG’s international artists will be able to be present at the exhibition.
The participating Iranian artists will be announced at the end of April. After the exhibition in Tehran they will be invited to exhibit their work in the No Man’s Art Gallery space on the Nieuwe Herengracht in Amsterdam.
Founded in 2010 by Emmelie Koster, No Man’s Art Gallery provides an international platform for young artists by organizing popup galleries all over the world. Every so many months the gallery takes on a different city in a different country to find local young artists with great talent. The name ‘No Man’s Art Gallery’ refers to No Man’s Land, a territory that is not governed by laws or authority, a land without clear geographical borders.
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