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Born 1976 Tehran, Iran Lives and works in New York City -
Education
MFA, New York Academy of Art (2007)
BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York (2005)
Solo Exhibitions
2012 "We Haven't Landed on Earth Yet", Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria
2011 "It Happened and It Never Did", Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, NY
2010 "Evidence" Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris (works on paper)
- "Paintings" Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris
2008 Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York
Group Exhibitions
2013 "Love Me/ Love Me Not", Contemporary Art from Azerbaijan and its Neighbors, The 55th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale,Venice, Italy
- "Expanded Painting", Prague Biennale 6, Prague, Czech Republic
- "Cinematic Visions: Painting at The Edge of Reality", Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK (Curated by James Franco, Issac Julien and Glenn Scott Wright)
- "A Selection of Recent Acquisitions from The Permanent Collection", Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
- Safar/Voyage, Museum of Anthropology(MOA) at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (Curated by Fereshteh Daftari)
- Frauen Liebe und Leben (The Klöcker collection) at the Lehmbruck Museum , Duisburg, Germany
- Disaster: The End of Days, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Pantin, France
- Tectonic , The Moving Museum, Gate Village DIFC, Dubai
- Dynasty, Hotel Particulier, New York, NY (Curated by Omar-Lopez Chahoud)
2012 "Contemporary Iranian art in the Permanent Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (March-September 2012)
- Peekskill Project V, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY (Curated by Livia Straus & Lilly Wei)
- The Sound of Painting , Palazzo Saluzzo Paesana, Turin, Italy (Curated by Margherita Artoni)
- Lucie Fontaine: Estate Vernissage, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
- Hue and Cry, Sotheby’s (S2 Gallery) New York, NY; (Curated by Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld)
- Referencing History, Green Art Gallery, Dubai (curated by Jane Neal)
2011 XXSmall, Gemeente Museum, The Hague, Netherlands
- East Ex East, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy (Curated by Jane Neal)
- Visions, Monica De Cardenas, Milan, Italy
2010 Hareng Saur : Ensor and Contemporary Art, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK), Ghent, Belgium
- Contemporary Notes, Assar Gallery, Tehran, Iran (Curated by Vahid Sharifian)
- Ghosts, Luce Gallery, Torino, Italy
2009 Epic Painting, Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, PA
- Raad O Bargh- Kunstraum Deutsche Bank, Salzburg, Austria
- Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, The Saatchi Gallery, London
- Raad O Bargh – 17 Artists from Iran, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris
2008 Weaving The Common Thread, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
- Utopia Dystopia, Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York
- Small is Beautiful (2), Flowers Gallery, New York
- Post Graduate Fellows Exhibition, New York Academy of Art
2007 Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, New York
- Homecoming, New York Academy of Art, New York
- CAA Exhibition, Hunter College/Time Square Gallery, New York
2006 Tribeca Ball, Skylight, New York
- Summer Painters, Chateau de Balleroy, France
2005 In Exile, Visual Arts Gallery, New York
Public Collections
The British Museum, UK
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria
The Olbricht Collection, Germany
Francois Pinault Foundation
The Saatchi Gallery, London
Sammlung Essl ,Vienna, Austria
The Wurth Collection , Germany
Awards
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Painting (2010)
Post-Graduate Research Fellowship, New York Academy of Art, New York (2007–08)
Travel Grant to Normandy, France at the Chateaux Balleroy (2006)
Prince of Wales / Forbes Foundation (2006)
Press
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2012 Cover of Flash Art International Magazine (July/August/September 2012)
- G. Roger Denson, "Going Forward in Reverse : The Present Tense(ion) of History Painting", The Huffington Post (September, 7, 2012)
- Julie Chae, "Conversation with Ali Banisadr", The Huffington Post (September, 4, 2012)
- Julie Chae, "Conversation with artist Ali Banisadr", Arts in a Changing America (September, 2, 2012)
- Will Corwin, "Ali Banisadr, Tehran to New York", Art on Air International Radio (August, 20, 2012)
- Nicola Trezzi, “Ali Banisadr”, Flash Art International Magazine (July/August/September 2012)
- Jane Neal, “What Lies Beneath”, Flash Art International Magazine (July/August/September 2012)
- Greg Lindquist, "Voyager into the Unknown" (Catalog) Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (June 2012)
- Maryam Ekhtiar, We Haven't Landed on Earth Yet" (Catalog) Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (June 2012)
- Shirine Saad, "Impulse to Paint", Aishti Magazine (April/May 2012)
- Rebecca Anne Proctor, "Historical Relayerings", Canvas Guide (May 2012)
- Jyoti Kalsi, "Lessons from the Past", Gulf News (May, 25, 2012)
- Pamela A Lewis," A Defiant Beauty: Contemporary Iranian Art from the Permanent Collection at the Met", Galo Magazine (March 2012)
- Jonathan Beer, “Conversation with the Unnamed: Ali Banisadr”, Art-Rated (January 2012)
2011 "Top 100 Artists" (Ranked #1) , Flash Art International Magazine (November/December 2011)
- Margherita Artoni, "Visions", Flash Art International Magazine (November 2011)
- Marco Tagliafierro, "East ex East", Artforum (October, 2011)
- Barbara Casavecchia, "East ex East", Art Review (September, 2011)
- Damiano Gulli, "East Ex East", Flash Art Magazine, Italy (October 2011)
- Christopher French, "Ali Banisadr", ARTnews (September 2011)
- Media Farzin, "Profile: Clamour and Colour Ali Banisadr", Canvas Magazine (September 2011)
- Amanda Church, "Ali Banisadr", Art in America, (June 29, 2011)
- Vaziri, Katayoun. "Interview: Ali Banisadr : It Happened and It Never Did", BBC Persia (TV), Tamasha, (May 5. 2011)
- Olivia Sand, "Profile: Ali Banisadr", Asian Art Newspaper (February 2011)
- Augustin Besnier, "Ali Banisadr Evidence", Paris Art, (January 2011)
2010 Valerie de Maulmin., "Les arcanes poetiques d' Ali Banisadr", Connaissance des Arts, Paris (November, 2010)
- Fereshteh Daftari, "Voices of Evil: A common world order", Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Publication (2010)
- "Prima candelina coi fantasmi: una mostra astratta e figurativa" il Giornale, Italy (September 15, 2010)
- Chiara Badinella e Fabrizio Affronti, "Ali Banisadr: Un caos controllato in procinto di andare a pezzi" , Flash Art Magazine, Italy 286 (August/September 2010) issue
- Vahid Sharifian, "Interview with Ali Banisadr", Tandis Magazine, Tehran (May, 2010)
- Alexandra Cheney, "All's Fare in Art", Wall Street Journal, (May 9, 2010)
- Chiara Badinella e Fabrizio Affronti, "Grandi Masteri, Fonte Perenne", La Casana, (March, 2010) Italy
- Genie Godula, "Ali Banisadr", France 24 (Video), (February 12, 2010)
- Sophie De Santis, "Ali Banisadr", Le Figaro, (February 23, 2010)
- Catherine Rigollet, "Ali Banisadr", L'agora Des Arts, (March 2010)
- Nicolas Villodre, "Ali Banisadr", Paris Art, (March 2010)
2009 Tom Jeffreys, "Unveiled New Art From The Middle East," Spoonfed, (January 29, 2009)
- Santevecchi Guido, "Arte Shock Per I' Islam Senza Veli," Corriere Della Sera, (January, 31, 2009)
- Neal Brown, "Middle Eastern Promise," The First Post, (February 2, 2009)
- Philippe Dagen, "Le Moyen-Orient détrône la Chine chez Saatchi, collectionneur avisé," Le Monde, (February 6, 2009)
- "Thunder and Lightning", Wall Paper (February 20, 2009)
- Alireza Amirhajibi, "Iranian Raad O Bargh in Paris and London," Etemad Melli, (February 2009)
- Eric Van Tuijn, "The Middle East Unveiled", MetropolisM (March 2009)
- Philippe Dagen, "Raad O Bargh", Le Monde (March 8, 2009)
- Fiona Gruber, "New Middle Eastern Art", ABC Radio National, (March 15, 2009)
- Emily Verla Bovino, "Raad O Bargh", Frieze Magazine, (April 2009)
- Morad Montazami, Review, ArtPress, (May 2009)
- "Donner Und Blitz Aus Dem Iran", Der Standard, Austria (July 29, 2009)
- Robert Ayers, Modern Painters, (November, 2009)
2008 Karen Rosenberg, "Ali Banisadr," The New York Times, (7 November 2008)
- Greg Lindquist, "Ali Banisadr," The Brooklyn Rail, (December 2008 – January 2009)
- Halasz, Piri. "Detour Through Chelsea," (An Appropriate Distance) From the Mayor's Doorstep, No. 81:1 December, 2008
- James Wagner, "Ali Banisadr at Leslie Tonkonow", Jameswagner.com (December, 2008)
Publications
Ali Banisadr: Paintings (New York: Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, 2008)
Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East (London: The Saatchi Gallery, London, 2009), 33–36.
Raad O Bargh, Text by Vali Mahlouji (Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, 2009) 20-23.
Different Sames: New Perspectives on Contemporary Iranian Art, ed. Hossain Amirsadeghi (London: TransGlobe Publishing Ltd., 2009)
Epic Painting, Bucknell University/Samek Art Gallery, 2009 (Essay by Dan Mills)
Fereshteh Daftari, "Ali Banisadr", Published by Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 2010, 52 pages
Hareng Saur : Ensor and Contemporary Art, distributed by Ludion, S.M.A.K. and MSK Ghent, 2010, 240 pages (Texts by Pierre Alechinsky, Ali Banisadr , Susan Canning, Robert Hoozee, Timothy Hyman, Yang Jiechang, Bart Koubaa, Thomas Kowalski, Enrique Marty, Emilio López-Menchero, Raymond Pettibon, Elly Strik, Koen Theys and Philippe Van Cauteren.)
Jane Neal, "East ex East", Published by Brand New Gallery, Milan, 104 pages (June 2011)
Nicola Trezzi, "Visions", Published by Monica De Cardenas, Milan, 55 pages : Ali Banisadr, Jules De Balincourt, Tomory Dodge, Barnaby Furnas, Ryan Mosley (September 2011)
Jane Neal, “Referencing History”, Published by Green Art Gallery, Dubai (May 2012)
Maryam Ekhtiar, Greg Lindquist, “We Haven’t Landed on Earth Yet”, Published by Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, D.A.P. (June 2012)
Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, "Hue + Cry”, Published by Sotheby's S2, New York (October 2012)
Margherita Artoni, The Sound of Painting, Published by Palazzo Saluzzo Paesana, 75 pages (November 2012)
Michael Bracewell, "Disaster: The End of Days”, Published by Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (March 2013)
Philippe Dagen, Raimund Stecker, Denise Wendel-poray, “Frauen Liebe Und Leben”, Lehmbruck Museum, Hatje Cantz, 288 Pages (April 2013)
Visiting Artist / Talks
2013 Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
2012 New York Academy of Art, NY
2010 Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ
- Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse, NY
2009 New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2008 Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY