Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
Installation view, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, The Language of Symbols, James Cohan, 48 Walker Street, June 23 - August 5, 2022
Installation view, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, The Language of Symbols, James Cohan, 48 Walker Street, June 23 - August 5, 2022
Installation view, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, The Language of Symbols, James Cohan, 48 Walker Street, June 23 - August 5, 2022
Installation view, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, The Language of Symbols, James Cohan, 48 Walker Street, June 23 - August 5, 2022
Installation view, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, The Language of Symbols, James Cohan, 48 Walker Street, June 23 - August 5, 2022
Installation view, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, The Language of Symbols, James Cohan, 48 Walker Street, June 23 - August 5, 2022
Installation view, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, The Language of Symbols, James Cohan, 48 Walker Street, June 23 - August 5, 2022
Installation view, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, The Language of Symbols, James Cohan, 48 Walker Street, June 23 - August 5, 2022
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Fifth Family Hexagon, 2014
Mirror and reversed glass painting on plaster and wood
41 3/4 x 41 3/4 in.
106 x 106 cm
JCG11741
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled (Calligraphy 1), 1984
Marker on paper
16 x 20 in.
40.6 x 50.8 cm
Framed: 22 1/8 x 26 in.
JCG12634
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled (Calligraphy 21), 1980
Marker on paper
10 7/8 x 13 3/4 in.
27.6 x 34.9 cm
Framed: 17 1/8 x 19 1/2 in.
JCG12630
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled (Calligraphy 23), 1980
Marker on paper
8 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.
21.9 x 29.8 cm
Framed: 17 7/8 x 17 1/4 in.
JCG12632
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled (Calligraphy 22), 1980
Marker on paper
8 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.
21.9 x 29.8 cm
Framed: 17 7/8 x 17 1/4 in.
JCG12636
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled (Calligraphy 10), 1980
Marker on paper
13 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.
34.9 x 41.9 cm
Framed: 20 1/4 x 23 in.
JCG12643
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Nomadic Tent (Chador 3), 1976
Marker on paper
11 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.
30 x 45 cm
Framed: 18 x 23 7/8 in.
JCG12656
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Chador 2, 1976
Marker on paper
11 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.
30 x 45 cm
Framed: 18 x 23 7/8 in.
JCG12659
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Nomadic Tent (Chador 6), 1977
Mixed media
13 3/4 x 16 7/8 in.
34.9 x 42.9 cm
Framed: 20 1/4 x 23 in.
JCG12654
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Chador 9, 1978
Mixed media
14 x 16 7/8 in.
35.6 x 42.9 cm
Framed: 20 1/4 x 23 in.
JCG12655
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Geometric, 2013
Marker-reverse painting glass and mirror on paper
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
69.8 x 100 cm
JCG12625
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Geometric, 2014
Felt marker and mirror on paper
29 1/2 x 38 5/8 in.
74.9 x 98.1 cm
Framed: 35 3/4 x 44 3/4 in.
JCG12732
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled, 2016
Marker, felt pen, glitter & colored pencil on paper
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
69.8 x 100 cm
Framed: 33 7/8 x 45 3/8 in.
JCG12737
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
First Family Triangle, 2015
Marker on paper
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
69.8 x 100 cm
Framed: 33 7/8 x 45 3/8 in.
JCG12678
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
First Family Square, 2015
Marker on paper
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
69.8 x 100 cm
Framed: 33 7/8 x 45 3/8 in.
JCG12675
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
First Family Pentagon, 2015
Marker on paper
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
69.8 x 100 cm
Framed: 33 7/8 x 45 3/8 in.
JCG12677
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled, 2016
Marker, felt pen, glitter & colored pencil on paper
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
69.8 x 100 cm
Framed: 33 7/8 x 45 3/8 in.
JCG12736
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Free Drawing 9, 2015
Marker, felt pen & glitter on paper
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
70 x 100 cm
Framed: 33 7/8 x 45 3/8 in.
JCG13413
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled, 2015
Marker, glitter & colored pencil on paper
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
69.8 x 100 cm
Framed: 33 7/8 x 45 3/8 in.
JCG12740
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled, 2015
Marker on paper
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
69.8 x 100 cm
Framed: 33 7/8 x 45 3/8 in.
JCG12691
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled, 2016
Marker, felt pen & glitter on paper
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
69.8 x 100 cm
Framed: 33 7/8 x 45 3/8 in.
JCG12746
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Fifth Family Triangle 2, 2013
Mirror and reverse-glass painting on plaster and wood
41 3/4 x 41 3/4 in.
106 x 106 cm
JCG11740
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled, 2015
Marker & felt pen on paper
24 1/8 x 36 1/4 in.
61.3 x 92.1 cm
JCG12735
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled Studio Drawing 4, 2017
Colored pencil & marker on paper
22 1/8 x 29 7/8 in.
56 x 76 cm
Framed: 28 3/8 x 36 in.
JCG13386
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled Studio Drawing 14, 2017
Colored pencil and marker on paper
22 1/8 x 29 7/8 in.
56 x 76 cm
Framed: 28 3/8 x 36 in.
JCG13418
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled Studio Drawing 3, 2017
Colored pencil & marker on paper
22 1/8 x 29 7/8 in.
56 x 76 cm
Framed: 28 3/8 x 36 in.
JCG13385
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled Studio Drawing 49, 2017
Colored pencil & marker on paper
22 1/8 x 29 7/8 in.
56 x 76 cm
Framed: 28 3/8 x 36 in.
JCG13390
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Final Disco 5, 2018
Mirror and Reverse glass painting on plaster and wood
9 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.
23 x 23 cm
JCG11757
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN
Untitled, 2015
Marker & colored pencil on paper
22 1/8 x 29 7/8 in.
56 x 76 cm
Framed: 28 3/8 x 36 in.
JCG12747
James Cohan is pleased to present Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: The Language of Symbols, an exhibition of drawings and related sculptural works by Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, on view from June 23 through August 5 at 48 Walker Street. The gallery will host an opening reception celebrating its summer exhibitions at 48 and 52 Walker on Thursday, June 23 from 6-9 PM.
Over a career spanning six decades, the Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922 - 2019) looked to geometric forms and her Persian heritage as the basis for a rigorously structured and endlessly inventive exploration of the possibilities of line and space. This exhibition explores the ways in which drawing lies at the heart of Monir’s multivalent practice, bringing together never-before-seen expressive early works on paper with later geometric drawings to demonstrate the medium’s significance as a place for the artist to exercise spatial thinking and create her own language of symbols on a singular plane.
To explore the exhibition in our online Viewing Room, please click here.