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TEHRAN – Cer Modern, a major contemporary art center in Ankara, plans to hold an exhibition of works by Iranian photographers, which were displayed in previous editions of Iran’s Image of the Year exhibitions.
Zihni Tumer and Helun Firat, directors of different sections of the center, are currently in Tehran for further talks, the Persian news website, Honaronline, announced on Sunday.
They visited the Iranian Artists Forum and held talks with secretary of the Image of the Year Exhibition Seifollah Samadian over the past few days.
Directors of the Cer Modern are here to discuss ways and determine the final date for the exhibit, Samadian said.
He added that they are also negotiating with filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami to hold a solo exhibition of his works in the center.
While visiting the exhibitions underway in the forum, Zihni Tumer, who is visiting Iran for the first time, said that he likes Persian art, and that he has studied the contemporary art of Iran.
Tumer believes that the art of Iran is known in the world through the Iranian artists who have immigrated to other countries. However, the main focus should be on the art produced by artists inside Iran because it is highly developed.
He added that the exhibition due to be held in the center will help reflect the art of Iran and its real image.
According to Tumer, Turkish artists are also interested in holding exhibitions in Iran and keeping in touch with the Iranian people. However, it is better for this cooperation to run between galleries, institutes and art centers, he proposed.
“Image of the Year” can give a good image of Iran to the world, and Kiarostami is a good image of Iran to introduce the real image of Iranian art to the world, he concluded.
Photo: An exhibition is underway at Ankara’s Cer Modern in an undated photo.
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