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TEHRAN -- Artworks by the Iranian artists Ali Shirazi and Parviz Kalantari are currently on display in an exhibition at the Rira Gallery in Dubai.
Entitled “Lines & Links”, the exhibit features 12 paintings by Kalantari along with seven recent calligraphic paintings by Shirazi.
This is first time the works have been shown in an exhibition, the gallery announce on its website.
Kalantari’s paintings focus on the architectural history of the Islamic world while Shirazi illuminates the aesthetics of language through the beautification of traditional Islamic calligraphy.
Rira Gallery aims to provide and strengthen a platform for artists in Iran to exhibit their works regionally and internationally.
The exhibit, which started on February 28, runs for a month.
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