Afshin Pirhashemi’s exhibition at Boom Gallery, one year after his passing - Video

On the first anniversary of Afshin Pirhashemi’s passing, an intriguing exhibition of 31 paintings, created between 2008 and 2011, is on view at Boom Gallery in Tehran.

Alireza Samiazar and a Different Reading of the Works of Afshin Pirhashemi

Afshin Pirhashemi is among the most influential contemporary artists of Iran… The women in his paintings stood apart from all other depictions created by Iranian painters.

Photos / The Questioning Women of Afshin Pirhashemi at Boom Gallery

Boom Gallery Presents 31 Paintings by Afshin Pirhashemi / Alireza SamiAzar: Afshin is one of the most influential contemporary Iranian artists

After a five-year hiatus, Boom Gallery has reopened with a remarkable exhibition featuring 31 paintings by the late Afshin Pirhashemi, one of Iran’s most influential contemporary artists. The show not only revisits a powerful era of his career but also marks the first solo presentation of his works since his untimely passing in 2024.