At Intersection: Artists Create a Portrait of Life in Iran

San Francisco Arts Monthly

by Sura Wood

Artists are often found on the front lines of social change, translating and interpreting a rapidly evolving world. Such has been the case with the recent upheaval in Iran, where protests on the streets after the contested presidential election gave way to a government crack-down on political protest and freedom of expression. But in spite of that repression, some Iranian artists' voices are being heard beyond the country's borders.

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