Issue 50 of Eastern Art Report features articles
focused on various aspects of the work of Abbas Kiarostami, film critic Geoff
Andrew celebrates the multidisciplinary gifts of the artist, noting his more
recent fame as a photographer and as a poet. Writes Andrew, 'It's fascinating to
compare his poems and his photographs with his films; in many regards, they
function according to the same principles, display the same interests, and make
the same demands upon whoever is reading, watching or listening to them. In each
medium, he deploys a simplicity that is deceptive; you may at first feel that
what's before you is of little or no consequence, but upon closer inspection odd
complexities appear and questions arise. This is an artist who manages -- very,
very subtly -- to do a lot with very little'. Anthropologist Roxane Varzi
believes that Kiarostami's films are arguably the most popular non-government
representations of Iran since the Revolution -- but what do they
really tell us about Iran? Sajid Rizvi places the work of
Abbas Kiarostami in the context of perceptions of Iran vis à vis
international politics. Janet Lazarianz-Shaghaghi looks at Kiarostami's work in
the context of Iranian cinema before and after the revolution. Lulu Mubarak Al
Sabah examines Kiarostami's relevance to cinema from the Middle East.
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Kiarostami festival:
This
programme is part of a London-wide programme of events entitled Abbas
Kiarostami: Visions of the Artist celebrating the achievements of this
artist and his impact on contemporary culture and
society.
