By Syma Sayyah, Tehran
In mid-December we went to one of
Tehran's most important exhibitions of the year. The Tehran Museum of Modern Art
is holding a retrospective exhibition of the paintings of Sohrab Sepehri from
their own collection and a few other collections.
Sohrab Sepehri
As one of my most favorite painters and
poets ever I was astonished that the publicity for this exhibition was not all
it should have been. Once there everybody was so kind and cooperative and the
management allowed us to take a few photographs.
The exhibition started on the ground
floor with personal photographs of Sohrab Sepehri. Then in the main gallery we
saw his big well known tree trunk paintings and as we moved down through the
lower galleries we saw his other works and some personal effects such as his
famous hat and brushes as well as his simple bed which were on display.
His simple and profound poetry soothes
my soul and his paintings get through to my heart. To me he is a legend and has
yet to find his importance among ordinary Iranians as a great artist.
Sohrab Sepehri was born in Kashan and
was one of Iran's leading modernist painters and poets until his death in 1980.
The exhibition will continue until 21st
January 2010.
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