FRIEZE NY (3 - 6 MAY, 2019), BOOTH C27 The Third Line Features Works by Iranian and Arab Women Artists at Frieze NY

Monir Farmanfarmaian, Free Drawing 23, 2016, Felt tip marker and glitter on paper / Courtesy of The Third Line and the artist

Hayv Kahraman’s practice pulls on her personal experiences of migration to Europe (and then the United States) to create paintings, drawings, objects and performances. Her work engages the viewer, utilizing elements of calligraphy, Italian Renaissance painting and illuminated Arab manuscripts to reflect on the placelessness and experience of diaspora, engaging aesthetic notions and codes of beauty to depict often psychologically brutal subjects.

The work of Laleh Khorramian explores aspects of human nature and emotional states of consciousness. While she combines animation and drawing in order to capture and emphasize particular stages of the art-making process, Laleh removes cultural and historic specificity from her narratives, with the aim to highlight the essence of visual forms. In so doing, she harnesses the possibilities of chance, accidents and manipulation, allowing room for individual interpretation.

Laleh Khorramian, I Without End, 2008, Time lapse animation, 6min45sec, Color with sound, still 2 / Courtesy of The Third Line and the artist

Shown for the first time, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian’s drawing reinterprets the aineh kari technique of the characteristic geometric mirrored mosaics the artist is best known for. The intricately layered coloured lines of the felt tip composition invoke the architectural forms of nomadic tents and minarets, while the addition of glitter nods to the brilliantine reflections of its inspiration.

Monir Farmanfarmaian, Final Disco 3, 2018, Reverse glass painting and mirror on ball, 22 cm diameter, 1 / Courtesy of The Third Line and the artist

Monir Farmanfarmaian, Final Disco 5, 2018, Reverse glass painting and mirror on ball, 23 cm diameter, 1 / Courtesy of The Third Line and the artist

Pouran Jinchi’s practice draws parallels between art and language as modes of communication. Recently, her artistic expression extended to ways military jargon permeates our common language. She sewed Sun Tzu’s quotes in Morse code by hand onto desert hued linen cloth, and drew letters from the military phonetic alphabet on colorfix paper. Her calligraphic lines evolved into geometric grids, the linear into abstract structural form.

Pouran Jinchi, If #1, two letter words series, 2019, mixed media, 27 1-2 x 19 3-4 in / Courtesy of The Third Line and the artist

Pouran Jinchi, We #5, two letter words series, 2018, mixed media, 27 1-2 x 19 3-4 in / Courtesy of The Third Line and the artist

Pouran Jinchi, We #8, two letter words series, 2019, mixed media, 27 1-2 x 19 3-4 in / Courtesy of The Third Line and the artist

Through visualising micro-formations, Sara Naim’s practice dissects how proportion shapes our perception and notion of boundary. She explores the physicality of these ‘boundaries’ and its form, with questions of: If borders do not exist on a cellular scale, can we define ‘border’ on a macro scale? Can shape be considered an object in itself?

Sara Naim, Red, Orange, Yellow and Blue, 2012, C Type Digital Print, 170x114 cm / Courtesy of The Third Line and the artist

The Third Line

The Third Line is a Dubai based art gallery that represents contemporary Middle Eastern artists locally, regionally and internationally. The Third Line also hosts non-profit, alternative programs to increase interest and dialogue in the region. Represented artists include: Abbas Akhavan, Ala Ebtekar, Amir H. Fallah, Babak Golkar, Farah Al Qasimi, Farhad Moshiri, Fouad Elkoury, Hassan Hajjaj, Hayv Kahraman, Huda Lutfi, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Laleh Khorramian, Lamya Gargash, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Pouran Jinchi, Rana Begum, Sahand Hesamiyan, Sara Naim, Sherin Guirguis, Shirin Aliabadi, Slavs and Tatars, Sophia Al-Maria, Tarek Al-Ghoussein, Youssef Nabil and Zineb Sedira.