Sara Rahbar’s “Restless Violence”

"In God We Trust" mixed media
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Dubai’s Carbon 12 gallery features Tehran-born artist Sara Rahbar’s solo exhibition titled “Restless Violence,” in which the artist presents pieces from two new series “War” and “Confessions of a Sinner.”

Rahbar’s work is characterized by her successful “reworking of traditional materials into proto-contemporary textiles and textures of national belonging,” as Shaheen Merali describes. 

Iranian movie nominated for Oscar

The Iranian movie "The Separation"(Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in January 2012, and is now nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Foreign Language film.


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Simin and Nader have been married for 14 years and have an 11-year old daughter. Simin wants to leave Iran and build a life with her family elsewhere in the world, but Nader insists they stay in Iran to take care of his father, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. As Simin files a divorce, the story becomes complex.

Watch the trailer here.