iModerna Museet · Skeppsholmen
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian – Tehran/New York
Around 100 works from 1970–2015: kaleidoscopic mirror mosaics, geometric sculptures, collages, rugs and her "Heartache Boxes".
The museum puts the mirror works in one line: "You become part of the art, and the art becomes part of you." Stand in front of one of the kaleidoscopic mirror mosaics and you are in the picture, whether you planned to be or not.
On the fourth floor are around 100 works made between 1970 and 2015. The mosaics and sculptural assemblages hang alongside collages, floral drawings, rugs and calligraphic works. Then there are the Heartache Boxes, autobiographical works about losing her husband, her home and her studio in Iran. In November Stockholm loses the sun by mid-afternoon, so a room of mirrors is the brightest place on Skeppsholmen.
It is the first solo exhibition of her work in the Nordic countries, and it travels on to Madrid and The Hague. We found no review of the Stockholm show, so there is no verdict here. Entry is 170 SEK (140 reduced), free on Fridays 18:00 to 20:00. Guided tours run in Swedish.
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Around 100 works from her years between Tehran and New York, 1970 to 2015: the kaleidoscopic mirror mosaics she is known for, geometric sculptures, collages, rugs and her Heartache Boxes.
Look for
The mirror mosaics
Kaleidoscopic works made of mirror pieces that put the visitor into the surface, which is what the museum's quote about becoming part of the art refers to.
The Heartache Boxes
Autobiographical boxes about the loss of her husband, her home and her studio in Iran, made against forgetting her language, culture and history.
Good for
- Evening Visits
- Out-Of-Town Guests
With kids
Free entry for ages 18 and under. Guided tours are in Swedish.
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- Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian – Tehran/New YorkCourtesy of Moderna Museet
- Byggfenomen: The First and Last Thing We SeeCourtesy of ArkDes
- To the Sea!Courtesy of Nationalmuseum
- Kåge – Sketches and Drawings from the Nationalmuseum ArchivesCourtesy of Nationalmuseum
- Moderna MuseetHolger Ellgaard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ArkDesMarco Cappelletti, CC BY 4.0
- Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (Östasiatiska museet)Holger.Ellgaard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NationalmuseumJacob Shaw / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet)Holger.Ellgaard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0