Asghar Aharipour
Asghar Aharipour, born in 1953 in Tabriz, is a visual artist. He holds a diploma in painting from the Mirak School of Fine Arts in Tabriz and a bachelor's degree in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. Aharipour has held several solo exhibitions.
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A sense of temporality and an artistic life lived beyond the bounds of the professional art world
July 23, 2025
To Live, And How to Live, Has Become the Ultimate Question
It seems we are all suspended in a profound astonishment. Our contemporary society is bewildered, caught between the foundations of its ancient civilization and the contradictions of the modern world. As Attar wrote in The Conference of the Birds:
Who is this Reason fallen at the door, A child, born deaf, bewildered evermore.
As Gentle as a Petal Brushing Against the Skin
July 16, 2025
Asghar Aharipour belongs to an old tradition within Iranian modernist art—a tradition that took root in Azerbaijan and introduced a wide spectrum of artists to the broader landscape of Iranian art. Over the decades, this tradition has evolved and, like many other currents in Iranian art, become increasingly diverse. Among its practitioners, one can find both figure painters and those who are more drawn to depicting nature. Despite this variety, it seems that the voices of those artists within this tradition who have seriously engaged with nature—at least in Tehran—have been more prominently heard.
Timelessness of People and Flowers in "Timeless"
July 2, 2025
According to Mehr News Agency, a solo exhibition of works by Asghar Aharipour titled Timeless will open on Friday, July 4th, at Ba Gallery.
Timelessness of People and Flowers
July 2, 2025
A solo exhibition of works by Asghar Aharipour titled Timeless will open on Friday, July 4th, at Ba Gallery.