Rebel Rebel - Soheila Sokhanvari at the Barbican Curve #london

Hard to imagine the lives of Iranian women before the 1979 revolution especially when they are now fighting for basic freedom still after decades of protests. The #soheilasokhanvari #exhibition in the #barbican curve gallery reminds us how life was like when people had freedom of expression.

From the official webpage -
"Rebel Rebel is the 1st major UK commission by Iranian artist Soheila Sokhanvari, in which she celebrates and commemorates feminist icons from pre-revolutionary #Iran. For the project, Sokhanvari transforms the Curve into a devotional space, populated with 28 miniature portraits of glamorous women – from the poet Forough Farrokhzad to the singer Googoosh. Each is a labour of love, painted in the ancient technique of egg tempera with a squirrel-hair brush.

The immersive space will be hand-painted floor to ceiling with geometric patterns based on traditional Islamic design. A soundtrack, composed by Marios Aristopoulos features songs by iconic Iranian singers from the period. The exhibition culminates with extravagant mirrored sculptures featuring internal projections drawn from Filmfarsi."