MARCH
2015

ISSUE
No. 4
 N E W S

Image courtesy of Hojat Amani: Persian Still life, 2014, Oil on canvas, 80 x 120 cm.

GREETINGS FROM JANET RADY

As the month of March commences, its a case of 'On your marks, get set, go........!'  With the Armory Fair in NYC focusing on the MENAM region, followed by the Sharjah Biennial 12, and Art Dubai, all approaching and all equally important, I for one need to ensure endless amounts of stamina (and coffee) to stay the course! 

This month we have chosen to focus on Janet Rady Fine Art artist Hojat Amani.   Recognised internationally for his appropriation of Qajar and Safavid imagery, Hojat sensitively addresses issues of spirituality and immortality through his contemporising angels, still lifes and cheeky pop figures. 

 
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With best wishes from the JRFA Team!

 ARTIST OF THE MONTH : FOCUSING ON HOJAT AMANI 
'... At the same time, I understand the suffering of my surroundings.
I have experienced hunger, poverty, and war in the past but I don't want to focus on it in my work. I don't want my work to add to people's suffering and I don't want to mock my fellow countrymen and women to help me sell more art...' Read full text
Hojat Amani, Cheeky Safavid, 2012, Inkjet on Fine Art Paper, 90 x 90 cm
Hojat Amani, Persian Still Life, 2014, Mixed Media on Wood, 100 x 100 cm
'Your new "Still Life" series combines traditional and modern imagery. Does this blend represent Iran's trajectory towards globalisation?'
'I feel that this collection is more than just a "still life". These are combinations of fruits from the Qajar era, which represent heavenly fruits since they lack perspective and chiaroscuro, giving us a sense of surrealism...'
Exhibitions
 LACMA 2016
Fallen Angels
Work acquired by LACMA
MIA DOHA  201
SCOPE BASEL 2014
American art critic Jerry Saltz to Hojat Amani 
"Good Job Hojat; really really push it now; You've got something.
Let it take you some place you can't predict."
Featured Covers
Hojat Amani in the Press
 EVENTS
3 February 2015 - 12 April 2015, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. More information
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
17 February - 31 May 2015, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. More information 
25 February - 9 August 2015 , The Newark Museum, NJ, USA. More information
Boomerang
4 March - 17 May 2015
Serpentine  Sackler Gallery, London. More information

3 March - 2 April 2015 , Abu Dhabi, UAE. More information
Notes for a choreography
3 March - 11 April 2015, Art in General, New York. More information 
5 March - 15 May 2015 , British Council, London. More information
5 March - 5 June 2015, Sharjah, UAE. More information 
11 - 22 March 2015 , Soho, London. More information
13 March - 3 June 2015, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY. More information 
18 - 21 March 2015 , Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE. More information
 OPPORTUNITIES
Deadline: Monday, March 2, 2015. Find out more
Late Deadline: Monday 2 March 2015. Find out more
Deadline for receipt of applications 2nd March 2015. Find out more
Entry closes on 5 March 2015. Find out more
Deadline midday on Monday 23 March 2015. Find out more
The deadline for applications is noon on Friday 27 March 2015. Find out more
Jerwood/FVU Awards 2016 'Borrowed Time'
Call for entries now open. Closing date for applications 27 March 2015.
Find out more
Accepting applications. Deadline  Friday, April 3rd at Midnight Pacific Time. Find out more
Call for entry. Deadline no later than 24:00, JULY, 10, 2015. Find out more
Now open for entries and closes 31 August 2015. Find out more
 MENA & WORLD





 INSPIRATION
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