ASIA NOW 2021 Debuts with New Iranian Art Sector

Exhibitors in the main presentations platform will include those like Louis & Sack, Galerie Vazieux, Red Zone Arts, Yavuz Gallery, CMS Collection, Aktis Gallery, and Galerie Templon. Among these presentations, visitors can expect to find the work of artists like Chen Jiang-Hong, Kengo Nakamura, and Wataru Ozu with first-time presenter Galerie Taménaga; a group show of names like Wang Yi, Xie Lei, and Hu Weiyi with HdM Gallery; and March Art’s presentation of work by Luo Mingjun, Suzanne Jalenques, and An Xiaotong.

Fairgoers will find the best of Iran’s art scene in Tehran NOW through presentations like +2 Gallery’s group presentation “Fragmented Orientalism,” the work of Arash Hanaei and Sonia Balassanian with Ab-Anbar Art Gallery, and Bavan Gallery’s exhibition of the artist Elham Etemadi. Other Tehran-based exhibitors include SARADIPOUR Art Gallery, Aaran Art Gallery, Azad Art Gallery, Mohsen Gallery, and Etemad Gallery.

Curated by Thanks for Nothing,this year’s roster of conversations will encompass round table discussions like “Focus on the crisis situation in Afghanistan” and a talk surrounding the fair’s “BURNING WINGS” project. Other happenings to look out for include a special exhibition of Elika Hedayat with Galerie Aline Vidal, curator Kathy Alliou’s “Making Worlds Exist,” and performances like Zhao Duan and Wang Xuanhe’s “Bouche à bouche.”