Gay artists Francis Bacon and Bahman Mohasses to be exhibited in Tehran
Gay artists Francis Bacon and Bahman Mohasses to be exhibited in Tehran
- The artists work have gone on display in the Iran capital at the museum of contemporary art after being unearthed from the cellar where the work was being stored. The Irish and Iranian pieces were bought by the museum before the 1979 revolution, and have remained there since. The pieces of art were due to be shipped to Berlin and Rome to be displayed for the first time outside of the country. However, plans for the exhibitions were cancelled after Iranian artists protested they eventual fate of the work.
- The artists work have gone on display in the Iran capital at the museum of contemporary art after being unearthed from the cellar where the work was being stored. The Irish and Iranian pieces were bought by the museum before the 1979 revolution, and have remained there since. The pieces of art were due to be shipped to Berlin and Rome to be displayed for the first time outside of the country. However, plans for the exhibitions were cancelled after Iranian artists protested they eventual fate of the work.
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