For over 600 years carpets from Turkey and Iran have been used in Catholic ceremony and religious paintings by artists, including Andrea del Verrochio, to indicate a carefully defined, sacred space ...

The use of Persian carpets in papal funeral proceedings may seem like a surprising choice—that is, to those unaware of the ...

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TEHRAN –The second national congress on Persian medicine is scheduled to be held from November 12 to 14 in Tehran. The event ...

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A partnership between the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and the Italian Embassy in India has brought "Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy" ...

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Nasim Alikhani spent decades working various jobs before realizing her calling — opening a restaurant to showcase the food of ...

Observer recently caught up with the Pictures Generation artist to learn more about how his practice has evolved and the role ...

As readers may recall, the Venice Biennale debacle was discussed at some length in this column on Saturday, March 1. The ...