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Mitra Tabrizian

Summary

Mitra Tabrizian (Persian: میترا تبریزیان; born in Tehran[1][2][3]) is a British-Iranian[4] photographer and film director. She is a professor of photography at the University of Westminster, London. Mitra Tabrizian has exhibited and published widely and in major international museums and galleries, including her solo exhibition at the Tate Britain in 2008. Her book, Another Country, with texts by Homi Bhabha, David Green, and Hamid Naficy, was published by Hatje Cantz in 2012.

Early life and career edit

Born in Tehran, Iran, Tabrizian studied at the Polytechnic of Central London in the 1980s.[4] Tabrizian published her first monograph, Correct Distance, in 1990. In 1992, she was included in a survey edition of Ten.8 magazine "Critical decade: Black British photography in the 80s".[5] Her book of photographs, Beyond the Limits (2004), is a critique of corporate culture[4] and is inspired by the works of Jean Baudrillard and Jean-François Lyotard. Her films include Journey of No Return (1993), The Third Woman (1991), and The Predator (2004).

Tabrizian has exhibited her work at the Tate,[6] Modern Art Oxford, Gallery Lelong, New York, the Architectural Association, London, and numerous film festivals. In January 2018, she exhibited at London Art Fair with Arte Globale.[7]

Publications edit

Films edit

  • The Third Woman (1991) – writer and director, 16 mm, 20 mins[8][9][10]
  • Journey of No Return (1993) – writer and director, 16 mm, 23 mins[9][11]
  • The Predator (2004) – writer and director, 35 mm, 28 mins[9][11]
  • Gholam (2017) – writer and director, 94 mins[9][11]

Solo exhibitions edit

  • Museum of Folkwang, Germany, 2003[12][13][better source needed]
  • Jenseits der Grenzen, (Beyond the Limits), Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany, 2004[14]
  • BBK, Bilbao, Spain, 2004[15][better source needed]
  • "The 1st at Moderna: Mitra Tabrizian," Moderna Musset (Museum of Modern art), Stockholm, Sweden, 2006[16][17]
  • "Mitra Tabrizian: This is that Place," Tate, London, 2008[18]
  • Caprice Horn Gallery, Berlin (June- Sept.), 2008
  • "Mitra Tabrizian," Albion Gallery, London, 2009[19]
  • 'Project B, Contemporary Art' , Milan (Feb.-April), 2011[20]

Group exhibitions edit

  • The Selectors' Show, Camerawork, London, UK, 1984[21]
  • Mitra Tabrizian, Victor Burgin, Mari Mahr, The Photographers Gallery, London, UK,1986[21]
  • Shocks to the System: Social and Political Issues in Recent British Art from the Arts Council Collection, South Bank Centre, London, UK, 1991[21]
  • Fine Material for a Dream...? A Reappraisal of Orientalism, Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, UK, 1992[21]

Awards edit

  • 2021: Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society[20]
  • 2005. Arts & Humanities Research Center (AHRC) Research Leave Grant[20]
  • 2005. The Arts Council, UK[20]
  • 2004. Arts & Humanities Research Center (AHRC) Grants in the Creative & Performing Arts[20]
  • 2004. The Arts Council, UK[20]
  • 2003. Arts & Humanities Research Board (AHRB) Innovation Awards[20]
  • 1996. London Arts Board[20]
  • 1993. British Film Institute[20]
  • 1993. Greater London Arts (GLA), film award British Film Institute[20]
  • 1993. Photographers' Gallery Trust Fund[20]
  • 1987. Metro Billboard Project, Newcastle, UK[20]
  • 1987. Greater London Arts, Photography award[20]
  • 1985. National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, photography award UK[20]
  • 1985. Greater London Arts, photography award[20]
  • 1985. Arts Council photography award, UK[20]

Sources edit

  • Brighton Photo Biennial 2006. Artists, Mitra Tabrizian. Accessed 18 December 2007.
  • University of Westminster. Centre for Research and Education in Art and Media (CREAM), Research Staff, s.v. "Prof. Mitra Tabrizian". Accessed 18 December 2007.
  • Steidl. Artists, "Mitra Tabrizian". Accessed 18 December 2007.

References edit

  1. ^ "Other works in Room 10". Tate. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Iranian voices: recent acquisitions of works on paper". British Museum. 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Request Rejected". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  4. ^ a b c Cooke, Rachel (8 June 2008). "Here, there and nowhere". The Observer. London. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  5. ^ Bailey, David A.; Hall, Stuart (1992). Critical Decade: Black British Photography in the 80s. Ten.8. OCLC 35310578.
  6. ^ Tarbush, Susannah (9 March 2010). "Modernity grapples with tradition in the work of Iranian photographers". Saudi Gazette. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Arte Globale at London Art Fair 2018". Artsy. January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Women Resist". Chicago Reader. 26 October 1985. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d Oliver, Larry (28 January 2018). "52 Films by Women Vol 3. 9. Gholam (Director: Mitra Tabrizian)". bitLanders. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Women in the Director's Chair - Tenth Anniversary Film & Video Festival" (PDF). March 1991. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Vasulka.org.
  11. ^ a b c "Mitra Tabrizian | Director, Writer". IMDb. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Mitra Tabrizian". British Museum. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Stories of the Invisible Other _ Mitra Tabrizian". Blackqube Magazine. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Beyond the Limits - Mitra Tabrizian". Künstlerhaus Bethanien. 2004. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Professor Mitra Tabrizian". University of Westminster. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  16. ^ "The 1st at Moderna: Mitra Tabrizian". Moderna Museet. 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  17. ^ "CV :: Mitra tabrizian".
  18. ^ "Mitra Tabrizian: This is that Place". Tate. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Exhibition: Mitra Tabrizian - Albion". New Exhibitions. 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Biography: Mitra Tabrizian". OneArt. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  21. ^ a b c d Keen, Melanie; Ward, Elizabeth, eds. (1996). Recordings: A Select Bibliography of Contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British Art. London: Institute of International Visual Arts and Chelsea College of Art and Design. ISBN 1-899846-06-9. OCLC 36076932.

External links edit

  • Official site
  • Mitra Tabrizian auf culturebase.net

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