Behjat Sadr (29 May 1924 – 10 August 2009; Persian: بهجت صدر) was an Iranian modern art painter whose works have been exhibited in New York, Paris, and Rome.[1] In her paintings, Sadr is known for using a palette knife on canvases or metallic surfaces to create visual rhythm, movement and geometric shapes.
Soon after arriving in Rome, she abandoned academic painting for an abstract approach. Sadr's first major exhibition was at the Gallery La Bussola in Roma in 1958. She had participated a year before at the twenty-eighth Venice Biennale in 1956 and won the second prize of San Vito Romano. During her years in Rome, her friendship deepened during with the Persian poet Forough Farrokhzad, who had been her student in Tehran. In Rome, she also met her second husband, the Persian composer, Morteza Hannaneh, whom she married in 1975 and with whom she had her only child, Kakuti (Mitra) Hannaneh.
In 1957, Sadr decided to return to the University of Tehran as a professor, despite opportunities to continue her painting in Rome and Paris. She continued teaching in Tehran for almost 20 years.[2]
Awarded the Royal Grand Prize at theTehran Biennale 1962,[1] she participated in international art fairs like the Venice Biennale and Sao Paulo Biennale and in many personal and group exhibitions. She spent two years in Paris on sabbatical in 1968 and 1975.
In 1980, one year after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Sadr and her daughter moved to Paris.[2]
Death and legacyedit
Sadr was diagnosed with breast cancer in the 1980s but continued to paint. She died of a heart attack on 10 August 2009 at the age of 85 while swimming in Corsica.[1][3] Several times in her writings, she spoke of her wish to die in the sea.
Sadr was the first female contemporary painter to be considered on the same level as her male colleagues in Iran.[4]
In 2006, Sadr was the subject of a documentary film called Behjat Sadr: Time Suspended, directed by Mitra Farahani.[5] This film includes footage of the artist at work, as well as extensive interviews.
The Behjat Sadr Endowment Fund, Fonds de Dotation Behjat Sadr, was established in 2020 to protect and enhance the artist's work.
Solo exhibitionsedit
1957: Il Pincio Gallery, Rome, Italy
1958: La Bussola, Rome, Italy
1963: Borghese Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1967: Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1975: Cyrus Gallery, Paris, France
1977: Iranian-American Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
^ abcdef"SADR, BEHJAT". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
^ abc"Behjat Sadr (1925 – 2009)". ArtAsiaPacific Magazine. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
^. Mehr News. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
^Final Week of Pioneers of Iranian Modern Art Persian Journal, (22 August 2004)
^"Docunight #16: Going Up the Stairs & Behjat Sadr". Roxie Theatre. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
External linksedit
Official Movie Trailer for Behjat Sadr: Time Suspended (2006)
"Playing with reality: The art of Behjat Sadr" interview from The Iranian (2002)
January 01, 1970
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Behjat Sadr 29 May 1924 10 August 2009 Persian بهجت صدر was an Iranian modern art painter whose works have been exhibited in New York Paris and Rome 1 In her paintings Sadr is known for using a palette knife on canvases or metallic surfaces to create visual rhythm movement and geometric shapes Behjat SadrBornBehjat Sadr 1924 05 29 29 May 1924Arak IranDied10 August 2009 2009 08 10 aged 85 Corsica FranceNationalityIranian FrenchKnown forPaintingMovementAbstractionSpouseMorteza HannanehChildren1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Death and legacy 3 Solo exhibitions 4 Group exhibitions 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBiography editBehjat Sadr was born in Arak Iran on 29 May 1924 1 After her studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran she obtained a scholarship to Italy where she attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli in Naples 1 Soon after arriving in Rome she abandoned academic painting for an abstract approach Sadr s first major exhibition was at the Gallery La Bussola in Roma in 1958 She had participated a year before at the twenty eighth Venice Biennale in 1956 and won the second prize of San Vito Romano During her years in Rome her friendship deepened during with the Persian poet Forough Farrokhzad who had been her student in Tehran In Rome she also met her second husband the Persian composer Morteza Hannaneh whom she married in 1975 and with whom she had her only child Kakuti Mitra Hannaneh In 1957 Sadr decided to return to the University of Tehran as a professor despite opportunities to continue her painting in Rome and Paris She continued teaching in Tehran for almost 20 years 2 Awarded the Royal Grand Prize at theTehran Biennale 1962 1 she participated in international art fairs like the Venice Biennale and Sao Paulo Biennale and in many personal and group exhibitions She spent two years in Paris on sabbatical in 1968 and 1975 In 1980 one year after the Islamic Revolution in Iran Sadr and her daughter moved to Paris 2 Death and legacy editSadr was diagnosed with breast cancer in the 1980s but continued to paint She died of a heart attack on 10 August 2009 at the age of 85 while swimming in Corsica 1 3 Several times in her writings she spoke of her wish to die in the sea Sadr was the first female contemporary painter to be considered on the same level as her male colleagues in Iran 4 In 2006 Sadr was the subject of a documentary film called Behjat Sadr Time Suspended directed by Mitra Farahani 5 This film includes footage of the artist at work as well as extensive interviews The Behjat Sadr Endowment Fund Fonds de Dotation Behjat Sadr was established in 2020 to protect and enhance the artist s work Solo exhibitions edit1957 Il Pincio Gallery Rome Italy 1958 La Bussola Rome Italy 1963 Borghese Gallery Tehran Iran 1967 Seyhoun Gallery Tehran Iran 1975 Cyrus Gallery Paris France 1977 Iranian American Cultural Center Tehran Iran 1983 Cite internationale des arts Paris France 1984 Darial Gallery Paris France 1985 Farhang Sara Cultural Center Tehran Iran 1994 Nia cultural Center Tehran Iran 2004 Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Tehran Iran 2008 Golestan Gallery Tehran Iran 2008 Frederic Lacroix Gallery Paris France 2010 Frederic Lacroix Gallery Paris France 2018 The Mosaic Rooms London UK 2019 Balice Hertling Gallery Paris France 2022 Balice Hertling Gallery Paris France 2023 Behjat SADR IAIA IAIA New York USAGroup exhibitions edit1956 Venice Biennale Venice Italy 2 1957 Venice Biennale Venice Italy 1957 Galleria Il Pincio Rome Italy 1962 Venice Biennale Venice Italy 1962 The 3rd Tehran Painting Biennale Tehran Iran 1962 Sao Paulo Art Biennale Sao Paulo Brazil 1987 Iranian Contemporary Art Four Women Foxley Leach Gallery Washington DC 1 1992 Columbia University New York USA 1992 Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Tehran Iran 2002 Between Word and Image Modern Iranian Visual Culture Gray Art Gallery New York USA 2013 Modernites Plurielles de 1905 a 1970 Centre Pompidou Musee National d Art Moderne Paris France 2013 Iran Modern Asia Society New York USA 2014 Unedited History Iran 1960 2014 Musee d Art Moderne de Paris Paris France 2015 Unedited History Iran 1960 2014 MAXXI Roma Italy 2021 Epic Iran Victoria and Albert Museum London UK 2023 Action Gesture Paint Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940 1970 Whitechapel Gallery London UK and Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles Arles FranceSee also editList of Iranian women artistsReferences edit a b c d e f SADR BEHJAT Encyclopaedia Iranica Retrieved 20 June 2015 a b c Behjat Sadr 1925 2009 ArtAsiaPacific Magazine 1 November 2009 Retrieved 21 June 2015 Iranian painter Behjat Sadr dies at 85 in France Mehr News 12 August 2009 Archived from the original on 8 March 2012 Retrieved 11 September 2009 Final Week of Pioneers of Iranian Modern Art Persian Journal 22 August 2004 Docunight 16 Going Up the Stairs amp Behjat Sadr Roxie Theatre 12 June 2015 Retrieved 21 June 2015 External links 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