The Shah and His Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series)

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Afsoon (Iranian, B. 1961)
The Shah and His Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series)
printed paper collage on paper
each: 23 x 16½in. (58.5 x 42cm.)
overall: 69 x 16½in. (234 x 42cm.)
Executed in 2009; this work comes from an edition of eight plus two artist's proofs (4)

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荣誉呈献

Bibi Naz Zavieh

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拍品专文

Four panels portray the former Shah of Iran and his three wives: Fawzia, Soraya Efandiary-Bakhtiari and lastly Farah Diba. The figures are placed at the center of the composition against intricate details of Iranian motifs. Afsoon has achieved global recognition for the collages she fabricates . This work's historical significance responds to a bygone era revisited in a modern context possibly raising questions of political stability, time, and power. Afsoon has been acquired in international collections including the British Museum.