Mitra Tabrizian Explained
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
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
Films
- 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[11]
- The Predator (2004) – writer and director, 35 mm, 28 mins
- Gholam (2017) – writer and director, 94 mins
Solo exhibitions
- Museum of Folkwang, Germany, 2003[12] [13]
- Jenseits der Grenzen, (Beyond the Limits), Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany, 2004[14]
- BBK, Bilbao, Spain, 2004[15]
- "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
Group exhibitions
- The Selectors' Show, Camerawork, London, UK, 1984[20]
- Mitra Tabrizian, Victor Burgin, Mari Mahr, The Photographers Gallery, London, UK,1986
- Shocks to the System: Social and Political Issues in Recent British Art from the Arts Council Collection, South Bank Centre, London, UK, 1991
- Fine Material for a Dream...? A Reappraisal of Orientalism, Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, UK, 1992
Awards
- 2021: Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society[21]
- 2005. Arts & Humanities Research Center (AHRC) Research Leave Grant[21]
- 2005. The Arts Council, UK[21]
- 2004. Arts & Humanities Research Center (AHRC) Grants in the Creative & Performing Arts[21]
- 2004. The Arts Council, UK[21]
- 2003. Arts & Humanities Research Board (AHRB) Innovation Awards[21]
- 1996. London Arts Board[21]
- 1993. British Film Institute[21]
- 1993. Greater London Arts (GLA), film award British Film Institute[21]
- 1993. Photographers' Gallery Trust Fund[21]
- 1987. Metro Billboard Project, Newcastle, UK[21]
- 1987. Greater London Arts, Photography award[21]
- 1985. National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, photography award UK[21]
- 1985. Greater London Arts, photography award[21]
- 1985. Arts Council photography award, UK[21]
Sources
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2008 . Other works in Room 10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210619204919/https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/street-studio/room-10-contemporary-street-studio/other-works-room-10 . 19 June 2021 . Tate.
- Web site: 2016 . Iranian voices: recent acquisitions of works on paper . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191017152530/https://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/past_exhibitions/2017/iranian_voices.aspx . 17 October 2019 . 17 October 2019 . British Museum.
- Web site: 2019-10-17. Smithsonian Institution.
- News: Cooke . Rachel . 8 June 2008 . Here, there and nowhere . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326071321/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/jun/08/photography.exhibition . 26 March 2023 . 6 April 2010 . . London.
- Book: Bailey . David A. . Critical Decade: Black British Photography in the 80s . Hall . Stuart . . 1992 . en . 35310578.
- News: Tarbush . Susannah . 9 March 2010 . Modernity grapples with tradition in the work of Iranian photographers . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302081211/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008092217910 . 2 March 2012 . 6 April 2010 . Saudi Gazette.
- Web site: January 2018 . Arte Globale at London Art Fair 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607154026/https://www.artsy.net/show/arte-globale-arte-globale-at-london-art-fair-2018 . 7 June 2023 . 4 February 2024 . . en.
- Web site: 26 October 1985 . Women Resist . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205032013/https://chicagoreader.com/film/women-resist/ . 5 February 2024 . 4 February 2024 . . en-US.
- Web site: Oliver . Larry . 28 January 2018 . 52 Films by Women Vol 3. 9. Gholam (Director: Mitra Tabrizian) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026020836/https://www.bitlanders.com/blogs/52-films-by-women-vol-3-9-gholam-director-mitra-tabrizian/5641495 . 26 October 2021 . 4 February 2024 . bitLanders . en.
- Web site: March 1991 . Women in the Director's Chair - Tenth Anniversary Film & Video Festival . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205034902/https://vasulka.org/archive/ExhFest6/WomenDirctChair/WomDirecChair.pdf . 5 February 2024 . 4 February 2024 . 4 . Vasulka.org.
- Web site: Mitra Tabrizian Director, Writer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205034435/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0846097/ . 5 February 2024 . 4 February 2024 . . en-US.
- Web site: Mitra Tabrizian . live . https://archive.today/20240205020610/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG240370 . 5 February 2024 . 24 October 2018 . British Museum.
- Web site: 20 May 2017 . Stories of the Invisible Other _ Mitra Tabrizian . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220818234633/https://www.blackqube.de/stories-of-the-invisible-other-_-mitra-tabrizian/ . 18 August 2022 . 4 February 2024 . Blackqube Magazine . en-US.
- Web site: 2004 . Beyond the Limits - Mitra Tabrizian . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326092531/https://www.bethanien.de/en/exhibitions/beyond-the-limits/ . 26 March 2023 . 24 October 2018 . Künstlerhaus Bethanien.
- Web site: Professor Mitra Tabrizian . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326092520/https://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/directory/tabrizian-mitra . 26 March 2023 . 24 October 2018 . University of Westminster.
- Web site: 2006 . The 1st at Moderna: Mitra Tabrizian . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205023657/https://www.modernamuseet.se/stockholm/en/exhibitions/the-1st-at-moderna-mitra-tabrizian/ . 5 February 2024 . 4 February 2024 . . en.
- Web site: CV :: Mitra tabrizian . 2020-02-02 . 2020-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924180437/https://mitratabrizian.com/cv.php . dead .
- Web site: 2008 . Mitra Tabrizian: This is that Place . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220817163750/https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/mitra-tabrizian-place . 17 August 2022 . 4 February 2024 . . en-GB.
- Web site: 2009 . Exhibition: Mitra Tabrizian - Albion . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205025519/https://www.newexhibitions.com/e/40546 . 5 February 2024 . 4 February 2024 . New Exhibitions.
- Book: Recordings: A Select Bibliography of Contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British Art . . 1996 . 1-899846-06-9 . Keen . Melanie . Melanie Keen . London . en . 36076932 . Ward . Elizabeth.
- Web site: Biography: Mitra Tabrizian . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205030130/https://www.oneart.org/biographies/artist/mitra-tabrizian . 5 February 2024 . 4 February 2024 . OneArt.