There is only one day left for this rare and remarkable piece by British-Iranian artist Kour Pour, selling today at Christie's. Labyrinth, 2013, is the last of seven pieces from the artist’s seminal solo exhibition in 2014.
Kour Pour has quickly developed a reputation for meticulously composed and delicately rendered artworks that intersect diverse material and aesthetic traditions, allowing for a remapping of the standard understanding of “Eastern/Western” cultural exchange. Connecting various art histories with influences from Iran, Britain, Egypt, India, and China, Pour’s artistic multi-cultural innovation broadens the notion of a singular narrative.
The artist applying finishing touches to Labryinth before the debut of his first-ever solo exhibtion at UNTITLED NYC, 2014
Primarily working with painting and printmaking, Pour’s works encompass diverse subject matter and culturally specific references, ranging from Persian carpets to ukiyo-e prints, and Western abstraction to Eastern landscape painting. These references are used as starting points for his paintings, in which a source image is often cropped, abstracted, or adjusted in palette to create vivid, intricate, and layered painting surfaces. Visit Christies to learn more about Labyrinth, 2013.
KOUR POUR, LABYRINTH
Installation view at UNTITLED NYC, 2014.
Recent solo and two person exhibitions include Returnee at The Club, Tokyo, 2019; Manzareh/Keshiki/Landscape at Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco, 2019; Abrash at Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, 2018; Polypainting at Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong, 2018, and GNYP Gallery, Berlin, 2018. Select group exhibitions include Gold Standard: Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition at Ever Gold [Projects], 2019); Decoration Never Dies, Anyway at Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Museum, Tokyo, 2017; and Labyrinth(s) at Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong, 2016. A solo exhibition at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran is forthcoming in 2022.
