Arghavan Khosravi: Rose Art Museum Presents Black Rain

Arghavan Khosravi: Black Rain, on view at the Rose Art Museum from August 3 through October 22 in the Lois Foster Wing, is the Iranian artist's first comprehensive museum survey. Arghavan Khosravi (b. 1984) has become known for weaving Persian motifs with surreal iconography, creating ghostly, enigmatic artworks that thematize gender, censorship, power, and cultural transience. 

 

Curated by Dr. Gannit Ankori, Henry and Lois Foster Director and Chief Curator, Black Rain will trace Khosravi's development as an artist from her Muslim Ban series, painted on her expired Iranian passports, alongside over a dozen new reliefs and monumental sculptures created especially for the exhibition. “Khosravi's powerful feminist imagery could not be more relevant as we witness the Iranian regime's extreme brutality in response to the brave resistance of women and artists chanting 'Woman, Life, Freedom' in cities across Iran,” said Ankori.

 

“Over the last seven years, she has developed a unique hybrid style that pushes the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Her richly symbolic works critically explore women's oppression and their self-empowerment. The Rose Art Museum proudly presents this comprehensive survey, showcasing Khosravi's immense talent and impactful art.”