Contemporary Iran / herausgegeben von = edited by Bettina Richter ; essay von = by Majid Abbasi.

Zurich : Lars Müller Publishers, 2023.

95 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Text in German and English.

Iranian graphic design looks back on a brief history. The first poster designers completed independent artistic training and created painterly-illustrative works in the 1960s. The simultaneous opening to the West under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi promoted global cultural exchange. With the proclamation of the Islamic Republic in 1979 and the First Gulf War (1980-1988), however, this was rapidly interrupted. At the end of the 1980s, a new generation of designers took up the graphic heritage of the pre-war period. At the turn of the millennium, the Iranian poster finally conquered international festivals and caused a great stir in the Western community. This book brings together Iranian cultural posters from 1960 to the present.

German; English

April 04, 2024

Includes bibliographical references (page 94).