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'''Mohammad Mottahedan''' |
'''Mohammad Mottahedan''' |
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is a collector and consultant in contemporary Western Art, as well as a figure in the contemporary Iranian art scene. He figures as a panelist and judge for art competitions, such as Magic of Persia. |
is a collector and consultant in contemporary Western Art, as well as a figure in the contemporary Iranian art scene. He figures as a panelist and judge for art competitions, such as Magic of Persia.<ref name="Magic of Persia">{{cite web|title=Magic of Persia|url=http://www.mopcap.com/2011/users_judges/view/224}}</ref> He is currently based in London. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Revision as of 12:44, 15 November 2012
Mohammad Mottahedan is a collector and consultant in contemporary Western Art, as well as a figure in the contemporary Iranian art scene. He figures as a panelist and judge for art competitions, such as Magic of Persia.[1] He is currently based in London.
Biography
Born in Iran, he studied French in Paris before moving in the early 1980s to the United States to study Fine Art. Mottahedan developed close relationships with a number of contemporary artists, and started to collect circa 1985. From here he continued to assemble a comprehensive collection of historically important works, including those of Jeff Koons, Peter Halley, Carroll Dunham, Christopher Wool, Cindy Sherman and Barbara Kruger. The collection, Once Upon a Time in America.
From 2004-2007, Mottahedan developed close working relationships with a number of young artists, with various nationalities and origins hence the seed of Mottahedan Projects.
Mottahedan Projects
2011 has seen the launch of Mottahedan Projects, based in Dubai. Mottahedan Projects exhibits new and emerging international contemporary art, to gauge the visual artistic expressions across cultures and civilizations. It is also dedicated to lead in developing, nurturing and creating platforms for emerging artists. This art venture will draw in order for artists to realise their own ambitions, and support their creative goals, to be launch pad for the wider global audience from Dubai.