Mohammad Mottahedan
Mohammad Mottahedan is a collector and consultant in contemporary International Art, as well as a figure in the contemporary Iranian art scene, 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. He came out as the first openly homosexual man in June of 2009. 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] 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.
