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Alina Mnatsakanian
Alina Mnatsakanian (born 1958) is an Iranian-born American-Swiss visual artist, of Armenians, Armenian descent, known for her conceptual installations in various media (video, sound, robotics, objects) and her style of painting and drawing called ''Marks''. Identity, borders, and injustice are her preferred themes. She lives and works in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. From 2011 to 2017, she was the president, and since 2017, she has been the co-president of Visarte Neuchâtel, the Swiss Association of professional visual artists. Early life Mnatsakanian was born in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran. Her mother, Hasmik Haroutunian, is a plastic surgeon, and her father, Leon Mnatsakanian, was an architect. From 1976 to 1978 Mnatsakanian studied architecture at the School of Architecture at the University of Tehran. In 1979 during the Iranian Revolution, she moved to Paris to continue her studies in visual art at the University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis, University of Paris 8. During her stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pahlavi Iran
The Imperial State of Iran ( fa, کشور شاهنشاهی ایران, ), also known as the Imperial State of Persia, was the official name of the Iranian state under the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty. It was formed in 1925 and lasted until 1979, when the Pahlavis were overthrown as a result of the Islamic Revolution, which abolished Iran's continuous monarchy and established the present-day Islamic Republic of Iran. The Pahlavi dynasty was founded in 1925 by Reza Shah, a former brigadier-general of the Persian Cossack Brigade. His reign lasted until 1941, when he was forced to abdicate by the Allies of World War II following the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. He was succeeded by his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was the last Shah of Iran. The Pahlavis came to power after Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Iranian ruler under the Qajar dynasty, proved unable to stop encroachments on Iranian sovereignty by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, had his position extremely weakened b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
