With the growth of the art scene in the Middle East, artworks are becoming an ideal asset class for investors in the region.

The art ecosystem is a complex communication network between stakeholders and beneficiaries, and a number of active institutions, galleries and individuals and more powerful and influential forces that lead to and influence the movement and mobility of the global art market.

In this article, Ahmad Rafiei Vardanjani examines the effects of US sanctions on the Middle East and Iranian art economy. He describes how the Iranian art community's move toward new art has been an essential strategy for escaping the consequences of sanctions and accessing global art markets, rather than being a free choice from the heart of art.This article was translated into Per...