This text is a Persian translation of the article “On Art Activism” by Boris Groys, published in issue 56 of the journal e-flux in 2014. Groys examines art activism through the concept of aesthetization, critically rethinking the relationship between art, politics, and design. Situating his analysis within philosophical and historical debates that extend beyond modernity and narrati...

At this historical moment, art, like all fields, has faced fundamental questions: What is the mission of the artist in relation to political and social struggles? Or, basically, what is the relationship between art and struggle? When we specifically think about visual arts and consider the specific possibilities and limitations of this field of arts, questions like this take on a mo...

We had meetings with some of the most famous contemporary painters, roundtables, seminars or whatever you want to name. Mansoureh Hosseini, Nasser Oveisi, Jazeh Tabatabai and Abdolreza Daryabeigi participated in this discussion. Important and fundamental issues arose regarding the advancement of the cultural and artistic goals of the society. And suggestions were made by artists tha...