Neo-calligraphic style entered the modern Iranian art movement in 1964 with the efforts of the pioneers of the Saqakhaneh movement, namely Hossein Zenderoodi, Parviz Tanavoli and Faramarz Pilaram. From this movement, later, a trend called Calligraphy-Painting branched out, which, to some extent, adhered to the rules and style of traditional calligraphy. Since the the 2000s, with the...

Art collecting in contemporary Iran is more of a patronage that even leads to archival activities. But is it possible to classify Iranian art collectors and talk about their motivations? In this short essay, Savana Boghossian has tried to propose a framework for art collecting in Iran, considering the limited information at hand.