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Born in Kermanshah, Iran in 1942, Nicky Nodjoumi experienced the Islamic Revolution of 1979 from the perspective of a young artist, astutely aware of the political and social upheavals of this tumultuous period in Iran’s history. Earning a Bachelor’s degree in art from Tehran University of Fine Arts before relocating to the United States in the late 1960s, Nodjoumi received his Master’s degree in Fine Arts from The City College of New York in 1974. Returning to Tehran to join the faculty of his alma mater, Nodjoumi joined his politically galvanized students in their criticism of the Shah’s regime, designing political posters inspired by the revolutionary spirit sweeping the country, only to be exiled once more in the aftermath of the revolution.

This political engagement has continued to the present day. His nuanced figurative paintings engage in political discourse with a light, satirical touch, layering his personal heritage and lived experiences in Iran and the United States into scenes that resonate beyond specific historical contexts or geographical boundaries.
Nodjoumi’s works are conceived of as theatrical stages, where compositions of figures both serious and ridiculous, in the words of Phong Bui, “house meanings without irony, narratives without stories, humor without morality, above all creating a space that heightens the awareness of old and new history.” Serious in subject matter and witty in execution, these rich and diverse characters enliven Nodjoumi’s narratives and allude to collective experiences underpinned by socio-political struggles, articulating the full spectrum of feelings from aggression to victimhood.

Nicky Nodjoumi has exhibited internationally and is in several prominent collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the British Museum in London, the Salsali Private Museum in Dubai, and the National Museum of Cuba. His work will be featured in a solo exhibition The Accident at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2014.  In conjunction with his solo exhibition at Taymour Grahne Gallery in September 2013 his work was also part of the exhibition Iran Moden, which opened at the Asia Society in New York. The artist lives and works in Brooklyn.

In his paintings from the mid-1970's, Nicky Nodjoumi portrayed the crimes of Shah's security agents against leftists and democrats in Iran; a few years later he was forced into exile by the Iranian Revolution and has lived in New York ever since.A lifelong critic of represive governments, Nodjoumi today creates canvases with a refined sense of humor, surreality and èlan. In the enormous diptych Inspector's Scrutiny (2012), a group of suited men are tying up a horse, while another man - presumably the "inspector" of the work's title - looks on; in the background, classical Persian horseman, painted in gray, loom over the scene. Nodjoumi's works beg to be read allegorically, as in Hasty Reterat (2012) in which a classical marble head is strapped to the back of a dog on the summit of a barren hill.

Iranian artist Nicky Nodjoumi’s large scale oil and ink paintings explore dynamics of power and violence. Nodjoumi marries re-contextualized photographs from the news with everyday objects and pregnant iterations of ancient and universal images. His most recent exhibit was the inaugural show Chasing the Butterfly at the Taymour Grahne Gallery. Below, Nodjoumi reflects on form versus content and the cryptic significance of string.

American Reader: Your work is often described as political commentary, even though the specific kind of engagement associated with the word “commentary” (e.g. the discursive exploration associated with op-eds or documentaries) doesn’t seem applicable to images.  There’s an aspect of “on the one hand, on the other hand” at which the written word excels but with which the image struggles. Would you describe your work as commentary?

Nicky Nodjoumi: I hesitate to do that. I think what we’re missing here is the visual aspect of the painting. If you say commentary, we look for the comment, we look for the words. There’s a narrative in the painting, but commentary is really more political. Most of them have a critical point of view, but it’s visual, that aspect of it is much more important than anything else. What I like to do is to make such powerful paintings that the image reflects some feeling—you feel that image, you see that image, you experience that image, that’s the difference. If you want to emphasize the commentary, you have to say “visual commentary.” That probably comes closer to what the visual situation is.

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