User:Mosahhar/علیرضا سمیع آذر

Alireza Sami Azar

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

•               M.A. Architecture, Tehran University, 1991.

•            Ph.D. Architecture, University of Central England, 1997.

AWARDS

•              “Officier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”. For remarkable achievement in promoting art and culture, bestowed by the Minister of Culture and Communication of France, 2007.

•              “The Gold Medal of Honor”. For outstanding achievement in promoting art as director of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, bestowed by the American National Arts Club, 2003.

EXECUTIVE POSITIONS

•              Director of the Niavaran Cultural Center, 1983-84.

•              Director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, 1997-2005.

Major International exhibitions held during this period include:

Contemporary European Photography, from 8 EU Countries, 2002.

Arman, French Renowned Artist Retrospective, 2003.

20th Century British Sculpture, Presenting Leading British Artists, 2004.

Gerhard Richter, a selection of works by Prominent German Artist, 2004.

Japanese Contemporary Art, a Group Exhibition of Japanese Artists, 2004.

Modern Art Movement, the Museum Permanent Collection, 2005.

•              Christies’ consultant in Iranian art, since 2006.

•              Director of Tehran Auction, since 2013

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

•              Head of the Art Research Department, Faculty of Fine Art, 1997-2004.

•              Professor of Art & Architecture at Tehran University since, 1996.

•              Professor of Art & Architecture at the Art University since 2005.

•              Lecturer at Mahe-Mehr Art Institute teaching contemporary art in the West.

BOOKS

•             “The Birth of Iranian Modernism”. A Critical Study of Works by Iranian Modern Masters, published in 2017.

“History of Contemporary Art”. Post-Modern Waves, published in 2021

•             “History of Contemporary Art”. Conceptual Revolution, published in 2012.

•              “History of Contemporary Art”. The Rise and Decline of Modernism, published in 2008.

•              “Globalization and the New Art”. by: Edward Lucie-Smith, translation, published in 2003.

•              “Movements in Art since 1945”. by: Edward Lucie-Smith, translation, published in 2000.

•              “The Development of Schools in Iran”. A historical review of school architecture published in 1996.