Khosrow Hassanzadeh

Khosrow Hassanzadeh (1963–2023) was a pioneer of Iranian Pop art. Born in Tehran, he served in the Iran-Iraq war and then took up painting upon his return, where he studied at the Faculty of Painting of the Mojtama’s-e-Honar University, Tehran. His screenprints, ceramic tiles and box frame assemblages feature working class heroes, including wrestlers and the iconic musicians. He had solo shows in Amsterdam, Beirut, Dubai, London, Phnom Penh and Tehran, and his work is held by the British Museum, the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, the Tropenmuseum (Amsterdam) and the World Bank (Washington DC).

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