In this report, Artchart conducted an analysis of artists whose artworks debuted in auctions between 2019 and 2023. Moreover, it examined artists born in the 1990s, pinpointing five individuals from this generation whose artworks had their inaugural auction appearance. 

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...

On the evening of Friday, July 1, 2022, the sixteenth edition of the Tehran Auction dedicated to contemporary Iranian art was held at the Parsian Azadi Hotel. At this event, 120 artworks by 117 artists were offered for sale. The auction successfully sold all of the artworks, achieving a total sales figure of 78 billion and 100 million tomans. The average price per piece (by dividing...

"Modern and contemporary auction of the Middle East, including Nile treasures" was held at Bonams auction house on 3 Khordad 1401 (24 May 2022). 43 artists from Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Palestine, Algeria, Palestine, Syria and Iran participated in this event and a total of 73 works of art were sold in this auction.