Do yourself a favour and go and see 'Rebel Rebel', Soheila Sokhanvari's exhibition at the @BarbicanCentre of stunning portraits of Iranian women who were cultural icons of the Pahlavi era. Her work could not be more timely. #PahlaviStudies
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Forugh Farrokhzad, perhaps the most important modernist poet of her generation, and coincidentally a fellow Tafreshi.
Googoosh (Faegheh Atashin), the queen of Iranian pop music.
Forouzan (Parvin Kheirbakhsh), a star of Iranian cinema who appeared in countless films alongside Mohammad Ali Fardin.
My favourite piece was this portrait of Iranian actress Zinat Moaddab.
Here is the origina photo that the portrait is based on.
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