Tehran gallery hosting international Stuckists

TEHRAN,Nov.17(MNA) – An exhibition of paintings by a group of international Stuckists opened at Tehran’s Dey Gallery on Friday. The artists are from Iran, the United States, Britain, Turkey, Spain, South Africa and Pakistan, the gallery announced on Saturday. Stuckism is an international art movement founded by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson in 1999 to promote figurative painting in opposition to conceptual art. Works by British artists Ella Guru, Bill Lewis, Sexton Ming, Charles Thomson and Chris Yates Stuckist have been showcased at the exhibit entitled “International Stuckists: Painters out of Order”. The exhibition also displays works by Floyd Alsbach and Terry Marks from U.S., Sheherbano Husain from Pakistan, Kari Seid from South Africa, Artista Eli from Spain and Michael Dickinson from Turkey Aidin Chali, Shiva Eini, Puya Haqqani, Hamid Hemayatian, Puria Hezaveh, Arshia Moghaddam and Farsam Sangini are the Iranian members of the group. The exhibit runs until November 25 at the gallery, which can be found at 130 Atefi St. off Vali-e Asr Ave.