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Oh Nightingale!, woven rug, 1975
Oh Nightingale!, woven rug, 1975
Parviz Tanavoli
Nightingale with Lock, 1974
Screenprint on paper
Signed, dated and editioned 'Parviz 74' lower left
Number 22 from an edition of 40
Signed, dated and editioned 'Parviz 74' lower left
Number 22 from an edition of 40
50.4 x 70 cm
19 7/8 x 27 1/2 in
19 7/8 x 27 1/2 in
“Here my nightingale cannot sing, as he has a lock on his beak. This is the kind of thing I like to play with. I have always been interested in...
“Here my nightingale cannot sing, as he has a lock on his beak. This is the kind of thing I like to play with. I have always been interested in the social and political life of my country, Iran. But it’s not direct. My interpretation is not direct. People cannot read it really. But, putting a lock on the nightingale’s beak, is not too different to putting a lock on humans.”
Parviz Tanavoli, Tate Shots, 2015
Parviz Tanavoli, Tate Shots, 2015
Provenance
The ArtistExhibitions
Litho Gallery, Tehran, 1974 (another edition)
Zand Gallery, Tehran, 1978 (another edition)
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London, Parviz Tanavoli, Poet in Love, 2011, illust. exh. cat. p.24, (another edition)
Tate Modern, London, The World Goes Pop, 17 September 2015 – 24 January 2016, illust. exh. cat. p.138, (another edition)
Grosvenor Gallery, London, Parviz Tanavoli, 1970s Prints, 26 April - 14 May 2021, No. 2, illust. exh. cat. (unpaginated)