Details

Title

Untitled (Muqarnas)

Artist/Maker

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (Iranian, 1922–2019)

Date

2012

Medium

Mirrors, reverse-glass painting, and plaster on wood

Dimensions

59 x 86 x 12 inches

Credit

Purchase with funds from the Farideh & Al Azadi Foundation

Accession #

2019.174

Location

Currently not on view

Named for the ornamental honeycomb vaulting characteristic of Islamic architecture’s domed ceilings, niches, and corridors, Untitled (Muqarnas) seems to unfold like a pair of symmetrical mirrored wings. Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian’s work fuses traditional Islamic patterns based in sacred mathematics with the geometric abstract art she encountered while living in New York City from 1945 to 1957. The artist’s primary materials—mirror and reverse-painted glass—were used extensively in classical Persian architecture, which ranges from Spain to India.

Image Copyright

© Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian

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