Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam: Unrealised Projects, Dynamic Sculptures from Small to Monumental 1968-2018
“These sculptures are made out of soil. They are not made with modern technology. They rather represent the mentality of ancient civilizations. These are the dinosaurs, dragons, or prehistoric animals that started moving on earth unconsciously. And the harshness in these forms, symbolically represents the existing harshness in the world's social life and the crisis we face today.”
Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam
This exhibition which is the result of a collaboration between Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam Foundation and Pejman Foundation is being held three years after the artist’s death and focuses on one of his most important artistic periods i.e. the interactive sculptures.
The exhibition features more than one hundred works including sculptures, bas-reliefs, études, and an aluminum piece from this period.
The last time that the complete collection of these sculptures were presented, was in the Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam review of works exhibited in the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art 2004. It was the first time all the études were shown to the public.
Furthermore, this exhibition gives visitors the opportunity to interact with some of the artworks.
Foundation’s first happening - Ex Dogana in Rome
The Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam Foundation was created in Rome in 2017 following the wish of the Artist and his sons.
A few months later on the 19th of October 2017 a first happening was organized by the foundation in the industrial area of Ex Dogana in Rome. On this occasion the artist made a large-size sand artwork spread across on 20 canvases.