Sadegh Tirafkan

Sadegh Tirafkan (July 3, 1965 in Karbala, Iraq to Iranian parents – May 9, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ) was an Iranian contemporary artist who lived mainly in Tehran, Iran.

Career Tirafkan employed different media in his work: photography, video installation, and collage. He graduated from Tehran University with a degree in Photography in 1989 and participated in solo and group exhibitions worldwide.

Tirafkan's work included "Manhood", which dealt with the perception of masculinity in Persian culture. Other projects such as "Persepolis", "Ashoura", "Secret of Words", "Iranian Man", "Whispers of the East", "The Loss of Our Identity", "Multitude" and "Devotion" dealt with Iranian history, identity, sociopolitical, religious and gender issues.

His works are in the collections of several museums including the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, British Museum, Brooklyn Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Group exhibition 1986 Ketabe Azad Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

Personal exhibitions 1989 Mansoureh Hossini Gallery, Tehran Iran 1991 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran 1995 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran 1997 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran 2000 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran 2001 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran 2002 Massoud Nader Gallery, New York City, United States 2002 Parkerson Gallery, Houston, United States 2003 VU Gallery, Paris, France 2004 Lehmann maupin Gallery, New York City, United States 2005 Assar Art gallery, Tehran, Iran 2005 Espace photography Contreype, Brussels, Belgium 2005 VU Photography Centre, Quebec City, Canada 2006 Aspace Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2006 Lee Ka-Sing gallery, Toronto, Canada 2006 Massoud Nader Gallery, New York City, United States 2007 Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran 2008 Assar Art gallery, Tehran, Iran 2010 Selma Feriani + Louise Alexander Gallery, London, UK

Works 1997 Persopolis, Video installation 2000 The Children of Dark city, Installation & video, Painting, Sculpture 2000 Iranian Man, Photographic series 2001 Ashura, Installation pictures, video & painting 2002 Secret of Words, Photographic series 2002 Stages, Photo, Video installation 2003 Sacrifice, Photographic series 2005 Lighting The Nation Gate, Photo, Video installation 2006-7 Whispers of the East, Photographic series 2009-2010 Human Tapestry, Photographic series

Public collection 2001, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran 2003, Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris, France 2007, British Museum, London, UK 2008, Brooklyn Museum, New York City, United States 2008, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States