Ayyam Gallery Dubai (DIFC) is pleased to present House of Cards, the solo exhibition of Tehran-based painter Afshin Pirhashemi.
House of Cards features new large-scale works that describe how the dominant role of media in everyday life increasingly shapes worldviews. Pirhashemi’s latest series shows the artist continuing his exploration of monumental imagery as he relies on allegory and the implied theatrics of black and white scenes to emphasise the underlying message of his works.
In recent years, Pirhashemi has incorporated references to popular culture in his paintings. By including Marlon Brando’s character from The Godfather in Entry to New York (2016), for example, the artist offers an analogy of how power and ruthlessness are normalised (and glamorised) through mass media, while compassion and empathy are less valued.
