Live Auction 1230Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art Including Masterpieces from The Pharos Art Collection & From The Maath Alousi Collection
Reza Aramesh (Iranian, b. 1973)
Lot 181 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE PARISIAN COLLECTION

Reza Aramesh (Iranian, b. 1973)

Action 64, Vietcong Prisoner gagged and blindfolded, 26 November 1965

Closed19 March 2014

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Reza Aramesh (Iranian, b. 1973)
Action 64, Vietcong Prisoner gagged and blindfolded, 26 November 1965
titled 'Action 64, Vietcong Prisoner gagged and blindfolded, 26 November 1965' (on a plaque affixed to the frame); signed in Farsi, signed, titled, numbered and dated 'Action 64 Edition 1/3 Date: 2009 R. Aramesh' (on the reverse)
black and white silver gelatin print mounted on aluminium in black aluminium artist's frame
62¼ x 48 7/8in. (158 x 124cm.)
Executed in 2009, this work is number one from an edition of three

B21 Gallery, Dubai.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

The present work is based on the imagery created by the media depicting wars and conflicts and their impact on the Middle East or in Vietnam throughout history. Through his black and white stills, Aramesh recreates and captures dramatic scenes that are re-enacted by non-professional actors, most of them being from ethnic groups who have been affected by armed conflicts in the recent years.