Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian | |
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| منیر شاهرودی فرمانفرمائیان | |
| Born | Monir Shahroudy 13 January 1922 |
| Died | 20 April 2019 (aged 97) |
| Resting place | Behesht-e Fatemeh Cemetery, Qazvin, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | University of Tehran, Parsons School of Design, Cornell University, Art Students League of New York |
| Style | Traditional Persian mosaic work related to contemporary abstraction |
| Movement | Geometric minimalism, Saqqakhaneh movement |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Venice Biennale (1958) |
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (Persian: منیر شاهرودی فرمانفرمائیان; 13 January 1922 – 20 April 2019) was an Iranian artist and a collector of traditional folk art. She is noted for having been one of the most prominent Iranian artists of the contemporary period, and she was the first artist to achieve an artistic practice that weds the geometric patterns and cut-glass mosaic techniques (Āina-kāri) of her Iranian heritage with the rhythms of modern Western geometric abstraction.
In 2017, the Monir Museum in Tehran was opened in her honour.