Iranian artist Parviz Tanavoli's "heech" statue featured in an exhibition in Dubai October 2012.
Iranian artist Parviz Tanavoli's "heech" statue featured in an exhibition in Dubai October 2012.
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A woman is seen next to an art work by Farid Belkahia of Morocco before Christie's first public Modern and Contemporary art sale in the Middle East in 2006.
A woman is seen next to an art work by Farid Belkahia of Morocco before Christie's first public Modern and Contemporary art sale in the Middle East in 2006.
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Visitors look at an artwork entitled "The Ugly Face of Occupation 2009" by Iraqi artist Dia Azzawi displayed at "My Home Land" exhibition in Dubai in 2010. Seven Iraqi artists living outside Iraq took part in the exhibition.
Visitors look at an artwork entitled "The Ugly Face of Occupation 2009" by Iraqi artist Dia Azzawi displayed at "My Home Land" exhibition in Dubai in 2010. Seven Iraqi artists living outside Iraq took part in the exhibition.
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A woman admires an untitled painting by Iranian artist Mounir Farmanfarmaian at an exhibition by Christie's auction house in Dubai in 2009.
A woman admires an untitled painting by Iranian artist Mounir Farmanfarmaian at an exhibition by Christie's auction house in Dubai in 2009.
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