Modernizing the Persian Masterpiece, Shahnameh: A Talk with Artist Hamid Rahmanian

WHERE: Jack Poole Hall (2nd Floor), Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, 6163 University Blvd

Artist Rahmanian explains how he turned Shahnameh into an art book, audio-book, pop-up and play on Jan 16. RSVP: https://bit.ly/2rSjxqk

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Hamid Rahmanian (http://www.fictionvillestudio.com/) is a 2014 John Guggenheim Fellow. He is the artist behind Shahnameh: Epic of the Persian Kings, an illustrated translation of the 10th Century epic poem by Ferdowsi. The work has been lauded as a “masterpiece” by the Wall Street Journal. Following the publication of the best selling 600-page art book, Mr. Rahmanian has continued to adapt Shahnameh into new forms: an audio-book, a pop-up book, and most recently, a shadow theatre production.