TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) � The First World�s Galleries Expo secretary has said works of Picasso, Dali, and Mir� will be displayed for the first time in Iran.
Hamed Asghari told Mehr News that negotiations to bring a $ 2.8m Picasso masterpiece to the Expo was underway.

�The expo sought three objectives. First, to bring foreign art works and collectors to Iran as the center of civilization in the Middle East and the world at large in an attempt to belie all propaganda mounted against Iran as myth,� he added.

�Second, to juxtapose Iranian art works and global art pieces so that a comparison could be made and provide the audience an opportunity to see all works in a single visit,� Asghari said.

The Expo secretary cited �bridging a connection between Iranian artists and international masters of art,� and �to provide more ample space for Iranian artists to display their works, which is now limited to few foreign events and auctions as motives for the holding the exhibition.

He also said that 30 galleries from 20 countries including Spain, Turkey, Switzerland, and Peru, and 120 artists in painting, sculpture, and modern art which would be displayed under the aegis of Nasle Aftab Institute (literally, �generation of sun�) along with Iranian art galleries in Qasr Garden Museum on June 24-28.

Asghari also cited �continuous and direct contacts between Iranian and foreign galleries� as among the objectives sought in the Expo. �Currently, we are negotiating with the holders of works of Joan Mir�, Salvador Dali, and Pablo Picasso to bring the authentic works to the Expo,� he said, but held that the problems rising about the insuring the priceless art works had been the main hurdles the officials of the exhibition faced.

�The insurance company would not afford to cover such expensive art works inside Iran; however, if negotiations succeed, displaying works of famous artists in Iran would be a reality than figment of imagination,� the secretary of the Expo asserted.

By Mehr News Agency

 

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