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id	eprints-39066
recordtype	eprints
institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
description	This article examines the notions of history and memory with references to the works of contemporary artists from Iran. It interrogates the theme of challenging the present through the re-interpretation of history and investigates how artists respond to social, cultural and political conditions by creating a multi-faceted aesthetics of resistance. While looking at the broader subject of history and memory in contemporary Iran, the article scrutinises the works of artists who have been involved in themes such as the embodiment of cultural memory, concern for truth, historical record and intellectual reference to history to reflect the present. I adopt a hauntological interpretation when reading works of artists as it corresponds to their recurring references to the past to invoke an unsettling view of an imagined future.
format	Journal Article
author	Keshmirshekan, Hamid
author_facet	Keshmirshekan, Hamid
authorStr	Keshmirshekan, Hamid
author_letter	Keshmirshekan, Hamid
title	History Haunting the Present: Re-Interpreting the Truth in Contemporary Art of Iran
publisher	MDPI
publishDate	2023
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/39066/