Maryam Tafakory: I want to tell you what I can’t

28 Apr-17 Jun 2023

PV 27 Apr 2023, 6-8pm

Nazarbazi نظربازی, 2022, Still. Credit: Courtesy of the artist and LUX, London

Overview

LUX is delighted to announce the first UK exhibition by Iranian artist and filmmaker Maryam Tafakory.

I want to tell you what I can’t presents the artist’s works Nazarbazi (the play of glances) نظربازی   and Irani Bag ایرانی کیف, alongside fragments of more recent work.

The exhibition will open with an in-conversation with the artist on Thursday 27th April 6pm-8pm, followed by a closing event on Saturday 17th June 2023.

Nazarbazi (the play of glances) (2022) is a film about love and desire in Iranian cinema, where depictions of intimacy and touch between women and men are prohibited.

Irani Bag (2021) is a split-screen video essay that deconstructs the depiction of a seemingly innocent object—the handbag—in order to propose a textual and political analysis of censorship and intimacy in post-revolution Iran. Irani Bag invites the spectator to reconsider the relationship between sight and touch.

Captioned screenings of Nazarbazi and Irani Bag will take place daily.

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RELATED EVENTS 

Opening Event: Artist Talk with Maryam Tafakory

27 April 2023 / 6-8PM

Closing Event: Performance by Maryam Tafakory

17 June 2023 (Time: TBA)

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Auditory/Visual Access: We have hearing loops, a large print guide and magnifying glasses available in the space. The video works in the black box space have open captions. (Please check the screening schedule).

Sensory Access: Please note that the exhibition space is very dark, and the sound/
noise volume is adjusted to a higher level. Let us know in advance if you require the room
to be brighter or lower volume environment.

Content Note: Nazarbazi نظربازی contains depictions of body injury.

You can find general access information here

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Press

Maryam Tafakory: I want to tell you what I can’t | press release
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