MehdiMoghimnejad

List of Writings in order of date of print:

1. War and memory of the war: on Alfred Yaghobzadeh and surviving frames, An introduction to Alfred Yaghobzadeh’s photo book about Iran-Iraq war, Honar Agah online magazine, Tehran, 28 September 2023
2. The Iranian contemporary photography and construction of social reality, an introduction to the exhibition “Within a hair’s breadth: Iranian contemporary photography”, Apollonian art exchange project with sponsorship of European Parliament, Strasbourg, France, 14 June- 10 September 2023
3. In praise of the imagination:about Ahmad Aali and his Art, Poshtebaam quarterly magazine, No.5, September 2020
4. Photography and it’s resemblance to social movements in Iran: My interview with Nader Davoudi and Abbas Kowsari in Calotype photography Students magazine, Art University of Tehran,Vol 10, November 2019
5. something like life: An Introduction on Kiarang Alaei’s photo book “The Fourth state”, Herfe Honarmand pub,2019
6. Recreated Tehran,A review on Aziz Sa’ati’s photo book titled film stills of tehran,mehdi.akkasee.com,dec.29.2014
7. Naked Landscapes: An Introduction on Roomin Mohtasham’s photo book,Cheshmeh Pub,2015
8. Experience of winter,Experience of burning, An introduction on The catalogue of Ebrahim Kashani’s  Drawing exhibition titled skew on my mother’s land:hot snow at Mehrva art gallery,24 oct-2  nov 2014
9. The human-animals: Waking up from a deep sleep, An introduction on The catalogue of Naghmeh Jahani’s  photo art exhibition titled Unseen Darkness at Shokooh art gallery,2 -15 May2013
10. Critical discourse on social functions of photographs, Society, Culture and Medium (Jamaeh,Farhang va Resaneh) Quarterly, Vol3
11. Exposure and Privacy: an Introduction to PIX photography quarterly special Issue about Iran,Vol 8,Aug 2013
12. History Play: an Introduction to Rasool Kamali’s photo exhibition Grotto,Shirin art Gallery,4-15 Oct 2013
13. Always a gap, Introduction on the Mohammad parvizi’s Video – performance book “COME CLOSER” at Shirin Gallery, Nov 2012
14. Documents of loneliness: A letter to him whose name will be safe with me, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 45
15. Art and History: ugliness or Beauty?, A critical review on Günther Uecker’s retrosliective exhibition in Tehran Museum of Contemliorary Art, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 44
16. Experiences on collaborative arts: An introduction to The catalogue of Rybon international workshop in Tehran, Mohsen Gallery,10-23Oct 2013
17. An Intellectual photographer: on life and career of Mehran Mohajer, Cinema and Literature (Cinema va Adabiat) Quarterly, Vol 34
18. In searching of Robert Frost: portrait of a poet, in: the card postal of writers, Herfe-Honarmand publish,2013
19. Home: A study on Intertextuality in three famous art work of three generation of American artist, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 41
20. I am craving for a surprise: about two pioneer Iranian photographers in 50 decade, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 40
21. Iranian Contemliorary art and Technology: A  Review on First Annual Tehran Digital Art exhibition, Mohsen Gallery, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 40
22. Our share of History of photography: A critical review on Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Heritage’s exhibition, Art Tomorrow (Honar e Farda) Quarterly, Vol 6
23. 1,2,3,smile: A critical Interview with Mohsen Rastani Iranian contemporary photographer about his last show in 54th Venice  biennale, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 39
24. Story of a photograph: Stephan shore’s uncommon places, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 39
25. Art Documentary: An introduction for the catalogue of Iranian contemporary practice in documentary photography group exhibition in Fravahr Art Gallery,16 sep-3 Oct 2011
26. Realistic photomontage: philosophical legitimacy of Digital imaging, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 34
27. Bubbles on swamp of history: An introduction for the catalogue of Ladan Brojerdi’s painting exhibition , Homa Art Gallery, 2011
28. Vertical horizons, in the mood for nothingness: An introduction to Madjid Koorang Beheshti photo book, Nazar pub, 2012
29. The illustrated travelogue of Mehrdad Afsari: An introduction to Mehrdad Afsari photo book, Nazar liub,2012
30. Continuity, A rare incident in Iran photography: An introduction for the catalogue of Three generation of Iranian photographers Retrospective exhibition,No.6 art Gallery,2010
31. midnight summer’s dream: A semiotic analysis on Mehrdad Afsari’s photography project After grandmother, Dideh online magazine,2010
32. Koroush Imam: some notes about War and  rephotography, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 33
33. Either art have any global mission? : A critical essay on Farhad Bahram’s  international photo exhibition , Farvahar art gallery, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 179
34. Strangers behind the looking glass: A review on the group multimedia exhibition others, Mohsen gallery, Tehran, 8 -20 January 2010, Daily Star Newspaper, 18/3/2010
    
35. Iranian contemporary artist and handicraft traditions of this country: An introduction for the catalogue of Omid Ghajarian ceramic design exhibition , Homa art gallery, 2009
36. An Introduction on the conditions of narration in photography, Art Quarterly(Faslname Honar), Vol 81
37. A man alone in battlefield: A review on the life and death of Bahman Jalali Iranian pioneer photographer, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 167
38. photography and Verbal signs: Regarding on one of the most Historical theory of photography, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 31
39. Digital Imaging and photographic representation, Art Quarterly(Faslname Honar), Vol 80
40. Reflection of Iran in the sky: an introduction for the catalogue of Mohammad Ali Maghsoodi’s photo exhibition , Laleh Art Gallery,2009
41. The originality of lies: an critical essay on Hiroshi Sugimoto’s portraits, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 27
42. Discourses on relations between photography and modern and post modern art, Binab Bimonthly (especial Issues on photography),Vol 12
43. An introduction to light art (Light: medium and message),Amon Barsel ,Art Quarterly(Faslname Honar), Vol 73(Translation)
44. Iconography of light in art works of Gregory Crewdson, Martin Hochlitner Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 24(Translation)
45. Modernism in work of art, Victor Burgin, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 13(Translation)
46. Winning the game when the rules have been changed(photography and postmodernism),abigail solomon–godeau, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 11(Translation)
47. Rallih Gibson and photographic macro narration :an essay on Gibson’s diptych pictures, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 10
48. Rhetoric of the Image, Rolland Barthes, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 8(Translation)
49. Jeff  Koons and the paradox of superstar phenomenon, D.S.Backer, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 7(Translation)
50. An introduction to multi media Arts, Art Quarterly(Faslname Honar), Vol 65
51. Black light: A critical essay on photography project of Touhami ennadre morocco contemporary photographer, Honar Nameh Quarterly, Vol 23
52. The art of getting old: about the last photography exhibition of Yahya Dehghanpoor, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 142
53. Some notes on Iranian 11th photography biennal, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 140
54. The far away path of knowledge orienting: about the art training in Iranian academic era, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 134
55. Few thoughts on Drawing, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 114
56. News about the flowers, Walter Benjamin, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 90(translation)
57. On prizing the real: an Semiotic analysis on a painting of Ahmad Aali, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 83
58. American dreams through the bastienne schmidt eyes, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 71
59. Josef Sudek, Ian Jeffrey, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 70(Translation)
60. Mexicans: on manuel alvarez bravo’s photographs, a.d.coleman, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 65(Translation)
61. Homemade dreams: Looking at Ralph Eugene Meatyard works, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 64
62. Barbara Morgan: Moments on fire, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 61
63. Modern photography with Japanese accent : analyzing of Shomi tomato’s photograph,Tandis Art Biweekly,Vol57
64. photos and concept of resurrection: An Idea according to Iranian old tradition theosophy on ontology of photography, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 51
65. On the Cross of reality : The review of life and works of Fred Holland Day, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 48
66. Reading the Body itself: About the Giorgia Fiorio’s photographs, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 46
67. About Angles: Icons of spirituality in photography , Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 45
68. Alexander de Cadenet: Thoughts on Identity, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 44
69. Cultural nature : Notes on chris frazer smith ‘s photographs, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 41
70. Representing the abstract and the abstraction of Representation, Andy Grundberg, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 40(Translation)
71. There was memory in the Beginning: Henri Cartier Bresson and one picture, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 30
72. At last we all are innocent: A critical essay on Tehran 9th photography Biennale, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 29
73. Opposed to authorial photography: thoughts on Joachim Schmid’s art works- the German contemporary photographer, Tandis Art Biweekly, Vol 27
74. photomontage and the double edge strategy, Art Monthly Book(Ketab e Mah e Honar), Vol 88
75. Reflections on the epistemology of photographic image, Art Quarterly(Faslname Honar),Vol 59
76. Barbara Kruger: photomontages in Different, Andy Grundburg, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book(IRIB),2004(Translation)
77. How Artist can change an era: about the laszlo moholy nagy’s experimental photography, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book(IRIB),2004
78. Reviving the power of Marvelousness: about the Jerry Ulsman’s photomontages, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book(IRIB),2004
79. One photo and its analysis: Aids by tyrese ferrara, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book(IRIB),2004
80. One photo and its analysis: Child laborers by Lewis Hine, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book(IRIB),2004
81. One photo and its analysis: Grief by Dmitri Baltermants, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book(IRIB),2004
82. One photo and its analysis: Migrant mother by Dorothea Lange, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book(IRIB),2004
83. One photo and its analysis: ‘calitioned General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Viet Cong lirisoner in Saigon’ by Eddie Adams, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book(IRIB),2004
84. One photo and its analysis: Napalm attack by Nick Ut, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book(IRIB),2004
85. politics, Close up: Notes on the function of political press photographs in Iranian reformist newspapers, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book (IRIB), 2004
86. As deep as camera can be: war photography in Iran and the world- A comparative study, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book (IRIB), 2004
87. Islamic revolution and Iranian photography, Ayeneh Anniversary Art Book (IRIB),2004
88. searching of the river of time: an essay on photography and meaning of time, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 6
89. photography in the age of electronic simulation, Andy Grundburg, Art-profession (Herfe-Honarmand) Quarterly, Vol 5(Translation)

Academic Publishing

1. Investigating the Relationship between Stylistic Concepts and Determining their Place in the Visual Arts, Mehdi moghimnejad and Morteza Sedighifard, Journal of Paykareh, No 11, June 2022 (ISI)
2. A Critical Analysis and Review of the Book Photography: A Middle-Brow Art, Mehdi Moghimnejad and Morteza sadighifard and Hedieh Khazaei, Journal of Pizhuhish nameh-I integhadi-I mutun va barnameh ha-ye ulum-I insani (Critical Studies in Texts & Programs of Human Science), No.22, May 2022
3. Investigating the Concept of Style in Photography with Emphasis on the Pictorialism Movement, Mehdi Moghimnejad and Morteza Sadighifard, Journal of Art and Media Studies,Vol.4, Summer and Autumn 2022
4. Analysis of family representation in pilgrimage photographs based on the critical discourse analysis approach, Mehdi Moghimnejad and Morteza Sedighifard, The third national conference on the role of Khorasan in the flourishing of Iranian-Islamic art and architecture, 18 May 2022 (ISC)
5. A stuy on the representation of Julia Kristeva’s Abject theory in self portraits of contemporary photographers, Mehdi Moghimnejad and Yasaman Alipour, Journal of Honarhaye Ziba,No.88,Winter 2021(ISC)
6. Discursive constructs of Velá zquez’ s Las Meninas and Abd-ol-Khalegh Khan’ s photograph of Zell-e Soltan as seen through Gillian Rose’ s discourse analysis, Mehdi Moghimnejad and Alireza Vaez and Mohammad Khodadadi Motarjemzadeh, Pazhuhesh-e-Honar, Scientific Journal of Research of Art, Vol.10, Issue 21, spring and Summer 2021 (ISC)
7. Psychoanalysis of Arthur Tress’s Photographs based on C.G Jung’s Perspective and with the Method of Gilbert Durand’s Mythoanalysis, Mehdi Moghimnejad and Soudabeh Shaygan and Mohammad Khodadadi Motarjemzadeh, Pazhuhesh-e-Honar, Scientific Journal of Research of Art, Vol.10, Issue 19, spring and Summer 2020 (ISC
8. A study on function of photographs in Iranian post Islamic Revolution posters(1979-2012),with collaborating of Marta Aarbab,Argos special Issue 2017, University of Simon Bolivar(ISI)
9. A study on function of photographs in Iranian post Islamic Revolution cover of books(1979-2012),with collaborating of Marta Aarbab,Argos special Issue 2017, University of Simon Bolivar(ISI)