My Artwork in Zero Auction: Contemporary Photography of Iran, Smart Auction House, Artibition, Tehran, 23 August 4pm-27 August 9pm 2024
My panel discussion: The Fourth Session of the Expert Meeting Series:Marcel Duchamp/Man ray’s Dust breeding, from treasury of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, TMoCA, Tehran, July 2024
Panel disscution: Contemporary photography and theory, with collaboration of Mehdi Moghimnejad and Dr. Amir Nasri, Khanesh Cultural Institute, Tehran, 18 April 2024
Abstraction, Memories and Images, My panel disscution about a video installation exhibition by Mohammad Parvizi “Call me by name?”, Second part, Rischee 29 art gallery, Tehran, 22 December 2023
My Artwork:
PIR ALAM, from Verisimilitudes project, Chapter Five: Divine Intervention, 100 *150 cm, Digital print on canvas,edition 3 of…
Memory, Memories, Images: My Panel Discussion about A video installation exhibition by Mohammad Parvizi “Call me by name!”, Rischee 29 art gallery, Tehran, December 2023
I was member of judgment committee in HOMAM: 3rd National Festival of People with disabilities, Saba artistic and cultural institute, Tehran, 2-9 November 2023
I was advisor professor of Calotype Quarterly: Photography magazine of Tehran University of Art (TUA), No.15, special issue: Photo-histography, September 2023
Panel discussion: The role of unconsciousness in contemporary art, with Mohammad Charmshir and Dr. Bahar Sadeghi, Shamis art gallery, Tehran, 17 August 2023
The exhibition of final projects of some of my photography students BA 2019, Baghe Melli Campus, Tehran University of Art, 4-10 July 2023
My artwork On stone pavement of Shiraz in 6th Tabriz Art Expo, Tabriz Laleh Park Hotel, 29 June- 2 July 2023
Book launch and Panel discussion of my latest translation into Persian: Sally Miller’s Contemporary Photography and Theory
with Mohammad Parvizi and Pouria Jahanshad, Gilgamesh Pub, 28 June 2023
I was planner and lecturer of “Contemporary of Iran, semester two: Iranian contemporary art photography”,10 sessions, Art Tomorrow Institute,Tehran, Feb to June 2023
I was member of judgment committee in the 2nd Mazaarat International Photo Festival, Mashhad, 10-21 June 2023
My introduction to the exhibition “Within a hair’s breadth: Iranian contemporary photography”, Apollonia Art Exchange Project with sponsorship of European Parliament, Strasbourg, France, 14 June- 10 September 2023
My latest book is translation of Sally Miller’s Contemporary photography and Theory: concepts and debates.
specifications:
Author (s): Sally Miller
Original title: Contemporary photography and Theory: concepts and debates
Translator: Mehdi Moghimnejad
Language: English
Subject(s): photography- criticism- interdisciplinary studies
Publication date :…
I was planner and lecturer of “Contemporary Photography of Iran, semester one: History of Iranian photojournalism and social documentary photography”,17 sessions, Art Tomorrow Institute, Tehran, June to November 2022
I was lecturer of «Education course: Contemporary Art of Iran: photography of Iran in Twenty Century», 3 sessions, Art Tomorrow Institute, Tehran, August 2022
I was member of judgment committee of 1th Home National Photo Festival, Northwest Maskan Investment Co, Tabriz, 27 September 2022
I was member of judgment committee of 2th Connectivity National Photo Festival, Communication and Information Technology Ministry,20 September 2022
The 16th Art Auction ( Modern and Contemporary Iranian art), 1 July 2022, Parsian Azadi Hotel, Tehran, Iran.
Untitled ( from Verisimilitudes project,Chapter one: A long scattered day dream )
Photomontage
Digital print on canvas
100*150 cm
2004
Estimated…
Panel Discussion: staged photography in Iran, with Dr.Kamran Sharifi, Dr.Amir Reza Mafi and Ehsan Bagheri, Islamic Art and Culture Institute, Tehran, 20 June 2022
I was member of judgment committee of 3th Kish National Photo Festival, Kish Island, 18-21 January 2022
I was member of judgment committee of 3th Milad Tower National Photo Festival, Milad Tower,Tehran,8-15 October 2021
I was technical editor and Introduction writer of «Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art: Selection of International Photos» book, TMoCA publishing,Tehran, summer 2021
I was advisor professor of Calotype quarterly: Photography magazine of Tehran University of Art (TUA),No.14, special volume: photography and Spectatorship, summer 2021
The 14th Tehran Auction ( Modern and Contemporary Iranian art), 12 August 2021, Parsian Azadi Hotel, Tehran, Iran.
My History ( from Verisimilitudes project,Chapter four: Found History)
Photomontage
Digital…
I was member of judgment committee in 28th Young Iranian Festival of Visual Arts, Tehran,31 July to 6 August 2021
I was jury member of the First Cultural and Artistic Festival of Artist Teachers, Ministry of Education,Shiraz university, August 2021
I was jury member of photography section in 10th International Short Film and Photography Festival (Omid), Ministry of science,Research and Technology, Al Zahra University,Tehran, 26-19 July,2021
I was jury member of Vaghf 7nd National Photography Festival,Tehran, Iran,August 2021
I was jury member of the first national festival of Razavi conceptual arts, Semnan art university, Semnan, 22 June 2021
I was jury member of 2nd National Digital Arts Festival,Islamic Art University of Tabriz, Tabriz,March 2021
Panel discussion:Digital Arts,with Ali Phi and Shabnam Rahimian, The 5th Annual Photo Exhibition,University of Tehran college of Fine Arts, Tehran, www.utphotoex.ir,24 February 2021
I was advisor professor of Calotype quarterly special volume: photography and subaltern (Photography students society of Tehran University of Art), No.13, winter 2021
I was jury member of 4th Blue Sky National Photo Festival,Air Quality Control Company,Municipality of Tehran,4 January 2021
from Photography to Language,Literature and Authority:an interview with Mehdi Moghimnejad in Calotype quarterly (photography students society of Tehran University of Arts),No.12,Autumn 2020
My artwork in:Inside Photo, photography group exhibition curated by Dr.Behnam Kamrani,Shamideh art gallery,Tehran,13-23 November 2020
I was Jury member of Photography section in 9th Iranian students short film and photo festival (Omid), Ministry of Science, Reasearch and Technology, Persian Golf University,Boushehr, 26-29 October 2020
My last article: In praise of the imagination:about Ahmad Aali and his Art, Poshtebaam quarterly magazine,No.5,September 2020
Live talk: Art and language: phenomenological experience of Idea based art, with Dr.Behnam Kamrani and Dr.Reza Sojoodi, Iranian Artists Forum Instagram page, 11 September 2020
My artwork in:99: photography group exhibition,Curated by Fereidoun Farboud,Tehran art gallery,Tehran,19 June-19 July 2020
My artwork in Dena art gallery monthly online auction,Tehran,May 2020
Mohammad Reza Shahrokh Nejad Interview with me about the translation process of Goran Sonesson’s book “Semiotics of Photography ” in Radio Tehran, Book Radio program, Wednesday, 4 March 2020,(IRST) 16:30
My art work in 4rd artworks sale,Tabriz Art Expo,Laleh park hotel,Tabriz,14-17 February 2020
My artwork in: Illusionism, Virtualism and Surrealism in Iranian Contemporary Art,curated by Farnaz Mohammadi, Shirin art gallery, Tehran, 24 January-25 February 2020
I was jury member of the 3rd Kimia photography festival (Documentary photography of Iran’s mines), Ministry of Industry,Mine and Trade,Tehran, 8 January 2020
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
I was member of curatorial team for 8th “10 Days with Iranian photographers” exhibition , National Iranian photographers society (NIPS),Iranian Artists Forum,29 November to 9 December 2019
I had Photography workshop in 5th Symposiom of art in nature, Māzandarān province,12-15 November 2019
My lecture: Contemporary art photography, Idea cultural-artistic Institute,Tehran,10-11November 2019
Lecture:Photography and Theory: a discussion about visual semiotics, student photography association, Islamic Azad university central Tehran branch (IAUCTB),Tehran,21 October 2019
I was Member of Judgment Committee in 5th Ashoora Ritual Photography festival,Bahonar university of Kerman,19 October 2019
I was member of Judgment Committee in Seyl-e-vahdat documentary photography festival,Khoozestan province,Ahvaz, 10 October 2019
I was member of Judgment Committee in 7th Rooyesh art Festival (students artistic-cultural association of Iranian universities), ministry of Science,Research & Technology, Tarbiat Modarres university, Tehran, sep 2019
My Artwork in 7th International Art for Peace Festival,Baroque art gallery,20 sep-4 Oct 2019
My artwork in second Annual Photo Exhibition of Mojdeh art gallery, Tehran,30 august-6 September 2019
I was member of Judgment committee in Photography section of 26th young Iranian festival of Visual Arts,Ilam, 21-25 August 2019
My photograph in: A Few days in Between, a photo group exhibition in memory of Abbas Kiarostami,curated by Parham Didevar, Atra gallery with collaboration of Tirgan Festival, Toronto,27-28 July 2019
My artwork in visual arts section of 7th Shahr International Film Festival,Mellat cinema complex,Tehran,17-22 July 2019
Discussion panel: A Interdisiplinary analysis on mixed media group exhibition “Tracking the Self: contemporary Routines project,3rd chapter” curated by Ali Miresmaili, Sayeh art gallery, Tehran, 17 July 2019
My photograph in: A Few days in Between, a photo group exhibition in memory of Abbas Kiarostami,curated by Parham Didevar, Nabshi center in collaboration of Kiarostami Foundation, Tehran,21 June-29 July 2019
I was Juror member of The First National Digital Arts Festival,Ministry of Science,Research and Technology,Art University of Tehran,Tehran,15-21 June 2019
Discussion Panel: New questions about Digital Arts,with Morteza Ahmadvand and Dr.Azhdari,scientific conference of The First National Digital Arts Festival, Saba Cultural Institute,Tehran,15 June 2019
Discussion Panel: About Alireza Ameri’s new poem book “Variant Guillemots”, with Ladan Niknam and Arash Nosratollahi,Baharan Interdisciplinary Institute, Tehran, 9 June 2019
My artwork in participant photographers section in 9th Varesh International Film Festival, Mazandaran, Babol, 29 April-3 May 2019
My artwork in Khorramshahr +30,Group photo-installation exhibition, curator: Fereydoun Farboud, Farmanfarma Art Gallery,Tehran, 17-31 May 2019
Discussion Panel: Interdisciplinary analysis of Hosna Shahramipour solo photo exhibition “The gap between parentheses”, with Dr.Hamidreza Shaeiri, Dena Art Gallery, Tehran, 26 April 2019
I was Director of Photography section in 8th Iranian students short film and photo festival (Omid), Ministry of Science, Reasearch and Technology, Shiraz University, 28 April-1 May 2019
My Lecture: Experience of Photography: Manifest form, Latent Form,16th Qazvin Film and Photography Festival, Qazvin,24 April 2019
My Lecture: Contemporary photography: Reconstruction of Genres,Isfahan Photographers Society,Isfahan,Iran,27 february 2019
My Artwork in Dame: Group photo exhibition, curator: Nazli Abbaspour,Negah Art gallery,Tehran,11-30 January 2019
My Artwork in Snow: Photo and Video group exhibition,Curator:Said mazinani,14 Art Gallery,Tehran,4-15 January 2019
Panel discussion: Issues of education of photography at Iran’s universities, with Ramyar Manoochehrzadeh and Hadi Azari,”The 3rd annual photo exhibition of university of Tehran” event, Fine Arts Faculty of university of Tehran, Tehran,10 December…
My Lecture: Personal view and our interpretations,”10 Days with Iranian Photographers” event, Iranian Artists forum,Tehran,9 December 2018
My Lecture: Between taking and making photographs,Zanjan,6 December 2018
My photography workshop:concepts in photography,Alef International theater Festival,18-19 October and 15-16 November 2018,Tabriz
My artwork in 6th International Art for Peace Festival, Pardis Mellat Cineplex,14-28 Sep 2018,Tehran
I had a photography workshop in 4th Sympusiom of Art in Nature (I am still alive 2): Painting,Photography,Sculpture,New Arts, 28-31 August 2018,Mazandaran Province,Iran
I was workshop holder and jury member of photography section in 25th Young Iranian Festival of Visual Arts,Tabriz, 17-22 August 2018
WATER ,Photoart,Video,Installation,Audio,Printmaking,painting
Curated by: Jalaleddin Mashmooli
Art works of:
Kourosh Adim,Mehdi Moghimnejad,Majid Koorang Beheshti ,Ismail Ghanbari, Amir Alimi, Mahmoud Maktabi, Hamidreza Ghiasi ,Omid Hashemi, Hoofar Haghighi, Siavash Amirirad, Farzaneh Fazeli , Fatemeh Shafee, Faranak Fereydooni, Mohammad…
My photograph in:Single tree:A photo group exhibition in memory of Abbas Kiarostami,E1 art gallery,Tehran,22 June-6 July 2018
I was Juror member of 8th Firoozeh photography festival,Tabriz,8-13 May 2018
My New Book: In Praise of the Real:selected texts about art and photography(2004-2014)(two volumes),2018,Pargar book publishing co.Tehran
I was Jury member in Photography festival “Life is Beautiful”,The Epilepsy Society of Iran,Theme Gallery of Tehran, 16-23 February 2018
I was Jury member in Photography section of The First Iran-China tourism Industry development Summit, Laleh Hotel, Tehran, Iran, 18 January 2018
My Discussion panel :On importance and limits of theory in Iran’s photography,with Hamid Severi.The second Noghreh student photo festival, Art university of Tehran. 31 December 2017
I was Jury member of the Second Noghreh students photo festival.Art university of Tehran.31 Dec 2017-5 Jan 2018
My Discussion panel:Education of Photography in Dortmund and Tehran Art University: a comparative study. «10 Days with Iranian photographers » annual event. Iranian Artists Forum. Tehran. 10 December 2017
I was policymaking member of “10 days with Iranian Photographers” annual event,National Iranian Photographers Society(NIPS),Iranian Artists forum,6-15 Dec 2017
I was Juror member of Cityscape 2nd National Photography Festival,28 Nov-1 Dec 2017,Markazi Province,Arak,Iran
My lecture: Staged Photography:Issues and Concepts. 12 October 2017.Akasi Magazine.Tehran.
My book «The Rain of Jackal» is nominated for Ahmad Shamlou Poetry award as the best Persian collected poems of 2017.
My artwork in 5th Grand Festival of Art for Peace,Iranian Artists Forum,12-21 September 2017,Tehran
My Lecture: Aesthetics and Photography,International congress of Astrophotography (TWAN),Tehran Polytechnic of Tehran,1 sep 2017,Tehran
Evolution: Freezing of the wishes. My artwork in:
Ultra-mutation, a photo based group exhibition ,curated by Amin Shahed, ABAD art gallery,28 July-7 August 2017, Tehran
Ultra-mutation:An endeavor to representation of Bio-social concept of Evolution, a photo based group exhibition,28 July-7 August 2017,Abad Art Gallery,Tehran
Overexposed: In memory of Abbas Kiarostami. My photograph in: A piece of Life|Homage to Abbas Kiarostami|77 photographs,77 artists|curated by Parham Didevar. E1 Art Gallery.July 2017
My Artwork in:
A Piece of Life:Homage to Abbas Kiarostami, 77 Photographs,77 Artists,Curated by Parham Didevar, E1 Art Gallery, 7-20 July 2017, Tehran
I was Juror member of Vaghf 5nd National Photography Festival, May 2017,Hamedan,Iran
I was Juror member of Qazvin 2nd National Photography Festival,3-6 May 2017,Qazvin,Iran
My Artwork in The 1st Ordibehesht of Jalali Callender:a group Visual arts exhibition celebrating the great Iranian poet “Sa’di” at Hepta Gallery.Tehran.20 April to 3 May 2017.
I was Juror member of the 7th National Photography Festival of FIROOZEH,Tabriz,Iran,22-27 January 2017
Discussion Panel: Photography of today: New opportunities, with Dr. Masoud Motarjemzadeh, 10 days with Iranian photographers,Iranian Artists Forum,Tehran, 12 December 2016
My Artist Talk, Verisimilitudes: from personal consciousness to collective unconsciousness, 10 Days with Iranian photographers, Iranian Artists Forum, Winter Hall,11 December 2016
Jury member of the First Noghreh (Silver) National Photo Festival, Art University of Tehran,3-7 December 2016
Photographic Idea and Lived experience: Discussion panel with Mehrdad Afsari.The First Noghreh (Silver) National Photo Festival.Art University of Tehran.Farabi Hall. 5 December 2016
115 Artists,115 Artworks,Visual arts exhibition on the occasion of 115th anniversary of the birth of Noshirvani(charity). A big exhibition of the three Babol-based generation artists.Babol.9-14 December 2016
New Course: Photomontage and Contemporary Photography.In the first three sessions of this course i will discuss about history,aesthetics,contexts and artists of most influential photomontage art works from old days to now. @no.6gallery
My Lecture: Contemporary Art Photography,Hegmataneh Cultural Institute,14 November 2016
My Artwork in the 4th Art for Peace Visual Arts Festival,Iranian Artists Forum,15-26 sep 2016
My Art work in The 6th Annual Contemporary Arts: Art and Anthropocene (Participant Artists section),Niavaran Cultural Center,Tehran,15-23 April 2016
My last revised essay:”Digital Imaging and Photographic Representation”,Photography Magazine Quarterly,(Contemporary Photomontage Issue),Vol.1,No.2,June 2016
Visualizing ways of thinking: Ideas on Mehdi Moghimnejad,Verisimilitudes and construction of textual world,Hadi Momeni,Photography Magazine Quarterly,(Contemporary Photomontage Issue),Vol.1,No.2,June 2016
For the First(and maybe last time) I talk about Abbas Kiarostami’s photographs.BA_HAMESTAN Program.Jam-e-Jam satellite channel.IRIB.14 july 2016
Discussion about the art event of Tehran Municipal in BA HAMESTAN Live Program.Jam-e-Jam satellite channel.IRIB.19 may 2016
Lecture:The ends or The means: Trends of Photography in contemporary art,Arak photography society,12 April 2016
I was Member of Judgment Committee in 3th Kerasm National photography festival,Evaz,March 2016
I was Member of JudgmentCommittee in First ChiChest (Urumia Lake) photography grant,February 2015
My artwork in “Reality and Fantasy:A glance at the Iranian contemporary photography”,Mellat Cine-plex,Tehran,Jan-Feb 2016
The hard way of theory:Dr Afsaneh Kamran interview with Mehdi Moghimnejad about “Photography and Theory”,Honar Agah visual arts monthly magazine,No.3,Dec 2015
Art of the Digital Age
Author(s) Bruce Wands
Original title Art of the Digital Age
Translator(s) Mehdi Moghimnejad-Mohammad Ali Maghsoodi
Language English
Subject(s) Digital Arts
Publication date 2006
Publisher Thames and Hudson
Publisher in Persian Sureh Mehr
Publication date in Persian 2015
Pages 300
ISBN…
My Membership in juror committee of 6th Firoozeh National photo Festival,7-9 oct 2015.Tabriz.Iran
My Lecture:Contemporary Photography and Interdisciplinary spaces
Tiva Contemporary Arts Foundation,Karaj,10 August 2015
Of Life,Art and Photography II
Payam Hamzei interview with Mehdi Moghimnejad about his life and career (Second and Last Part),23 June 2015
Of Life,Art and Photography I
Payam Hamzei interview with Mehdi Moghimnejad about his life and career (First Part),10 June 2015
Practice of the Theory
A Review on the book Photography and Theory by Dr.Mohammad Khodadadi Motarjemzadeh,Art and Media visual arts Bimonthly magazine,No.5,April 2015
Photojournalism Now: A critical review on Andy Grundberg’s ” New photojournalism and the old ” after 30 years,Sheed Award 2015, Iranian artist’s forum,15.April.2015
Why should you read the Photography and Theory?
A review on the book Photography and Theory by Dr. Nema Roshan, www.akkasee.com
The rehabilitation of eye
A review on the book Photography and Theory by Dr.Farzan Sojoudi, Shargh Newspaper,18 march 2015
my new book Discussion Panel: Photography and Theory
With Dr.Farzan Sojoudi and Dr.Amir Ali Nojoumian
Charsoohonar Institute,13.Jan.2015
My two works from third chapter of Verisimilitudes series in
Child Foundation charity’s visual arts Auction
21.Nov.2014,Esteghlal Hotel,Tehran,Iran
A simple rendez-vous II: A group photographie exhibition,Mashhad,Oct 24-31.2014
My photomontages form Verisimilitudes series in ” Neo-Traditionalism in contemporary Iranian Art”
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art ,Oct. 16,2014 to Jan.9,2015
My New Book
Photography and Theory :structuralism and poststructuralism in photo-criticism: A comparative study
Abstraction:
The book “structuralism and poststructuralism in photo-criticism: A comparative study” follows two main purposes: First, finding the connection between theories around structuralism…
2nd Grand festival of art for peace,Iran Artist Forum, Tehran,19-27 Sep 2014
The group exhibition of Iranian contemporary artists,Niavaran Cultural complex,12-26 Sep 2014
My Membership in Jurors committee of the 5th online annual contemporary art Persbook art.5-9 sep 2014
An Interview with Mehdi Moghimnejad, Javid Ramezani and Dr. Mohammad Reza Sharifzadeh about 3th Portraiture annual festival in Shirian art gallery, 24 july 2014, Ettemad daily
The third Tehran Auction ( Modern and Contemporary Iranian art), 29 May 2014, Parsian Azadi Hotel, Tehran, Iran.
My History ( from Verisimilitudes project,Chapter three: The Cypress Tree line)
Photomontage
Digital print on canvas
100*150 cm
2010
Estimated…
Displacement
A group photography exhibition curated by Jalal Sepehr
Artists:
Mehdi Moghimnejad| Shadi Ghadirian| Gohar Dashti| Ali Reza Fani| Mahmood Kashfipoor| Jalal Sepehr
21 Feb-5 march 2014| Silk Road Gallery| Tehran
The online version of “By Iranian contemporary photographers” exhibition at Studio.Charchub website (Based in NY.USA)
add Interview with me as the curator of exhibition.
The Hidden Hands of God
A Review on Mehdi Moghimnejad’s Divine Intervention exhibition at Mohsen Gallery
Aseman Weekly,Jan 2014,No.73
A group visual arts exhibition sponsored by UNESCO and curated by Solmaz Shaebani, Mohsen art gallery, 10-15 Jan 2014
Experiments in collaborative Arts
An introduction to Rybon The first international workshop
In the early years of the twentieth century, a number of artists, mainly from Germany, decided to employ expressionism concept in an artistic…
Verisimilitudes,Chapter Five (Last Chapter): Divine Intervention
My solo exhibition at Mohsen Gallery, 6th-18th December 2013:
statement of the catalogue:
Divine Intervention like the other chapters of the Verisimilitudes Project is a sort of confrontation with…
Exposure and Privacy
My introduction to PIX photography quarterly special Issue on Iran
the history of photography in Iran has established its lineage with the documentary form. As a powerful tool in the hands of every…
Art:profession (Herfe:Honarmand) Quarterly special Issue on Mehdi Moghimnejad,Vol 48,Autumn 2013
My history echo through my works: Ali Ettehad interview Mehdi Moghimnejad about his life and careers
Enchantment of reality: Considration of Moghimnejad’s photomontages,Kamran Sepehran
11 ways of…
By Iranian Contemporary Photographers
Curated by Mehdi Moghimnejad
Artists:
Kourosh Adim | Mehrdad Afsari | Azadeh Akhlaghi | Kiarang Alaei
Samira Alikhanzadeh | jamshid bayrami | Gohar Dashti
Arman Estepaniyan | Alireza Fani | Shadi Ghadirian | Bahman Jalali
Rana…
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
The embodiment of animals in the human’s notion…