Farideh Lashai
Keep Your Interior Empty of Food, You Mayest Behold Therein the Light of Interior
Projected animated photographic images on painting (oil and graphite on canvas)
180 x 200 cm
Maydan, a communal site of gathering, exchange, and interaction, shapes how we perceive and engage with the world. Deeply embedded in Middle Eastern, South East Asian, and global cultures, Maydan functions as both a tangible space and conceptual framework. Like the Greek Agora, it fosters collective action and cultural expression, extending beyond politics and commerce to reflect evolving social dynamics. This exhibition presents diverse artistic narratives within a multicultural context. Maydan becomes both subject and structure—a living space shaped by artists, curators, and audience alike.
Leila Heller Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in Alserkal Art Week: A Wild Stitch, taking place from April 14 to 20, 2025 in collaboration with Zaal Art Gallery. Leila Heller Gallery will be featuring works by Shirin Neshat, Marcos Grigorian, Katya Traboulsi, Zeinab Al Hashemi, Arash Nazari, Lorenzo Quinn, Aref Montazeri, Anton Bakker, Sofia Yeganeh, Katya Emelyanova, Azza Al Qubaisi, Jehangir Vazifdar, Marwan Sahmarani, Y.Z Kami, Wassef Boutros Ghali, Soraya Sharghi, Reza Aramesh, Parinaz Eleish Gharagozlou, Mehdi Farhadian, Farideh Lashai, and Behrang Samadzadegan.
Shirin Neshat
“Ask My Heart,” from Looking For Oum Kulthum series, 2018
C-Print with Ink, Printed on Dibond
60 x 46.7 in.
162.4 x 118.6 cm
Shirin Neshat
“Love Decided Our Fate,” from Looking For Oum Kulthum series, 2018
C-Print with Ink, Printed on Dibond
65 x 50.5 in.
165.1 x 128.3 cm
Marcos Grigorian
Crossroads, 1975
Cracked Earth on Canvas
48 x 48 in.
122 x 122 cm
Marcos Grigorian
Untitled, 1961
Mixed Media on canvas
110 x 120 cm
Katya Traboulsi
Qatar, 2016
Hand painted resin and brass sticks
Brass base and top
Edition 2/6
73 x 21 x 21 cm
Katya Traboulsi
Afghanistan, 2016
Hand carved and painted resin
Brass base and top
Edition 2/6
73 x 21 x 21 cm
Katya Traboulsi
Lebanon, 2016
Hand carved cedar wood
Brass base and top
Artist's Proof
73 x 21 x 21 cm
Katya Traboulsi
Iran, 2016
Hand painted porcelain
Brass base and top
73 x 21 x 21 cm
Arash Nazari
Haroun in Bath, 2023
Oil on Canvas
300 x 125 cm
Zeinab Al Hashemi
There May Exist, 2024
Oil Barrels, Camel hides
Dimensions Variable
Lorenzo Quinn
Posidonia
Stainless Steel
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist proof
86.5 x 177.5 x 92.5 cm
Aref Montazeri
Shahzad, 2024
Mirror, Polymer
48 x 70 x 200 cm
Anton Bakker
Desert Diamond
Stainless Steel mirror finished
4 ft
Metal Powder Coated Pedestal
Katya Emelyanova
Mr. Mojo
Ceramic Glazed, Metal Stage
210 x 37 x 37 cm
Sofia Yeganeh
In Between Us, 2024
Hand embroidered, print and paint on canvas
Katya Emelyanova
Katya Emelyanova
Katya Emelyanova
Azza Al Qubaisi
ECO STELLAR 1, 2020
Recycled Aluminum from aircraft seats
150 x 140 x 120 cm
Azza Al Qubaisi
ECO STELLAR 2, 2021
Recycled Aluminum from aircraft seats
170 x 170 x 160 cm
Jehangir Vazifdar
Untitled (two faces), 1999
Felt-tip on paper
21 x 29 cm
61 x 55 cm (framed)
Jehangir Vazifdar
The Athletes, 1992
Felt-tip on paper
21 x 29 cm
61 x 55 cm (framed)
Jehangir Vazifdar
Serenity
Oil on Canvas
140 x 112 cm
Marwan Sahmarani
Untitled, 2024
Oil on canvas
150 x 170 cm
Y.Z Kami
Endless Prayers XVII, 2009
Mixed media on paper
158.8 x 124.5 cm
Y.Z Kami
Endless Prayers XXXVII, 2009
Mixed media on paper
114.5 x 84 cm
Wassef Boutros Ghali
Untitled, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
65 x 55 in.
165.1 x 139.7 cm
Wassef Boutros Ghali
Untitled, 2001
Acrylic on Canvas
71 x 43 in.
180.3 x 109.22 cm
Soraya Sharghi
The Thinker, 2023-24
Acrylic on Canvas
226.6 x 183 cm
Reza Aramesh
Action 188: Metamorphosis – a study in liberation, 2017
Height: 164 cm
Bronze
Parinaz Eleish
Being A Woman, 2022
Mixed Media and Collage on Canvas
179.705 x 152.4 cm
Reza Aramesh
Action 184, 2016
Edtion of 3+AP Bronze
10 x 19 x 50 cm
Mehdi Farhadian
Allies, 2023
Acrylic on Canvas
150 x120 cm
Farideh Lashai
Keep Your Interior Empty of Food, You Mayest Behold Therein the Light of Interior
Projected animated photographic images on painting (oil and graphite on canvas)
180 x 200 cm
Farideh Lashai
Gone Down the Rabbit Hole, 2010
Oil, acrylic and graphite on canvas, in four parts
220 x 220 cm overall
Behrang Samadzadegan
Vice, 2022
138 x 210 cm
Zaal Art Gallery will be featuring works by Ali Akbar Sadeghi, Kiarash Alimi, Andisheh Avini, Shahryar Hatami, Ali Beheshti, Yousha Bashir, Mohammad Hossein Maher, Ashkan Abdoli, Fereydoun Ave, Sahand Hesamiyan, Reza Aramesh, Farah Ossouli and Mehrdad Mohebali.
