Shattered Mirror, Shattered Music

2010

Not on view

This composition uses the language of traditional miniature painting to depict a bazm gone awry. It is a fragmented representation of an ancient princely pursuit that symbolized the stability and well-being of a ruler and his domain. Here the musicians are distorted and the instruments are broken and scattered. The composition implies shattered dreams and disillusionment with the ongoing deterioration of long-standing ideals.

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Title: Shattered Mirror, Shattered Music
Artist: Reza Derakhshani (Iranian, born Sangsar, 1952)
Date: 2010
Geography: Made in United States
Medium: Mixed media
Dimensions: Unframed:
H. 70 7/8 in. (180 cm)
W. 59 1/16 in. (150 cm)
D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Purchase, 2011 NoRuz at The Met Benefit, 2013
Object Number: 2013.227
Rights and Reproduction: © Reza Derakhshani
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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