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Etemad Gallery Sep 2014 Ali Zaeem The One Who Is Like Me The One Who Is Not Like Me 02
Tehran

آن که مثل من هست، آن که مثل من نیست

زن و از پس آن مرد در بین دو میدان مغناطیسی، تداعی‌کننده‌ ی ضرباهنگ یک پاندول است:

آن که مثل من هست، آن که مثل من نیست. تمامی آن‌ چه از گذشته وام گرفته می‌شود مایه افتخار و پیشرفت نیست. در این میان سنت گچ‌ کاری ایرانی که به جهان کلاسیک غرب تعلق دارد، کارکردهای معنایی و کاربردی خود را از دست داده و همچون فسیلی بازمانده در طول تاریخ از یک فرهنگ به فرهنگ دیگر می خزد.این فرم‌های کلاسیک که قرن‌ها جذابیت عصر خود را به رخ می‌کشیده‌اند، هم‌چون دیگر بخش‌های زندگی سنتی که گویی رهایی از آن ممکن نیست، به شکلی دکوراتیو با جهان معاصر پیوند خورده است. در آن سوی پارادوکس، اشیاء پرزرق و برق، بزرگ و خوش‌آب‌ و‌رنگ با دنیای تبلیغات به رقابت برمی‌خیزند و با توجه به دغدغه‌های فرمال روزگارمان و بسان موجودی فرازمینی در نگاه مد پیشتاز و در قالب پاپ آرت با اشیایی روبرو می‌شویم که در تلفیق با سوژه‌های خود به نوعی پویندگی، تشویش و ناهنجاری اشاره دارد.این مجموعه به تضادهایی اشاره دارد که از یک سو بر ارزش‌های سنتی  تکیه دارد و از سوی دیگر قادر نیست یا اصلا خواست اش بر این نیست که از دنیای مدرن فاصله بگیرد و بر هویت چندگانه خود اعتراف می‌ورزد.در این میان گچ‌ها با تلنگری فرو می ریزند تا اشیای تاثربرانگیز و شیک که از پوسته‌ی انفعال بیرون آمده‌اند همگی این جمله را زمزمه کنند:

آن که مثل من هست، آن که مثل من نیست

                                                                                           علی زعیم ۱۳۹۳  

The one who is like me, the one who is not like me.

Woman's presence in between two magnetic poles is followed by man, resembling the rhythm of a pendulum:

the one who is like me - the one who is not like me. Not every loaned object from the past is an object of merit and cause

of progress. Iranian plasterwork however, that is rooted in western classic world has lost its signifying and pragmatic functions and like a remaining fossil sneaks from a culture to the other. The one who is like me, the one who is not like me. These classic forms that have praised the allure of their era, similar to the other ineluctable parts of the traditional life, are intertwined with the contemporary in the decorative fashion. On the other side of the paradox, large and colorfully tawdry objects compete with the world of advertisement. And regarding our time's formal concerns and like an extraterrestrial being, in the approach of avant-garde fashion and in pop-art structure we are faced with objects that when fused with their subjects they came to expose dynamism, anxiety and unorthodoxy. This series indicates the contrasts that lean on the traditional values and on the other hand are unable – or possibly unwilling - to detach from the modern world confessing its multifaceted identity and here the plaster-works shatters and falls with a flick so that the radically poignant and chic that has reached out of their passive cocoon, whisper this sentence:

The one who is like me, the one who is not like me.

   Ali zaeem 2014

نمایشگاه آثار " علی زعیم " با عنوان " آن که مثل من هست آن که مثل من نیست " شهریور 1393 گالری 2 اعتماد

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Overview and HistoryTehran is the capital of Iran and the largest city in the Middle East, with a population of fifteen million people living under the peaks of the Alborz mountain range.Although archaeological evidence places human activity around Tehran back into the years 6000BC, the city was not mentioned in any writings until much later, in the thirteenth century. It's a relatively new city by Iranian standards.But Tehran was a well-known village in the ninth century. It grew rapidly when its neighboring city, Rhages, was destroyed by Mongolian raiders. Many people fled to Tehran.In the seventeenth century Tehran became home to the rulers of the Safavid Dynasty. This is the period when the wall around the city was first constructed. Tehran became the capital of Iran in 1795 and amazingly fast growth followed over the next two hundred years.The recent history of Tehran saw construction of apartment complexes and wide avenues in place of the old Persian gardens, to the detriment of the city's cultural history.The city at present is laid out in two general parts. Northern Tehran is more cosmopolitan and expensive, southern Tehran is cheaper and gets the name "downtown."Getting ThereMehrabad airport is the original one which is currently in the process of being replaced by Imam Khomeini International Airport. The new one is farther away from the city but it now receives all the international traffic, so allow an extra hour to get there or back.TransportationTehran driving can be a wild free-for-all like some South American cities, so get ready for shared taxis, confusing bus routes and a brand new shiny metro system to make it all better. To be fair, there is a great highway system here.The metro has four lines, tickets cost 2000IR, and they have segregated cars. The women-only carriages are the last two at the end, FYI.Taxis come in two flavors, shared and private. Private taxis are more expensive but easier to manage for the visiting traveler. Tehran has a mean rush hour starting at seven AM and lasting until 8PM in its evening version. Solution? Motorcycle taxis! They cut through the traffic and any spare nerves you might have left.People and CultureMore than sixty percent of Tehranis were born outside of the city, making it as ethnically and linguistically diverse as the country itself. Tehran is the most secular and liberal city in Iran and as such it attracts students from all over the country.Things to do, RecommendationsTake the metro to the Tehran Bazaar at the stop "Panzda Gordad". There you can find anything and everything -- shoes, clothes, food, gold, machines and more. Just for the sight of it alone you should take a trip there.If you like being outside, go to Darband and drink tea in a traditional setting. Tehranis love a good picnic and there are plenty of parks to enjoy. Try Mellat park on a friday (fridays are public holidays), or maybe Park Daneshjou, Saaii or Jamshidieh.Remember to go upstairs and have a look around, always always always! The Azadi Tower should fit the bill; it was constructed to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire.Tehran is also full of museums such as:the Contemporary Art Museumthe Abghine Musuem (glass works)the 19th century Golestan Royal Palace museumthe museum of carpets (!!!)Reza Abbasi Museum of extraordinary miniaturesand most stunning of all,the Crown Jewels Museum which holds the largest pink diamond in the world and many other jaw-dropping jewels.Text by Steve Smith.


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