Reza Shafahi: Regeneration

The Cabin
October 29 - December 23, 2022

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“It also becomes an expression of sexuality and regeneration. To me, the work communicates an essential life lesson: be attentive to the pleasures of the moment, and cherish them in a vault built to last for the benefit of one’s time yet to come.”
Charles M. Schultz, Brooklyn Rail

Reza Shafahi began creating art at age 72, after a career as a professional wrestler. Shafahi incorporates elements of fantasy, mysticism, and literature and film references from his native country of Iran. Shafahi's unique visual language expresses a singular Iranian experience. In this moment of political dissent — and an uprising for Iranian women's rights — we are proud to once again share Shafahi's unique voice.

"[Shafahi] has maintained a practice that is singularly motivated by his own imagination. There is a combination of innocence, sincerity, sexuality, and violence... these pieces have the feel of diary entries."
Charlie M. Schultz, The Brooklyn Rail