Mitra Tabrizian (born in

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) is a British-Iranian

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and

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. She is a professor of photography at the

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. Mitra Tabrizian has exhibited and published widely and in major international museums and galleries, including her solo exhibition at the Tate Britain in 2008. Her book, ''Another Country'', with texts by Homi Bhabha, David Green, and

Hamid Naficy Hamid Naficy ( fa, حمید نفیسی; born 1944) is an Iranian-born American filmmaker, writer, scholar, and educator. He is the Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in Communication at Northwestern University in the department of Radio/Film/Te ...

, was published by

Hatje Cantz Hatje Cantz Verlag (English: Hatje Cantz Publishing) is a German book publisher specialising in photography, art, architecture and design. It was established in 1945 by Gerd Hatje Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

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, Tabrizian studied at the

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in the 1980s. Tabrizian published her first monograph, ''Correct Distance'', in 1990. In 1992, she was included in a survey edition of ''

Ten.8 ''Ten.8'' was a British photography magazine founded in 1979 and published quarterly in Birmingham, England, throughout the 1980s, folding in 1992. History ''Ten.8'' (the title referring to the 10" x 8" format of the traditional black-and-white ...

''magazine "Critical decade : Black British photography in the 80s". Her book of photographs, ''Beyond the Limits'' (2004), is a critique of corporate culture and is inspired by the works of

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and

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. Her films include ''Journey of No Return'' (1993), ''The Third Woman'' (1991), and ''The Predator'' (2004). Tabrizian has exhibited her work at the

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, Gallery Lelong, New York, the

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, London, and numerous film festivals. In January 2018, she exhibited at

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with Arte Globale.

Publications

*''Correct Distance.'' Manchester:

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, 1990. With a text by

Griselda Pollock Griselda Frances Sinclair Pollock''The International Who's Who of Women''; 3rd ed.; ed. Elizabeth Sleeman, Europa Publications, 2002, p. 453 (born 11 March 1949) is an art historian and cultural analyst of international, postcolonial feminist stud ...

. *''Beyond the limits.'' Göttingen, Germany:

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, 2004. With texts by Stuart Hall, Christopher Williams, Francette Pacteau and a contribution from

Homi K. Bhabha Homi Kharshedji Bhabha (; born 1 November 1949) is an Indian-British scholar and critical theorist. He is the Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. He is one of the most important figures in contemporary postco ...

. *''This is That Place.'' London:

, 2008. Catalogue. With a text by

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. *''Another Country.'' Berlin:

Hatje Cantz Hatje Cantz Verlag (English: Hatje Cantz Publishing) is a German book publisher specialising in photography, art, architecture and design. It was established in 1945 by Gerd Hatje Hamid Naficy Hamid Naficy ( fa, حمید نفیسی; born 1944) is an Iranian-born American filmmaker, writer, scholar, and educator. He is the Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in Communication at Northwestern University in the department of Radio/Film/Te ...

Films

*''The Third Woman'' (1991) – writer and director, 16 mm, 20 mins *''Journey of No Return'' (1993) – writer and director, 16 mm, 23 mins *''The Predator'' (2004) – writer and director, 35 mm, 28 mins *''Gholam'' (2017) – writer and director, 94 mins

Solo exhibitions

*Museum of Folkwang, Germany, 2003 *''Jenseits der Grenzen,'' (Beyond the Limits), Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany, 2004 *BBK, Bilbao, Spain, 2004 *Moderna Mussset (Museum of Modern art) Stockholm, Sweden, 2006 *Tate Britain, London (June- August), 2008 *Caprice Horn Gallery, Berlin (June- Sept.), 2008 *Albion gallery, London (Jan- Feb.), 2009 *'Project B, Contemporary Art' , Milan (Feb.-April), 2011

Group exhibitions

* ''The Selectors' Show'', Camerawork, London, UK, 1984 * ''Mitra Tabrizian, Victor Burgin, Mari Mahr'', The Photographers Gallery, London, UK,1986 * ''Shocks to the System: Social and Political Issues in Recent British Art from the Arts Council Collection'', South Bank Centre, London, UK, 1991 * ''Fine Material for a Dream...? A Reappraisal of Orientalism'', Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, UK, 1992

Awards

*2021: Honorary Fellowship of the

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*2005. Arts & Humanities Research Center (AHRC) Research Leave Grant *2005. The Arts Council, UK *2004. Arts & Humanities Research Center (AHRC) Grants in the Creative & Performing Arts *2004. The Arts Council, UK *2003. Arts & Humanities Research Board (AHRB) Innovation Awards *1996. London Arts Board *1993. British Film Institute *1993. Greater London Arts (GLA), film award British Film Institute *1993. Photographers' Gallery Trust Fund *1987. Metro Billboard Project, Newcastle, UK *1987. Greater London Arts, Photography award *1985. National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, photography award UK *1985. Greater London Arts, photography award *1985. Arts Council photography award, UK

Sources

Brighton Photo Biennial 2006. Artists, Mitra Tabrizian
Accessed 18 December 2007.
University of Westminster. Centre for Research and Education in Art and Media (CREAM), Research Staff, s.v. "Prof. Mitra Tabrizian"
Accessed 18 December 2007.

Accessed 18 December 2007.

References

External links

Official siteMitra Tabrizian auf culturebase.net
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