Events
Book Signing
Y.Z. Kami
Works 1985–2018
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 6–8pm
Gagosian, Paris
Y.Z. Kami will sign copies of his new monograph, Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018. Copublished by Skira and Gagosian, this comprehensive monograph presents more than three hundred of Kami’s artworks in color, from his early figure studies and photographic works to his portraits, Dome paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. The publication features essays by curator and critic Robert Storr, Guardian art critic Laura Cumming, and curator Elena Geuna. To attend the free event RSVP, to kamirsvp@gagosian.com. Space is limited.
Y.Z. Kami, White Dome VI, 2012–13 © Y.Z. Kami
Book Signing
Y.Z. Kami
Works 1985–2018
Thursday, November 7, 2019, 6:30pm
Libreria Bocca, Milan
www.libreriabocca.com
Y.Z. Kami will sign copies of his new monograph, Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018, at an event hosted by Skira. Copublished by Skira and Gagosian, this comprehensive monograph collects over three hundred of Kami’s works in color along with essays by curator and critic Robert Storr, Guardian art critic Laura Cumming, and curator Elena Geuna. The event is free and open to the public.
Y.Z. Kami signing a copy of his monograph at the Gagosian Shop, New York, 2019
Talk and Book Signing
Y.Z. Kami
Works 1985–2018
Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 6:30pm
Gagosian, Britannia Street, London
Ziba Ardalan, founder and artistic and executive director of Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art, and Elena Geuna, independent curator, author, and art advisor, will discuss the work of Y.Z. Kami to celebrate the recent release of his monograph, Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018, published by Skira and Gagosian. After the talk the artist will sign copies of the book. To attend the free event, RSVP to kamirsvp@gagosian.com.
Y.Z. Kami signing a copy of his monograph at the Gagosian Shop, New York, 2019
Book Signing
Y.Z. Kami
Works 1985–2018
Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 5:30–7pm
Gagosian Shop, New York
Y.Z. Kami will sign copies of his new monograph, Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018, at the Gagosian Shop in New York. The comprehensive publication explores the breadth of Kami’s work, from his early figure studies and photographic works to his portraits, Dome paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. The publication includes texts by leading scholars and curators Laura Cumming, Elena Geuna, and Robert Storr. To attend the free event, RSVP to kamirsvp@gagosian.com.
Download the full press release (pdf)
Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018 (Milan: Skira; New York: Gagosian, 2019)
Book Signing
Y.Z. Kami
Works 1985–2018
Thursday, May 9, 2019, 12–3pm
Bar Foscarini, Venice
To celebrate the release of his new monograph and his participation in The Spark Is You: Parasol unit in Venice, Y.Z. Kami will sign copies of the book, titled Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018. Copublished by Skira and Gagosian, this comprehensive monograph collects over three hundred of Kami’s works in color along with essays by curator, critic, and writer Robert Storr, Guardian art critic Laura Cumming, and curator of the Pinault Collection at Palazzo Grassi Elena Geuna. To attend the free event, RSVP to kamivenice@gagosian.com. Space is limited.
Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018 (Milan: Skira; New York: Gagosian, 2019)
Announcements
Video
Paintings by Y.Z. Kami at Gagosian
Educator and artist Grace Adam and writer and lecturer Joshua White, both from The Art Channel, were granted access to Gagosian’s 2015 Paintings exhibition of recent works by Y.Z. Kami at Britannia Street, London. The pair speak in great depth about each of the works presented.
Museum Exhibitions
On View
Y.Z. Kami in
Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians
Through January 16, 2022
Asia Society, New York
asiasociety.org
Drawn from the Mohammed Afkhami Collection, Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians presents works by more than twenty artists from Iran and its diaspora. Revising traditional aesthetics and probing subjects such as gender identity, war, peace, religion, and spirituality, the works, which date from 1998 to the present, are realized in a variety of mediums, from painting and sculpture to photography and video installation. Through open critique or subterfuge, humor, spirituality, and poetry, the artists overcome the restrictions and pressures that have affected Iranians in the past quarter century. This exhibition originated at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. Work by Y.Z. Kami is included.
Y.Z. Kami, Black Dome, 2015 © Y.Z. Kami
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Y.Z. Kami in
The Spark Is You: Parasol unit in Venice
May 9–November 23, 2019
Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello, Venice
parasol-unit.org
In celebration of its fifteenth anniversary, London’s Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art presents an exhibition of works by nine contemporary Iranian artists in Venice. The Spark Is You has at its heart the need to develop mutual respect and understanding between different nations and cultures. The exhibiting artists, all of whom look beyond the ordinary, were selected for the affinity with openness, respect, and human interconnectedness presented in their practice. Work by Y.Z. Kami is included.
Y.Z. Kami, Chartres III, 2018 © Y.Z. Kami
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Y.Z. Kami in
Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians
July 1–September 24, 2017
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
www.mfah.org
Contemporary Iranian artists have used power, humor, mysticism, and poetry to both openly and subversively critique subjects such as gender, politics, war, religion, and spirituality. While some of the works in Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians reflect the sociopolitical tensions of the past twenty-five years, others transcend them to create all-embracing spaces free of strife. This show is traveling from the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. Work by Y.Z. Kami is included.
Y.Z. Kami, Black Dome, 2015 © Y.Z. Kami
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Y.Z. Kami in
Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians
February 4–June 4, 2017
Aga Khan Museum, Toronto
www.agakhanmuseum.org
Contemporary Iranian artists have used power, humor, mysticism, and poetry to both openly and subversively critique subjects such as gender, politics, war, religion, and spirituality. While some of the works in Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians reflect the sociopolitical tensions of the past twenty-five years, others transcend them to create all-embracing spaces free of strife. Work by Y.Z. Kami is included.
Installation view, Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians, Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, February 4–June 4, 2017. Photo: Janet Kimber