The Review
Essays & Talks
Long-form essays, interviews, curators' talks, and research notes from the scholars and practitioners building the archive.
Lead Essay · Case Study
Siyavush: A Princely Martyr
Siyavush is the only figure in the epic executed over a golden basin — a detail that links Ferdowsi’s prince to Osiris, Joseph, and Adonis.
By Shahnameh Forever · Case Study · 9 min
Curator's Talk
Why the Shahnameh Lives Forever
A thousand years on, the epic survives less through its text than through its endless visual reinvention.
Curator’s Talk · 6 min
Curator's Talk
Music piece and animation, 2022
Music piece and animation, 2022
Curator’s Talk · 2022
Curator's Talk
Rostam in the Wonderland, 2013
Rostam in the Wonderland, 2013
Curator’s Talk · 2013
Curator's Talk
Prince Zal and the Simurgh, 2012
Prince Zal and the Simurgh, 2012
Curator’s Talk · 2012
Curator's Talk
Music and contemporary dance piece, Zahhak - the Dragon King of Persia
Music and contemporary dance piece, Zahhak - the Dragon King of Persia, Cambridge, 2014
Curator’s Talk · 2014
Curator's Talk
British Museum, 2022
British Museum, 2022
Curator’s Talk · 2022
Curator's Talk
Pembroke College Collection of KEM’s anti-Nazi caricatures
Pembroke College Collection of KEM’s anti-Nazi caricatures
Curator’s Talk
Curator's Talk
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2023
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2023
Curator’s Talk · 2023
Curator's Talk
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2023
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2023
Curator’s Talk · 2023
Curator's Talk
Aaran Gallery, Tehran, 2023
Aaran Gallery, Tehran, 2023
Curator’s Talk · 2023