Biography
Reza Aramesh (b. Iran 1970) studied at Goldsmiths University, London (1997). His work has been exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions most recently at at the Bienal de la Habana (2022), Asia Society Museum in New York (2020), Met Breuer in New York (2018), SCAD Museum in Georgia Atlanta (2018), Akademie der Kunst Berlin (2016), the 2015 Venice Biennale, Art Basel Parcours 2017, Frieze Sculpture Park, London 2015 and 2017, and at Maxxi Museum in Rome (2016).
He has orchestrated a number of performances and exhibitions in such spaces as at Barbican Centre, Tate Britain and ICA, London. In 2003 Aramesh curated the first of ten issues of the artist's book Centrefold Scrapbook, published in limited editions with Tina Spear, involving several artists each time.
His works have entered public and private collections worldwide including in Argentina, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, USA, Belgium, France, Iran, Lebanon and the UK. Working in photography, sculpture, video and performance, Aramesh’s profound understanding of the history of art, film and literature is ever-present in his artwork. As a response to war reportage images from sources such as newspapers, online articles and social media, Aramesh de-contextualises scenes of reportage images of violence from their origins, exploring the narratives of representation and iconography of subjected body in the context of race, class and sexuality in order to create a critical conversation with the western art history.