Peybak Iranian, b. 1984
Peybak (Peyman Barabadi and Babak Alebrahim Dehkordi, both b. 1984, Tehran, Iran) is the pseudonym of two artists have been working together as the "unified duo" of Peybak since December 20, 2001. Peybak is well-known for depicting imaginative creatures in a dystopian reverse void. The duo works on every piece together, each taking on different parts until they both declare it finished. Persian poetry, mythology, and miniature painting inspire Peybak's works.
Peybak solo shows with Dastan Gallery: "Xa La" ( +2 Gallery, 2021) | "Zahouk" (Dastan's Basement, 2018) | "Abrakan Éclat" (Galerie GP & N Vallois, Paris, France, 2017) | "Abrakan" (+2 Gallery, 2017) | "Abrakan (Naissance)" (Dastan’s Basement, 2016) | "Abrakan (Naissance)" (Galerie GP & N Vallois, 2015) | "Abrakan's Room" (Dastan's Basement, 2015). Peybak group shows: "Jungle Fever" (Galerie GP & N Vallois. 33 rue de Seine. Paris, 2019) | "Tu dois changer ta vie !." (Tri Postal, Lille, France, 2015) | "Year in Review" (A Dastan:Outside Project. Sam Art. Tehran, 2015) | "Monster’s Room" (Bleu Brut, Domaine Vranken Pommery, Reims, France, 2014) | "The Mine" (Dubai, UAE, 2014) | "Must Be Destroyed" (Sin Gallery, Tehran, 2013). Peybak has participated in the following art fairs: "Mossavar-Nameh" (Art Dubai. Dastan's Basement Booth. Dubai, 2018) | Sydney Contemporary (Dastan's Basement Booth, Sydney, 2017) | "The Sun Rises from the West" (Art Dubai, Dastan’s Basement Booth, 2016) | The Armory Show (Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Booth, New York, 2016) | FIAC (Grand Palais, Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Booth, Paris, 2016) | Abu Dhabi Art Fair (Abu Dhabi, 2015) | Contemporary Istanbul (Istanbul, 2015) | FIAC (Grand Palais, Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois. Paris, 2015).
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Group Presentation | "Soft Edge of the Blade Vol. 2"
Zaal Art Gallery 28 Oct 2023 - 25 May 2024 ZaalA Group Peresentation of works by Iranian Contemporary Artists. Reza Abedini, Nasser Bakhshi, Homa Delvaray. Hoda Kashiha, Reza Aramesh, Kiarash Alimi, Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam, Behjat Sadr, Kour Pour, Sina Ghadaksaz,...Read more -
Group Presentation
The Armory Show 2023 7 - 10 Sep 2023 Art FairsA Group Presentation of Works by Reza Aramesh, Andisheh Avini, Homa Delvaray, Mehdi Ghadyanloo, Hoda Kashiha, Farrokh Mahdavi, Nicky Nodjoumi, Asal Peirovi, Sepand Danesh, Mamali Shafahi, and Reza Shafahi, as...Read more -
Peybak & Mamali Shafahi
Frieze LA 2023 16 - 19 Feb 2023 Art FairsA duo presentation of works by Peybak and Mamali Shafahi at Frieze LA 2023, booth A16.Read more -
Group presentation
Art Dubai 2022 11 - 13 Mar 2022 Art FairsDastan is pleased to announce its participation at Art Dubai 2022 with a presentation of works by Fereydoun Ave, Andisheh Avini, Nasser Bakhshi, Yousha Bashir, Sepand Danesh, Maryam Eivazi, Mohammad...Read more -
Group Presentation | "Soft Edge of the Blade"
Frieze No.9 Cork Street, London 10 Feb - 1 Mar 2022 InternationalDastan presents the first in a new series of exhibitions, called 'Soft Edge of the Blade', at Frieze's No.9 Cork Street in February 2022. Title: 'Soft Edge of the Blade'...Read more -
Asia Now 2021
+2 21 - 24 Oct 2021 Art Fairs+2 Gallery is pleased to present a group presentation of works by Reza Aramesh, Andisheh Avini, Niyaz Azadikhah, Nasser Bakhshi, Sadra Baniasadi, Sina Choopnai, Sepand Danesh, Niki Fallahfar, Bita Fayyazi,...Read more -
Peybak | "Abrakan"
Cromwell Place 2 - 9 Jun 2021+2 is pleased to announce its participation at Cromwell Place with a solo presentation of works by Peybak titled “Abrakan”. The exhibition features paintings on canvas and paper.Read more -
FIAC | Online Viewing Rooms
Fiac 2021 4 - 7 Mar 2021 Art FairsDastan is pleased to announce its participation in Fiac OVR , 4-7 March 2021, with works by Reza Aramesh , Bita Fayyazi, Ghasemi Brothers , Amir Kamand , Ardeshir Mohassess...Read more -
Peybak | "XA LA"
Dastan+2 22 Jan - 12 Feb 2021 +2A solo presentation of works by Peybak at Dastan+2.Read more -
Teer Art Fair 2019
Teer Art Fair 2019 24 - 28 Jun 2019 Art FairsDastan will participate at Teer Art Fair 2019 with a selection of Outsider Art works curated by Morteza Zahedi and a solo presentation of works by PeybakRead more -
Peybak | "Zahouk"
Dastan's Basement 26 Oct - 16 Nov 2018 The BasementAn exhibition of drawings and an animation piece by PeybakRead more -
"Mossavar-Nameh"
Dastan's Basement & Dastan+2 22 Jun - 20 Jul 2018 +2, The BasementA Large Exhibition of Mossavar-Nameh Project at Dastan+2 and Dastan's BasementRead more -
"Mossavar-Nameh"
Art Dubai 2018 21 - 24 Mar 2018 Art FairsMossavar-Nameh A Dastan Project Art Dubai 2018 Booth C2 Curatorial Team: Hormoz Hematian, Aria Kasaei, Ashkan Zahraei Concept: Hormoz Hematian Booth Design: StudioKargah — Aria Kasaei Structure Design and Production:...Read more -
Dastan at Sydney Contemporary 2017
Sydney Contemporary 2017 7 - 10 Sep 2017 Art FairsA presentation of works by artists Nariman Farrokhi, Mohammad Hossein Gholamzadeh, Meghdad Lorpour, and PeybakRead more -
Peybak | "Abrakan (Appearance)"
Dastan+2 4 Aug - 1 Sep 2017 +2An exhibiton of paintings, drawings, three-dimensional works, installations and video by PeybakRead more -
Inspired by "References, Clues and Favorite Things" | Curated by Fereydoun Ave
Art Dubai 2017 12 - 18 Mar 2017 Art FairsA presentation inspired by Fereydoun Ave's project "References, Clues, and Favorite Things"Read more -
"Update"
Dastan +2 30 Sep - 16 Oct 2016 +2Group Exhibition of Dastan's ArtistsRead more -
The Sun that Rises from the West
Art Dubai 2016 16 - 19 Mar 2016 Art FairsA presentation fo works by Farah Ossouli, Amin Montazeri, Farhad Gavzan, Peybak, Bahareh Navabi, Nima Zaare Nahandi and Mohammad Hossein GholamzadehRead more -
Peybak | "Abrakan (Naissance)"
Dastan's Basement 11 Mar - 2 Apr 2016 The BasementDuo Exhibition of Works by Peybak at Dastan's Basement Gallery.Read more -
''Year in Review''
Dastan:Outside | Sam Art 13 - 17 Mar 2015 Dastan:OutsideYear in Review Over the past year, Dastan has held 25 exhibitions inside and outside the Basement. This year also marked the opening of Sam Art, a pop-up space, dedicated...Read more
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History, Land and Identity | Highlights at Frieze Los Angeles 2023
FRIEZE February 17, 2023On their website, Frieze points out significant themes of the Frieze LA 2023 fair. The art fair showcased artists whose works explored historical pathways of...Read more -
From 20th-century Paintings to NFTs: Art Dubai 2022
Art Asia Pacific March 16, 2022The new Art Dubai Digital section caught the attention of many periodicals, including ArtAsiaPacific magazine, which opened its report on Art Dubai 2022 with the...Read more -
Top 12 booths to see at Art Dubai as it returns home to Madinat Jumeirah for 2022
The National News March 11, 2022The National News also selects its prefered booths at Art Dubai 2022. Alexandra Chaves has this to say on Dastan’s Basement / +2 Gallery /...Read more -
The 8 Best Booths at Art Dubai
Art News March 9, 2022Emily Watlington writes for ARTnews on Dastan Gallery space at Art Dubai Art 2022, which the writer find the fair's biggest edition to-date, with over...Read more -
Peybak | "Strange Aeons – We will meet you there"
Gallery Vallois February 8, 2022'Strange Aeons...' is Peybak's fourth solo exhibition at Vallois. Following the words of sci-fi H.P. Lovecraft whispering, the exhibition is the 'beginning of a journey...Read more -
Asia Now: Editorial Selections
Ocula Magazine October 23, 2020Ocula magazine has recently published a list of artists selected by Ocula's editors from the online platform. For its sixth edition, the Paris art fair...Read more -
TEER ART, Contemporary art in Iran
Anahita's Eye July 23, 2019Anahita's Eye has recently published an article on Teer Art Fair 2019 and contemporary art in Iran. Click here to read it in full.Read more -
Tehran's art fair opens despite sanctions and growing tensions with US
The Art Newspaper June 24, 2019The Art Newspaper has recently published an article on Teer Art Fair 2019. Click here to read it in full.Read more -
The 8 Booths To Look Out For At Art Dubai 2019
harpersbazaararabia March 22, 2019Harper's Bazaar Arabia has recently published a review of some of Art Dubai 2019 booths including Dastan's Basement. Click here to read it in full.Read more -
''Amid a Gloomy Economic Forecast and Simmering Political Tensions, Art Dubai Tries to Find Stability''
artnetnews March 22, 2019artnet has recently published a review on Art Dubai 2019 in which Dastan's Basement has a booth. Click here to read it in full. From...Read more -
Art Dubai 2019: A Closer Look at the Projects and Artists on Show
selectionsarts March 21, 2019Selections has recently published an article on Art Dubai 2019 reviewing the projects and artists, including Dastan's Basement booth. Click here to read it in...Read more -
"The World Was Catching on to Iran’s Contemporary Art. Then Sanctions Returned"
Bloomberg November 15, 2018Bloomberg has recently published an article by James Tarmy on the current situation of Iran's contemporary art and the effect of sanctions on it, focusing...Read more -
"Hijacked by Fereydoun Ave"
Selections October 24, 2018Selections magazine has recently published a list of 64 Iranian artists selected by Fereydoun Ave 'who are content to connect to the world through their...Read more