Yes Virginia, Tehran too has a booming art market
Iran's best-known artists enjoy huge rise in demand for their work
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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Prices have soared by a factor of 20 within two years. Galleries are packed with prospective buyers and the works are both modern and daring. This isn't a description of the modern art scene in New York, Paris or London, but of the extraordinary art boom that has transformed the market in Tehran, capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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