Enghelab Street, or Revolution Street, is located in the center of the Iranian capital Tehran—a main artery in the city’s cultural life with a host of bookshops. This book presents a variety of rarely seen photographic and propaganda books collected by Iranian-born, Paris-based artist Hannah Darabi (born 1981), drawing on works published between 1979 and 1983—years corresponding to the short period when freedom of speech prevailed at the end of the Shah’s regime and the beginning of the Islamic government.
Darabi takes us to the heart of an intense artistic and cultural period in Iranian history in a visual essay accompanied by a critical essay by Chowra Makaremi. With its revelatory landscape of publications, Enghelab Street: Iran 1979–1983 gives us the opportunity to look at rare printed matter for the first time.
Featured image is reproduced from 'Enghelab Street.'
PRAISE AND REVIEWS
LensCulture
Cat Lachowskyj
[The] network of chapters offers a dynamic interplay that guides us through different interpretations of the work, rather than presenting us with a basic historical overview.
Conscientious Photography
The book shows activists, photographers, and artist experiment with what a photobook could look like and how it might communicate its intended ideas or messages.
American Suburb X
Brad Feuerhelm
Engehelab Street, a Revolution through Books: Iran 1979-1983 (Spector Books) is monumental.
FORMAT: Pbk, 9.25 x 13 in. / 540 pgs / 750 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $65.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $90 ISBN: 9783959052627 PUBLISHER: Spector Books AVAILABLE: 5/21/2019 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA AFR ME
Enghelab Street: Iran 1979–1983 A Revolution through Books
Published by Spector Books. By Hannah Darabi. Text by Chowra Makaremi.
One of Time Magazine's best photo book of 2019
Enghelab Street, or Revolution Street, is located in the center of the Iranian capital Tehran—a main artery in the city’s cultural life with a host of bookshops. This book presents a variety of rarely seen photographic and propaganda books collected by Iranian-born, Paris-based artist Hannah Darabi (born 1981), drawing on works published between 1979 and 1983—years corresponding to the short period when freedom of speech prevailed at the end of the Shah’s regime and the beginning of the Islamic government.
Darabi takes us to the heart of an intense artistic and cultural period in Iranian history in a visual essay accompanied by a critical essay by Chowra Makaremi. With its revelatory landscape of publications, Enghelab Street: Iran 1979–1983 gives us the opportunity to look at rare printed matter for the first time.
