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About the artist:

Bahman Razani (b. 1981, Khorramabad, Iran) is a painter, drawing, sculptor, and performance artist based in Chicago. He works with materials such as ice, paper, wood, and plaster to explore memory, resilience, and transformation. His works are political and are often critiques of the current Islamic Republic Regime in Iran. He often works to memorialize those who have been murdered at the hands of the regime. His performance and interactive ice sculpture of Khodanour was performed in front of the Art Institute of Chicago in December 2022 and was featured on BBC Persian News, reaching three million views within three days. He is currently a BFA candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is expected to graduate in May 2026.

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