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Friday, August 18, 2006
Reza Abedini and Prince Claus Award
Prince Claus (1926 - 2002) was a German-born aristocrat who became the husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. The Prince Claus Fund, which is named after him, aims at increasing cultural awareness and promoting exchange between culture and development. Since 1997 the Prince Claus Awards are presented annually to outstanding artists, thinkers and cultural organisations.
It is announced today that the Persian graphic designer Reza Abedini (1967, Tehran) will be presented with this year’s Principal Prince Claus Award of €100,000. The ceremoney will be held on Wednesday, 13 December 2006, at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam. Here is what Prince Claus Fund says about him:
Reza Abedini, Principal Prince Claus Laureate
Reza Abedini is a graphic designer and a professor of graphic design and visual culture at Tehran University. He emphasises the relationship between visual tradition and modern form, encourages research in the long and rich history of Persian art and calligraphy, and nurtures talent in the younger generations. Reza Abedini is granted the Principal Prince Claus Award in recognition of his personal creativity in producing superb graphic design and his individual skill in adapting the knowledge and achievements of Iran’s [Persia's] artistic heritage, making it new and compelling today. The award values and draws attention to the diversity of Iranian [Persian] culture – both historic and contemporary. It recognises the impact of graphic design as a powerful global medium of communication, and highlights the tradition and role of graphic design both in the laureate’s own country and across the world.
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Prince Claus (1926 - 2002) was a German-born aristocrat who became the husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. The Prince Claus Fund, which is named after him, aims at increasing cultural awareness and promoting exchange between culture and development. Since 1997 the Prince Claus Awards are presented annually to outstanding artists, thinkers and cultural organisations.It is announced today that the Persian graphic designer Reza Abedini (1967, Tehran) will be presented with this year’s Principal Prince Claus Award of €100,000. The ceremoney will be held on Wednesday, 13 December 2006, at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam. Here is what Prince Claus Fund says about him:
Reza Abedini, Principal Prince Claus Laureate
Reza Abedini is a graphic designer and a professor of graphic design and visual culture at Tehran University. He emphasises the relationship between visual tradition and modern form, encourages research in the long and rich history of Persian art and calligraphy, and nurtures talent in the younger generations. Reza Abedini is granted the Principal Prince Claus Award in recognition of his personal creativity in producing superb graphic design and his individual skill in adapting the knowledge and achievements of Iran’s [Persia's] artistic heritage, making it new and compelling today. The award values and draws attention to the diversity of Iranian [Persian] culture – both historic and contemporary. It recognises the impact of graphic design as a powerful global medium of communication, and highlights the tradition and role of graphic design both in the laureate’s own country and across the world.
Labels: Art, Persian heritage
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According to BBC Persian:
This is the forth time that this award goes to Persian persons/organizations:
- 1998 to Ms. Rakhshan Bani Etemad, film director
- 2001 to "World of Books" organization
- 2005 to Mr. Ebrahim Nabavi: political satirist
This is the forth time that this award goes to Persian persons/organizations:
- 1998 to Ms. Rakhshan Bani Etemad, film director
- 2001 to "World of Books" organization
- 2005 to Mr. Ebrahim Nabavi: political satirist
BBC Persian has a collection of Reza Abedini's art works.
Don't forget to look at the complete collection of BBC Persian in flickr!
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