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Shahin Afrassiabi

Shahin Afrassiabi produces works that are rooted in conceptual exploration. Within his practice, he bridges various mediums that intersect in dynamic ways. Utilizing materials such as plaster, paper, oil paint, and photography, Afrassiabi crafts sculptures, paintings, and installations influenced by architectural and geometric elements. His creations defy categorization, embracing a fluidity that fosters organic discovery within his body of work.

As he writes, “I have always tried to remain sensitive and responsive to my environment. Both as a matter of survival, and because I couldn’t see any other way to make art. Each exhibition I have done stands on its own, separate from the next or the one before it, and they have all had a direct relationship with what interested me at the time, be it in my immediate environment, in art, in literature or history. I am the thread that runs through it all.”

Afrassiabi holds an MFA from Goldsmiths College.

Selected solo exhibitions include: Spirit Level, Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2022); JAM BLOCK STUCK, with Carrick Bell, curated by Hannes Ribartis; Continental Baths, Berlin, DE (2020); Paintings 2016 – 2018, Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2018); Radical Substance, Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2015); Theory of Life, MOT International, London, UK (2012); Subject to Form, Limoncello Gallery, London, UK (2010).

Afrassiabi’s work was part of several group shows, such as: Passage of time, Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2023); Part 1: Survival of the Fittest: the big toe of little big man, Rib Rotterdam, NL (2021); Hymne an die Jungen – Hymn to the Young, curated by Cora Waschke, Märkisches Museum Witten, DE (2019); Been Caught Stealing, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna, AT (2014); Showcase Preview, Southlondon Gallery, London, UK (2004); Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, UK (2002); Early One Morning, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK (2002) and ICA, London, UK (2000).

Shahin Afrassiabi, born 1963 in Tehran, IR, lives and works in Spain and London, UK.

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Exhibition

Shahin Afrassiabi • Part 1: Survival of the Fittest: the big toe of little big man • Rib, Rotterdam (NL)

Works

Shahin Afrassiabi, Likeness I, 2023, oil on linen, 60 × 50 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Likeness IV, 2023, oil on linen, 130 × 114 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Likeness II, 2023, oil on linen, 60 × 50 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Part 1: Survival of the Fittest: the big toe of little big man, 2023, exhibition view, Rib, Rotterdam, NL Shahin Afrassiabi, Part 1: Survival of the Fittest: the big toe of little big man, 2023, exhibition view, Rib, Rotterdam, NL Shahin Afrassiabi, Part 1: Survival of the Fittest: the big toe of little big man, 2023, exhibition view, Rib, Rotterdam, NL Shahin Afrassiabi, Part 1: Survival of the Fittest: the big toe of little big man, 2023, exhibition view, Rib, Rotterdam, NL Shahin Afrassiabi, Part 1: Survival of the Fittest: the big toe of little big man, 2023, exhibition view, Rib, Rotterdam, NL Shahin Afrassiabi, Part 1: Survival of the Fittest: the big toe of little big man, 2023, exhibition view, Rib, Rotterdam, NL Shahin Afrassiabi, Part 1: Survival of the Fittest: the big toe of little big man, 2023, exhibition view, Rib, Rotterdam, NL Shahin Afrassiabi, Spirit Level, 2022, exhibition view, Soy Capitán, Berlin Shahin Afrassiabi, Simultaneum, 2022, oil on Arches paper, 100 × 70 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, The Deepest Lesson, 2022, oil on Arches paper, 57 × 50 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Recognition, 2022, oil on Arches paper, 85 × 70 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Spirit Level, 2022, exhibition view, Soy Capitán, Berlin Shahin Afrassiabi, Spirit Level, 2022, exhibition view, Soy Capitán, Berlin Shahin Afrassiabi, In your end is my beginning, 2022, oil on Arches paper, 58 × 50 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, The Great Sacrifice, 2022, oil on Arches paper, 65 × 50 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Witness, 2022, oil on Arches paper, 65 × 50 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Head II, 2021, charcoal on paper, 29 × 21 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Jam Block Stuck, 2020, exhibition view, Continental Baths, Berlin, DE Shahin Afrassiabi, Jam Block Stuck, 2020, exhibition view, Continental Baths, Berlin, DE Shahin Afrassiabi, correspondence, 2019, oil on board, 40 × 36 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Projection, 2019, oil on board, 40 × 36 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Paintings 2016-2018, 2018, exhibition view, Soy Capitán, Berlin Shahin Afrassiabi, Untitled (#7), 2017, graphite on paper, 42 × 29.7 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, no title, 2016-2018, oil on board, 30 × 25 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, no title, 2016-2018, oil on board, 30 × 25 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, no title, 2016-2018, oil on board, 30 × 25 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Two kinds of painting, 2016-2018, oil on board, 30 × 25 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Memo, 2016, aluminium profiles, silicone, direct print on Alu-Dibond, C-type on metallic paper, 237 × 250 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, User, 2016, aluminium profiles, silicone, direct print on Aluminium-Dibond, C-type on metallic paper, 230 × 240 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, On a frozen lake, 2016, C-Type on metallic paper, 84 × 57 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Head of a woman (green), 2016, C-Type on metallic paper, 93 × 70 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Head of a woman IV, 2016, C-Type on metallic paper, 90 × 70 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, On reflection, 2016, C-Type on metallic paper, 90 × 70 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Head of a woman, 2016, C-Type on metallic paper, aluminium frame, 65 × 50 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Beach III, 2016, direct print on Alu-Dibond, 57 × 39 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Beach I, 2016, direct print on Alu-Dibond, 115 × 79 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, The Dress is a Building II, 2015, silk, 80 × 50 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, The Dress is a Building IV, 2015, silk, 80 × 50 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, The Dress is a Building, 2014, exhibition view, Soy Capitán, Berlin Shahin Afrassiabi, Untitled, 2014, ink and inkjet on archival paper, 42 × 29.5 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Split Aegaeis, 2014, timber, filler, gauze, silicone, 102 × 78.5 × 7 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Underpass With Construction, 2012, timber, filler, silver gelatin print, 240 × 240 × 60 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Newspaper, 2012, pigment on heritage paper, 114 × 84 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Flash, 2012, metallic paper, 40.5 × 23 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, MOTSA2012-012/table, 2012, pine, card, cotton thread, white emulsion, 240 × 135 × 40 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Underpass With Construction, 2012, timber, filler, silver gelatin print, 240 × 240 × 60 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, MOTSA2012-008, 2012, pine, filler, white emulsion, card, dowels, 80 × 100 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, MOTSA2012-004, 2012, pine, filler, white emulsion, card, dowels, charcoal on paper, 70 × 100 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Finnisch I, 2012, timber, filler, cardboard, 100 × 70 × 4 cm Shahin Afrassiabi and Miroslev Tichy, SEAM a didactic model, 2011, Soy Capitán, Berlin, exhibition view Shahin Afrassiabi, Initial 001 (after Ryman), 2011, pine, filler, dowl, acrylic, acetate, 240 × 212 × 440 cm Shahin Afrassiabi, Blue dress, 2010, photographic print on metallic paper, 40.5 × 30.5 cm

Exhibitions
Shahin Afrassiabi • Spirit Level • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2022
Shahin Afrassiabi • Jam Block Stuck • Continental Baths, Berlin, 2020
Shahin Afrassiabi • Part 1: Survival of the Fittest: the big toe of little big man • Rib, Rotterdam, 2021
Shahin Afrassiabi • Hymn to the Young • Märkisches Museum, Witten, 2019
Shahin Afrassiabi • Paintings 2016–2018 • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2018
Shahin Afrassiabi • Upgrade, Zoom, Beach • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2016
Shahin Afrassiabi • Radical Substance • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2014
Shahin Afrassiabi • New Values • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2012
Shahin Afrassiabi • SEAM a didactic model • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2011

Press