Loquacious Objects: Contemporary Iranian Art, Autotranslation, and the Readings of Benevolence

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January 01 2023 Loquacious Objects: Contemporary Iranian Art, Autotranslation, and the Readings of Benevolence Foad Torshizi Foad Torshizi Foad Torshizi is Assistant Professor of Art History at Rhode Island School of Design. He received his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures from Columbia University. His research interests are in the areas of global contemporary art, contemporary Iranian and Middle Eastern art, postcolonial theory, and ethics and politics of readership, translation, and interpretation. Torshizi is a former fellow at Freie Universität Berlin's Cluster of Excellence. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Foad Torshizi Foad Torshizi is Assistant Professor of Art History at Rhode Island School of Design. He received his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures from Columbia University. His research interests are in the areas of global contemporary art, contemporary Iranian and Middle Eastern art, postcolonial theory, and ethics and politics of readership, translation, and interpretation. Torshizi is a former fellow at Freie Universität Berlin's Cluster of Excellence. Online ISSN: 1536-0105 Print ISSN: 1526-3819 © 2023 Grey Room, Inc. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.2023Grey Room, Inc. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Grey Room (2023) (90): 94–118. https://doi.org/10.1162/grey_a_00360 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Foad Torshizi; Loquacious Objects: Contemporary Iranian Art, Autotranslation, and the Readings of Benevolence. Grey Room 2023; (90): 94–118. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/grey_a_00360 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsGrey Room Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2023 Grey Room, Inc. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.2023Grey Room, Inc. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.