Bijan Moosavi
b. 1983, Iran
Bijan Moosavi is an Iranian multimedia artist based in London. He describes himself as a Muslim entrepreneur and an Islamic futurist. He makes films, music, performances and installations which look at the implications of the expansion of neoliberalism in the Middle East. These stories demystify the myth that the only way towards democracy and freedom in the Middle East is through the liberation of the market.
Bijan has presented his work at V.O Curations, London (2022), AD/AD Project Space, Hanover (2021), The Nunnery Gallery, London (2020), Forecast Forum, Berlin (2019), Bonhams, London (2018), The Art House, Wakefield (2017), OTO Project Space, London (2016), Lewisham Arthouse, London (2015), SOAS University, London (2012), Mohsen Art Gallery, Tehran (2010), Sazmanab Project, Tehran (2010) and Azad Art Gallery, Tehran (2010). He was selected as a finalist for the Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize in 2018 and 2013 and was an artist-in-residence at the Delfina Foundation in London in 2019.