Artist
Tala Madani
b. 1981, Tehran, Iran · Iranian-American · Based in Los Angeles, California
- MFA, Yale School of Art (2006)
- BA, Oregon State University (2004)
- Painting
- Animation
Tala Madani is an Iranian-American painter whose satirical canvases and stop-motion animations explore masculinity, bodily taboos, and structural power. Her fluid, gestural brushwork pairs dark theatrical slapstick with probing psychological and political critiques.
Painting; animation
Gallery Representation
DOCUMENTATION
EXHIBITION IMAGES via Contemporary Art Library ↗Artist Films
Tala Madani in "Los Angeles" - Season 8 | Art21
Art2111 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Tala Madani and Ottessa Moshfegh in Conversation
The Museum of Contemporary Art58 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Fall Open House: Tala Madani, Ali Subotnick, and Rebecca Lowery in Conversation
The Museum of Contemporary Art39 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 2019Shit Moms
- 2010sProjection Paintings
- 2019Shit Mother
- 2000sMorris Men series
- 2010sCake Men
- 2010sRear Projection
- 2010sThe Audience
- 2010sPainted Animations
- 2010sPink Cake
- 2000s–20sMale Figure Paintings
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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