Arash Nassiri explores Beverly Hills 'Persian palaces' at Fondation Pernod Ricard
The Franco-Iranian video artist Arash Nassiri presents an exhibition at the Fondation Pernod Ricard in Paris, examining the controversial mansions built in Beverly Hills between the 1980s and 2000s by wealthy Iranian families who fled the 1979 revolution. The works trace the architectural and cultural legacy of these so-called 'Persian palaces,' blending documentary and speculative elements.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Fondation Pernod Ricard, Paris
- Artist: Arash Nassiri, Franco-Iranian video maker
- Subject: Beverly Hills mansions built 1980s-2000s by Iranian exiles
- Mansions are called 'Persian palaces'
- Houses were built by wealthy families who fled Iran
- Exhibition includes video works
- Fondation Pernod Ricard is the venue
Entities
Artists
- Arash Nassiri
Institutions
- Fondation Pernod Ricard
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Beverly Hills
- United States
- Los Angeles
- Iran