Nicole Meeuws on Painting After a Near-Death Experience
Nicole Meeuws had never painted. In 2015, a medical emergency in an Austrian hospital brought her close to death, and she returned with what she describes as vivid memories of somewhere else. Painting followed. It was not a plan. Ten years on, she works from northern Greece, near Drama. The canvases are built dot by […]
Nicolas Lebedel on Publishing Ferdowsi’s Shâhnâmeh as Pop-Up Art
A conversation with the founder of Les Rêveurs, the small French publishing house that has spent nine years turning the Persian national epic into hand-built paper engineering — with a third and final volume launching this October. In the spring of 2016, Nicolas Lebedel was flipping through a foreign-rights catalogue from Fantagraphics — the American […]
France’s €792 Million Investment in Culture: How Tax Incentives Are Reshaping the Creative Economy
France has long been recognized as one of the world’s leading cultural powers, and France’s cultural tax credits are an increasingly important part of that story. From internationally acclaimed museums and historic monuments to its globally influential film industry, the country’s commitment to culture has become a defining part of its national identity. Behind this […]
In conversation with Arnaud Pagnier, Partner at Magna Gallery Paris
At the intersection of contemporary Korean art, ceramics, and the historic atmosphere of Paris’s Carré Rive Gauche, this interview explores the curatorial vision behind Magna Gallery Paris — a space where East and West, tradition and contemporary creation, quietly enter into dialogue.
Discovering the Artistic Universe of Louis-Ange Maucarré
Between Heritage and Creation: A Conversation with Louis-Ange Maucarré In contemporary art, innovation is often associated with breaking away from tradition. Yet for some artists, true originality does not emerge from rejecting the past. Instead, it comes from entering into a meaningful dialogue with it. Among them is Louis-Ange Maucarré, a French painter. His work […]
Rebecca Driffield & Tannaz Keshavarzian in Conversation | VIGNETTES at Galerie Keshavarzian, Paris
One year after our first conversation, we reunited with Rebecca Driffield at Galerie Keshavarzian in Paris — this time alongside gallerist Tannaz Keshavarzian — for a new in-depth discussion on the occasion of VIGNETTES. In this second interview for Honargardi, we explored the artistic and personal developments that have shaped Rebecca’s work over the past […]
Interview with James Haywood at Maison&Objet 2026
James Haywood is a Franco-British artist and designer whose work moves between contemporary sculpture, experimental design, and material research. Born in 1991 and based near Montpellier, France, he was originally trained in aerospace engineering. This scientific background strongly informs his artistic practice, leading him to explore the structural possibilities of alternative mineral materials, including experimental […]
Interview with Bibi Setareh Manavi – Simine Paris Group Exhibition
During the group exhibition hosted by Simine Paris from 25 to 28 September 2025 at 24 Rue de Penthièvre, 75008 Paris, we had the pleasure of speaking with the Franco-Iranian multidisciplinary artist Bibi Setareh Manavi.The exhibition brought together Mehrdad Naraghi, Nastaran Safaei, and Bibi Manavi, three artists who embody a generation rooted in Iranian cultural […]
Interview with Nastaran Safaei at Simine Paris
Honargardi Releases Exclusive Interview with Nastaran Safaei at “Simine Paris” Exhibition Honargardi has conducted an exclusive on-site interview with multidisciplinary artist Nastaran Safaei during the group exhibition at Simine Paris, curated by Leila Varasteh. The interview was produced and hosted by Kasra Aliha and filmed by Behnood Massoumi. Among the three participating artists, Safaei and […]
Exclusive Interview with Osso Arash
Exclusive Interview with Osso Arash — Before His Paris Show In an exclusive conversation for Honargardi, journalist Kasra Aliha interviews Arash Rowshan, the Persian comedian known as Osso Arash. Formerly a software engineer, he now reflects the voice of Iran’s younger generation through sharp political and social satire. His videos have reached over 100 million […]