28.04.–18.06.2025 // Inspired by this legend, the Simurgh exhibition focuses on the distinctive positions and works of women artists of the Iranian diaspora: Yalda Afsah, Mehraneh Atashi, Ramesch Daha, Nooshin Farhid, Parastou Forouhar, Mona Kasra, Anahita Razmi, Neda Saeedi, Farkhondeh Shahroudi and Soheila Sokhanvari. Diasporic existence designates a state of inhabiting two places at the same time. Most of the artists started their journey in Iran; two were born outside of the country and yet carried different forms of immaterial heritage with them. In this respect, it is possible to detect traces of Iranian influence in all works. Hence, the exhibition also creates bridges between the past and the present through different strands of inquiry, states of existence, and examples across generations. The exhibition, curated by Basak Senova can also be considered a modest gesture of solidarity for the women in Iran.