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References:

1. Guggenheim, Tate Modern Museum

2. James Cohan Gallery (2024) Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Mirror Works and Drawings (2004-2016) [Online viewing room]. Available at:
https://jamescohan.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room/24-monir-shahroudy-farmanfarmaian-mirror-works-and-drawings-20042016-gallery-exhibition-at-48-walker-st-291/
(Accessed: 23 April 2025).

3. Jackson Pollock(1912 US- 1956 US), Willem de Kooning (1904 Netherlands-1997 US)

4. Andy Warhol (1928 US-1987 US)

5. Artforum. (2019) Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922–2019). Available at: https://www.artforum.com/news/monir-shahroudy-farmanfarmaian-1922-2019-243032/ (Accessed: 24 April 2025).

6. Ibid.

7. The Guardian. (2017) Iran opens first museum dedicated to female artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/15/iran-opens-first-museum-dedicated-to-female-artist-monir-shahroudy-farmanfarmaian (Accessed: 24 April 2025).

8. Artforum. (2019) Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922–2019). Available at: https://www.artforum.com/news/monir-shahroudy-farmanfarmaian-1922-2019-243032/ (Accessed: 24 April 2025).

9. Obrist, Hans Ulrich, Damiani Editore and The Third Line (2011) interview Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Cosmic Geometry. Bologna: Damiani, p. 22. https://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/monir-shahroudy-farmanfarmaian-hans-ulrich-obrist#_

10. The Guardian. (2014) Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Iran’s queen of mirrors. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2014/dec/27/-sp-monir-shahroudy-farmanfarmaian-iran-infinite-possibility (Accessed: 24 April 2025).

11. The Guardian

12. Metropolitan Museum

13. Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (2017) 'Iran opens first museum dedicated to female artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian', The Guardian, 15 December. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/15/iran-opens-first-museum-dedicated-to-female-artist-monir-shahroudy-farmanfarmaian (Accessed: 23 April 2025).

14. The sun

15. Christie's (no date) Monir Farmanfarmaian (Iranian, 1924-2019), Untitled, [Auction catalogue]. Available at: https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5977105 (Accessed: 24 April 2025).

16. Mirror Ball

17. Sotheby’s (2022) Mirror Ball – Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (Iranian, 1924–2019) [Auction catalogue]. 20th Century Art / Middle East [Online]. Available at: https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/20th-century-art-middle-east/mirror-ball (Accessed: 22 April 2025).

18. Untitled (Hexagon)

19. Zaha Hadid (1950 Iraq-2016 US)

20. Gehry designed LA home

21. Sotheby’s (2025) Variation on the Hexagon – Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (Iranian, 1924–2019) [Auction catalogue]. Origins [Online]. Available at: https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/origins/variation-on-the-hexagon (Accessed: 24 April 2025).

22. Third Family

23. Farmanfarmaian, Monir. Shahroudy. (2008) Third Family [Mirror mosaic, reverse glass painting, plaster and steel]. Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art [Auction catalogue]. Dubai: Bonhams, 18 March 2020, Lot 12. Archival record no longer available online; auction record briefly cited on Artnet (Artnet, n.d.).

Artnet (n.d.) Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian – Works. Available at: https://www.artnet.com/artists/monir-shahroudy-farmanfarmaian/5 (Accessed: 23 April 2025).

24. Birds of Paradise

25. Phillips (no date) Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1924-2019) [Artist profile]. Available at: https://www.phillips.com/artist/10774/monir-shahroudy-farmanfarmaian (Accessed: 23 April 2025).

26. Sixth Family

27. Farmanfarmaian, Monir. Shahroudy. (2009) Sixth Family [Mirror mosaic with Kufic calligraphy]. Sold at Christie’s Dubai, Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, 20 March 2019. Archival record unavailable; auction result cited in Artnet database.

Artnet (n.d.) Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian – Auction Results. Available at:
https://www.artnet.com/artists/monir-shahroudy-farmanfarmaian/5 (Accessed: 23 April 2025).

28. Untitled (Star)

29. Sotheby's (no date) Search results for 'Monir Shahroudy' [Auction archive]. Available at: https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=monir%20shahroudy&tab=objects&sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en (Accessed: 24 April 2025).

30. Cosmic Alphabet

31. Farmanfarmaian, Monir. Shahroudy. (2012) Cosmic Alphabet [Mirror mosaic with Persian calligraphy]. Dubai Art Auction Catalogue, 10 December 2016, Lot [X]. Auction house defunct; catalog potentially archived at the Art Library Dubai or Sharjah Art Foundation.

32. Artnet (2023) Market Performance of Iranian Women Artists (2010–2023). Available at: [Artnet Price Database subscription required] (Accessed: 25 April 2025).

33. Art Dubai (n.d.) Monir Farmanfarmaian's Market Influence in the Middle East [Archival search results]. Available at: https://www.artdubai.ae/?s=monir+ (Accessed: 23 April 2025).

34. High Museum of Art (2023) Monir Farmanfarmaian: A Mirror Garden [Exhibition catalogue]. Atlanta: High Museum of Art. Available at:
https://high.org/exhibition/monir-farmanfarmaian-a-mirror-garden/ (Accessed: 23 April 2025).

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