Palo Gallery is pleased to announce Opera Rose, the debut solo exhibition of Iranian artist Fa Razavi in the United States, in collaboration with the London-based curatorial duo Pia Zeitzen and Sasha Shevchenko of Kollektiv Collective. In this new body of work, Razavi’s triptych and seven large-scale paintings depict instances of revolution, whether on the battlefield, by the kitchen sink, or at the artist’s easel. Razavi’s visual language draws on the ways in which politics and history linger in the subconscious. Please join Palo Gallery, Fa Razavi, and Kollektiv Collective for a celebratory opening reception on Friday, 28 March 2025, from 6PM to 8PM at the gallery’s flagship location at 30 Bond Street in New York City. A zine will be published jointly with the exhibition with supplementary text by Kollektiv Collective.
Razavi’s skillfully crafted compositions capture the grandeur of the Renaissance and the drama of the Baroque, creating scenes that feel both historical and prophetic. Informed by the long history of the global female resistance movement, her paintings create spaces in which solidarity prevails over oppression. In the artwork Opera Rose, the artist portrays intersex bodies that attest to their right to belong. Two hands extend toward each other in a moment of unadorned compassion, with the imminent spark of their touch conveying an anticipation for a brighter future. The composition conveys that the simple act of existing in space is already a form of resistance and revolution, both in taking to the streets and within the privacy of domestic space.
