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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, 10 am–8 pm  (until 9 pm on M&T FIRST FRIDAYS)\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-2/2026-08-21/
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DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026abstract\, Contemporary Painting\, painting \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-3/2026-08-22/
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DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-08-23/
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-08-24/
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DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-08-27/
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DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, 10 am–8 pm  (until 9 pm on M&T FIRST FRIDAYS)\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-2/2026-08-28/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026abstract\, Contemporary Painting\, painting \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-3/2026-08-29/
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-08-30/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-08-31/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-03/
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, 10 am–8 pm  (until 9 pm on M&T FIRST FRIDAYS)\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-2/2026-09-04/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026abstract\, Contemporary Painting\, painting \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-3/2026-09-05/
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-06/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-07/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-10/
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, 10 am–8 pm  (until 9 pm on M&T FIRST FRIDAYS)\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-2/2026-09-11/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026abstract\, Contemporary Painting\, painting \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-3/2026-09-12/
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-13/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-14/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-17/
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, 10 am–8 pm  (until 9 pm on M&T FIRST FRIDAYS)\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-2/2026-09-18/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026abstract\, Contemporary Painting\, painting \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-3/2026-09-19/
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-20/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-21/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-24/
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, 10 am–8 pm  (until 9 pm on M&T FIRST FRIDAYS)\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-2/2026-09-25/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026abstract\, Contemporary Painting\, painting \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind-3/2026-09-26/
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-27/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-09-28/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImitation is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully composed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narrative. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictures of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pinkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception\, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admired for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 inches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the first-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be installed throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Abstract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide range of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to music\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates are uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and collective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterly language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden figures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down in the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s works often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental forces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond the visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete—a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, leaning into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatint. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Frederic P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Gallery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artist-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hiroshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometimes nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A short-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-the-mind/2026-10-01/
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