MOP CAP 2015 Shortlist Exhibition

Held in a residential villa, five minutes drive from Art Dubai Madinat Jumeirah, the MOP CAP 2015 Shortlist Exhibition will feature artwork by 20 emerging Iranian artists identified from over 280 applicants through an online open call for The Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize (MOP CAP). Up to seven Finalists will be selected by the Judging Panel, comprised of leading figures from the Iranian and International art scenes. The 2015 judges are: Jananne Al-Ani, Artist, Dr. Sussan Babaie, Professor, Courtauld Institute of Art, Matthew Collings, Art Critic, Writer and Broadcaster, Isaac Julien, Artist and Filmmaker, Dr. Andrew Patrizio, Art Historian and Curator.

The 2015 Shortlist Exhibition will be inaugurated by HE Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, patron of the MOP Foundation, at the Private View on Monday 16 March. That evening the Chair of the Judging Panel will announce the names of the 2015 Finalists. An exhibition of the Finalists’ artwork will be held in London in October 2015, at which time the judging panel will announce the Winner of MOP CAP 2015.