‘The Garden of Mystery‘ opens at Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street London W1G 7LP from Wednesday 22 November to Friday 1 December 2017, in celebration of the 700th anniversary of Gulshan-i Raz, one of the greatest works of Persian (Sufi) poetry, written in the early 14th century by Mahmoud Shabastari. Featuring contemporary art by young emerging British artist, Taha Afshar, the selling exhibition is supported with additional work by one of the most prominent Iranian artists of the contemporary period, Monir Farmanfarmaian from Tehran and Y.Z. Kami, who lives and works in New York. The works on display, by artists born in disparate decades and living in Britain and internationally, differ in style and execution but share a connection and resonance with core themes within Sufi literature and practice. Continue Reading