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Exhibition - And They Laughed At Me 

Newsha Tavakolian 

From December 13th to January 28th 2024, MUDEC hosted the photographic exhibition “And They Laughed At Me” by Magnum photographer Newsha Tavakolian, winner of the prestigious Deloitte’s Photo Grant.

“And They Laughed At Me” is Tavakolian's reflection of her archival material dating back to the early stages of her career, spanning from 1996 to 1999, a period marked by significant hope in Iran. By revisiting her archive, she has undertaken a profound visual exploration aimed at understanding the past, in order to move forward into the future.

Tavakolian's images use visual language to counteract... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2023

IRAN. 2023. The image of a girl smelling a rose, an iconic image... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2023

IRAN. 2023. Being disappointed by politics and politicians I... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2021

IRAN. 2021. View from my living room window. 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2020

IRAN. 2020. I’ve known this cat for a long time. I often feed... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2020

IRAN. 2020. My feet are next to those of my husband. 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2020

IRAN. Tehran. 2020. A group of young women in Tehran resembling... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2019

IRAN. Tehran. 2019. A wild hawk appeared at my window for months,... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2018

IRAN. 2018. Portrait of my father. It was the last time I saw... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2018

IRAN. 2018. Portrait of my father. It was the last time I saw... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2017

IRAN. 2017. Portrait of female students protesting, asking to... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2017

IRAN. Tehran. 2017. Portrait of a female journalist in Tehran.... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2006

IRAN. 2006. My grandmother is crying at the grave of my grandfather.... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 2004

IRAN. 2004. Portrait of my best friend in love. They divorced... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. A day after student protests near the Tehran University... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. Blood on the walls of a student dormitory after protests.... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. The editor-in-chief of my newspaper is released from... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. Back in our newsroom after it was searched and closed... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. Back in our newsroom after it was searched and closed... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. A young, wounded female student seen on a security... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. Student protests. 
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IRAN. 1999. Contact sheet showing young female students climbing... 
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IRAN. 1999. Contact sheet with images of key student protests... 
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IRAN. 1999. Half exposed negative of a football stadium full... 
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IRAN. 1999. My grandfather (on the right) talking to another... 
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IRAN. 1999. An ambulance coming to pick up wounded protesters... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. The night my friend Keyvan left Iran to move to the... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. Trying to be an artist, experimenting. 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. Trying to be an artist, experimenting. 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. My best friend and I took a shared taxi to the Caspian... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1997. Election victory of first ever reformist president,... 
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IRAN. 1999. My best friend and I took a shared taxi to the Caspian... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1999

IRAN. 1999. My best friend and I took a shared taxi to the Caspian... 
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IRAN. 1999. A contact sheet with images of my sister and the... 
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IRAN. 1999. A conscript and a tired journalist, waiting for the... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1998

IRAN. 1998. Fans waiting to get signatures from actors and actresses... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1998

IRAN. 1998. The moon is seen from my parents bedroom. 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1998

IRAN. 1998. A banner announcing the closure of a coffee shop... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1997

IRAN. 1997. Friends posing for my camera on the shore of the... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1996

IRAN. 1996. View from my parents house. The uncompleted Milad... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1996

IRAN. Dizin. 1996. My friends at an apartment complex near the... 
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Newsha Tavakolian 1996

IRAN. Tehran. 1996. View of the building complex, seen from my... 
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