Souren Melikian

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Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani, also known as Souren Melikian[1][2] (born 1936),[3] is an Iranian[4] art historian, art critic,[5][6] and curator.[7] He is a renowned scholar of Iranian culture,[8] and its sphere of influence.[9]

Biography[]

Melikian graduated from the Sorbonne and the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO).[3] He has served as (since 2005) as Chair of Middle Eastern History at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).[10] He was named emeritus research director in 2007.[3] He wrote weekly columns on art history and art markets for the International Herald Tribune[11][12] since 1969.[3] Between 2011 and 2013 he wrote for The New York Times.[1] He has served as Senior Collections Adviser for the Aga Khan Museum.[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Recent and archived work by Souren Melikian for The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ Waghmar, Burzine (2016). "An Annotated Micro-history and Bibliography of the Houghton Shahnama" (PDF). SOAS University of London. p. 162. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-25. Assadullah Souren MelikianChirvani [passim Souren Melikian]...
  3. ^ a b c d Melikian-Chirvani, Assadullah Souren (1936-....). catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Rare Safavid Era Bowl Looted From Afghan Museum Returned". Financial Tribune. May 25, 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021.
  5. ^ Crane, Diana (August 2009). "Reflections on the global art market: implications for the Sociology of Culture". Sociedade e Estado. 24 (2): 331–362. doi:10.1590/S0102-69922009000200002. The European art critic, Souren Melikian...
  6. ^ Thompson, Don (2011). "Art fairs". In Moeran, Brian; Pedersen, Jesper Strandgaard (eds.). Negotiating Values in the Creative Industries. Cambridge University Press. pp. 59–72. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511790393.003. ISBN 9780511790393. Souren Melikian, a distinguished art writer and critic...
  7. ^ Cornwell, Tim (August 12, 2018). "Toronto's Aga Khan Museum Houses Treasures From The Fatimid Dynasty". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. In interviews, curator and art historian Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani...
  8. ^ "Souren Melikian on collectors coming to the rescue in preservation crisis: The International Association of Dealers in Ancient Art's London Conference". The Art Newspaper. 1 October 1995. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021.
  9. ^ "The Tolerance of Fatimid Egypt and its Unnoticed Enigma". Aga Khan Museum. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Les historiens français (position institutionnelle) : 1800-2005". rhe.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr (in French). Ressources numériques en histoire de l'éducation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Contemporary Syrian Art". SOAS University of London. September 2004. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Art fairs ride high to tackle auctions". South China Morning Post. 19 November 1995.
  13. ^ Lawrence, Lee (January 13, 2015). "Rethinking 'Islamic Art'". Wall Street Journal.
  14. ^ "Pattern and Light: The Aga Khan Museum". rizzoliusa.com. Rizzoli New York. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani is senior collections adviser

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