Nicky Nodjoumi
Date: 1980
Region: Middle East
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Painting
Artist: Iranian artist Nicky Nodjoumi
Confronting Bodies: Iranian Government of Ayatollah Khomeini
Dates of Action: 1980s
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran
Description of Artwork: 150 paintings containing anti-revolutionary imagery
The Incident: The paintings were confiscated and destroyed
Results of Incident: Since then, Nodjoumi has been living and working in New York.
Source: Press release, Mike Weiss gallery, New York