Arghavan Khosravi Brings Diasporic Narratives to ‘What Remains’

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Summary

  • Uffner & Liu presents Arghavan Khosravi‘s What Remains in New York through July 2, 2026
  • The exhibition features multi-paneled sculptural canvases and her new Altar Series
  • Works blend Persian miniature traditions with surrealist, mixed‑media compositions

Uffner & Liu in New York is featuring “What Remains,” a solo art exhibition by Iranian artist Arghavan Khosravi. This is her third individual show with the gallery and demonstrates a significant development in her artistic work.

The exhibition features three large wall pieces, a standalone sculpture, and a collection of smaller, mixed-media artworks. Each work is a complex system with moving parts – like panels and hidden sections – that blur the line between the physical structure of the artwork and the painted image itself.

A key highlight of the exhibition is the first showing of Khosravi’s Altar Series, a collection of seven small, personal artworks displayed in the gallery’s front room. Inspired by the folding altar panels used in medieval Europe, these pieces share a similar small size, hinged design, and portability. However, instead of conveying religious meaning, Khosravi uses these formal elements – divided spaces, hanging cords, and intentional breaks in structure – to create scenes that explore complex psychological and political ideas, deliberately leaving questions unanswered.

Highlights of the exhibition include the detailed artwork “Suspended,” created with acrylic, wood, leather, and plexiglass. Also featured are the large-scale wall pieces “The Whisper” and “Bearing.” “Bearing” is particularly striking, showing a woman holding up a crumbling Persian building that appears to be leaking.

Arghavan Khosravi’s What Remains will remain on view at Uffner & Liu until July 2, 2026.

Uffner & Liu
170 Suffolk Street
New York, NY 10002

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2026-05-21 16:56