Charles-Hossein Zenderoudi was born in 1937 (1316 SH) in Tehran. He has lived in Paris since 1961 (1340 SH), and in 1959 (1338 SH) founded the art movement known as “Saqqakhaneh.” He executed the original serigraphy from the original plates for the text of the Holy Quran, commissioned by the French publisher Philippe Lebaud. This work was honoured in 1977 (1356 SH) as “the most beautiful book of the year” by UNESCO, and was reprinted in 1979 (1358 SH). His other famous work is the illustration of Hafez, in the book Dance of Life (1978 / 1357 SH). Zenderoudi has worked in various fields including painting, serigraphy, ceramics, sculpture and carpet-weaving; among his works are the airport installations at Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. He has been invited by UNESCO and the Sorbonne University in Paris as a researcher and lecturer.
Distinctions
- 1970 (1349 SH) — Badge of honour from the International Aesthetic Research Centre of Turin, Italy.
- 1971 (1350 SH) — Selected as one of ten living contemporary artists by the French review Sélection des Critiques.
Collections in Major Museums
- Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.
- Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France.
- Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
- CNAC, Paris, France.
- Centre for Contemporary Art, Paris, France.
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Netherlands.
- Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA.
- Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo / Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- International Aesthetic Research Centre, Turin, Italy.
- Statens Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Museum of Fine Arts, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
- Malmö Cultural Centre, Sweden.
- Aalborg Museum of Modern Art, Denmark.
Prizes
- 1959 (1338 SH) — Iran-America Society, Tehran.
- 1960 (1339 SH) — First prize, Tehran Biennial.
- 1961 (1340 SH) — Laureate, Paris Biennial.
- 1962 (1341 SH) — Laureate, Venice Biennial.
- 1962 (1341 SH) — Honour badge, São Paulo Biennial, Brazil.
- 1963 (1342 SH) — Cagnes-sur-Mer prize.
- 1964 (1343 SH) — Prize.
Works
Constellation — Original serigraphy on paper, 1972 — 23.4 × 18.3 cm.
Sun, Night — Original serigraphy on paper, 1972 — 23.4 × 18.3 cm.
Before the Last Stage — Original serigraphy on paper, 1972 — 23.4 × 18.3 cm.
On the Flying Horse — Original serigraphy on paper, 1972 — 23.4 × 18.3 cm.
