When Maryam Hoseini was a student in Tehran, security guards frequently stopped them, insisting they cover their bleached, curly hair with a hijab. Each time, the artist signed a commitment letter, promising to comply but continued to ignore the official demand. ‘In Iran, from the very moment you come of age, you are dealing with patriarchal oppression and censorship,’ Hoseini reflects. This daily act of resistance sheds light on the work of the now New York-based artist, whose vibrant, fractured, and deeply layered paintings challenge conventional ideas of gender and sexuality to uncover new hybridized, figurative forms.
