Biography
Ashkan Sahihi is an Iranian photographer known for his unique photographic projects, including series of photographs of armpits, faces that have been ejaculated upon and the facial expressions of non-drug users trying various drugs. Born in 1963 in Tehran, Iran, Sahihi moved to New York in 1987. His work was presented at a solo exhibition at the Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York in 2000 followed by a number of solo and group exhibitions, e.g. the Basel Art Fair 31, the MoMa Long Island and the Macro in Rome.
website
http://ashkansahihi.com/Solo Exhibitions
| 2000 | Ashkan Sahihi, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York |
| 2001 | Ashkan Sahihi: The Drug Series, P.S.1 MoMA, Long Island |
| 2005 | Ashkan Sahihi: 100 Million in Cash, Akureyri Art Museum |
| 2006 | INTO ME / OUT OF ME, P.S.1 MoMA, Long Island |
| 2007 | Der Kontrakt des Fotografen, Akademie der Künste, Berlin |
| 2007 | INTO ME/OUT OF ME, KW, Berlin |
| 2007 | Der Kontrakt des Fotografen, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen |
| 2007 | INTO ME / OUT OF ME, MACRO Rom |
| 2008 | UNDER INFLUENCE, Kunsthaus Dresden |
| 2012 | Occupy New York / Frankurt - Eine Bewegung, die keine sein dürfte, Art Virus, Frankfurt |