In Conversation: Nicky Nodjoumi & Dr. Layla S. Diba

Panel Discussion

In Conversation: Nicky Nodjoumi & Dr. Layla S. Diba

Presented by Farhang Foundation |

Saturday, December 14, 2024, 11 AM

Join us for a live virtual talk on December 14, 2024, featuring the remarkable Iranian contemporary artist Nicky Nodjoumi in conversation with esteemed scholar and curator Dr. Layla S. Diba.

Together, they will dive into Nodjoumi’s groundbreaking solo exhibition, Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political, currently on display at YBCA through February 22, 2025.

This conversation invites audiences to further learn about Nodjoumi’s powerful, surreal paintings, which use bold, kaleidoscopic imagery to reveal the nuanced and often unsettling realities of political power and its influence on the human experience.

Join us for a virtual conversation, as Nodjoumi and Dr. Diba unpack the artist’s distinctive style and the deeper narratives woven into his art.

Virtual Conversation
Tickets: Free with registration

Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political and Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time are organized and curated by Amy Kisch, Founder + CEO of AKArt Advisory and independent curator, with support from the YBCA Exhibitions Team: Yoni Asega, Associate Director of Exhibition Production; O Soo Vegh, Senior Exhibition Manager and Registrar; David Tim, Head Preparator and Project Designer; and David Prigge, Senior Preparator. YBCA is grateful to our Preparator Team who made these exhibitions possible: Amy Bergstein, German Hoyle, Linden Julien-Lehr, Lauren Kenward, Christian Neill, Éamon McGivern, Maren Mouhanna, Savio Pisani, Asher Quinn, and Kelsey Westphal.

These exhibitions are supported by our Cultural Partner, Farhang Foundation and ADVOCARTSY Gallery. YBCA programs are also made possible in part by Blue Shield of California, the City and County of San Francisco, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Office of Mayor London N. Breed, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), Bloomberg Philanthropies, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, James R. Lilienthal Trust, California Arts Council, Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, Meridee Moore, Beard Family Foundation, Schwab Charitable Fund, Gaia Fund, Carla and David Crane Foundation, Andrew Skillman and Lydia Choy Charitable Fund, Amy and Hannah Eliot, Maria Kim, Tides Foundation, Wayee Chu and Ethan Beard, Amanda Minami, Klau Family Fund, Peter Rigano and Cody Hicks, Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation, Robert and Junko Kenmotsu, Nielsen Arts Gallery and Custom Framing, The San Francisco Foundation, and YBCA Members.