About

Born and raised in Texas, Payam Sharifi is an essayist, artist, and strategist concerned with the politics of culture and the culture of politics. After graduating from Columbia University, Payam received a Marshall Scholarship to attend the Royal College of Art in London, where he studied for an MPhil in the department of Architecture and Design. He is the co-founder of the art collective Slavs and Tatars and has lectured at various institutions, including the Royal College of Art and the ICA in London, The Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, and the University of Tehran. His writing has been featured in several publications in Europe, North America and Asia.

Contact :
payam@slavsandtatars.com

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