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Kerry James Marshall

Looking for truth.

The world’s most expensive living African-American shows his work in Vancouver.

MONTECRISTO: Parviz Tanavoli

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Artist Parviz Tanavoli

Sculpting the Nightingale.

From his gentle handshake, one would never guess that Parviz Tanavoli’s hands have birthed more than 1,000 sculptures. He is now 75 years old, and his creations (some ceramic, most in bronze, with an occasional painting, too) have made appearances in some of the most prestigious venues in the world.