2023 PaykanArtCar Honors the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran
PaykanArtCar Honors the Woman
Since the brutal murder of a young Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, at the hands of Iran’s morality police, Iran’s women have led a revolution—now known as the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement—against Ayatollah Khamenei. Around the world, women have led protests against the “mandatory hijab” law that requires women to cover their hair. It was Mahsa Amini’s crime of showing a few strands of her hair that led to her murder by the morality police.
Building on the award winning success of its first art car in 2021, PaykanArtCar, a nonprofit organization, partnered with the renowned Iranian artist Simin Keramati to launch the 2023 edition of its art car in support of the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement.
The Paykan was the first automobile produced in Iran and it is an iconic source of national pride for all Iranians. Despite being no longer in production, the Paykan is a ubiquitous presence to this day on the streets of Tehran and across Iran.