Andrew Ackerman

Amar Bakshi (second from right), the lead artist on the Portal Between Tehran and NYC; and Michelle Moghtader (second from left), the project's development director. Bakshi says his mother and uncle, also seen here, helped out a lot too.

This New York art installation opens up a new gateway to Tehran

Arts

A new channel of communication just opened between the US and Iran — this one, between a gallery in Tehran and one in New York City.

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