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Iran’s outdoor painters seek to capture, preserve old Tehran

Painter Hassan Naderali paints an old building in the historic neighborhood of Oudlajan, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 20, 2022. The overcrowded metropolis may be dusty and in need of beautification, but the old alleyways are nonetheless drawing throngs of artists out of their studios and into the streets. The practice thrived during the pandemic, as artists found solace and inspiration under the open sky when galleries and museums shuttered. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Painter Hassan Naderali gestures to his art work at his home in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 20, 2022. The overcrowded metropolis may be dusty and in need of beautification, but the old alleyways are nonetheless drawing throngs of artists out of their studios and into the streets. The practice thrived during the pandemic, as artists found solace and inspiration under the open sky when galleries and museums shuttered. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Painter Hassan Naderali paints an old building as his assistant Minoo Amini looks on in the historic neighborhood of Oudlajan, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 20, 2022. The overcrowded metropolis may be dusty and in need of beautification, but the old alleyways are nonetheless drawing throngs of artists out of their studios and into the streets. The practice thrived during the pandemic, as artists found solace and inspiration under the open sky when galleries and museums shuttered. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Painter Hassan Naderali greets a resident as he paints an old building in the historic neighborhood of Oudlajan, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 20, 2022. The overcrowded metropolis may be dusty and in need of beautification, but the old alleyways are nonetheless drawing throngs of artists out of their studios and into the streets. The practice thrived during the pandemic, as artists found solace and inspiration under the open sky when galleries and museums shuttered. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)