TAHER ASAD-BAKHTIARI (B. 1982, TEHRAN) IS A SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST WHOSE PRACTICE FOCUSES ON, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, OBJECTS, TEXTILES AND EXPERIENCES. AFTER STUDYING MULTIMEDIA AND MANAGEMENT IN CANADA AND SWITZERLAND, TAHER OPENED A CREATIVE AGENCY IN TEHRAN AND LATER NEW YORK CITY. HE HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL BODIES OF WORK INCLUDING "THE TRIBAL WEAVE PROJECT", A MULTI-TIERED AND ONGOING REIMAGINATION OF TRIBAL ARTIFACTS, AND "RECOVERED BARRELS", A METAPHORICAL CONCEPTUALIZATION OF CRUDE OIL CONTAINERS. TAHER LIVES IN NEW YORK.