Skip navigation

Main menu

  • What's On
  • Visit
  • Art
    • Discover Art
    • Artists
    • Artworks
    • Stories
    Stories
    Stories

    Watch, listen and read

  • Learn
    • Schools
    • Tate Kids
    • Research
    • Activities and workshops
    Tate Kids
    Tate Kids

    Games, quizzes and films for kids

  • Shop
Become a Member
  • View All
  • Exhibitions And Displays
  • On Today
  • Events
  • Tate Modern
  • Tate Britain
  • Tate St Ives
  • Tate Liverpool
  • Tate Britain
    Tate Britain Free admission
  • Tate Modern
    Tate Modern Free admission
  • Tate Liverpool + RIBA North
    Tate Liverpool + RIBA North Free admission
  • Tate St Ives
    Tate St Ives Ticket or membership card required
  • Families
  • Accessibility
  • Schools
  • Private tours
  • Discover Art
  • Artists
  • Artworks
  • Stories
  • Schools
  • Tate Kids
  • Research
  • Activities and workshops
Tate home page

Try searching for...

  • A Bigger Splash
  • James McNeill Whistler
  • Julio Le Parc
  • Tate Britain Commission 2026
  • Tate Membership

DON'T MISS

Exhibition

Frida: The Making of an Icon

Tate Modern
Until 3 Jan 2027
FREE FOR MEMBERS
Exhibition

Hurvin Anderson

Tate Britain
Until 23 Aug 2026
FREE FOR MEMBERS
Become a Member

Parviz Tanavoli

born 1937

Cage, cage, cage 1966 (repaired 2009)
© Parviz Tanavoli
License this image

Artworks

Nightingale

Parviz Tanavoli
1974

Three Lovers

Parviz Tanavoli
1974

Poet and Bird

Parviz Tanavoli
1974
On display at Tate Modern part of In the Studio

Poet Squeezing Lemon

Parviz Tanavoli
1974
On display at Tate Modern part of In the Studio

Poet and Nightingale

Parviz Tanavoli
1974

Disciples of Sheikh San’an

Parviz Tanavoli
1974

Lion and Sword

Parviz Tanavoli
2009
View by appointment

Sorry, no image available

The Nightingale II

Parviz Tanavoli
1974
See all 16

Stories
watch

Parviz Tanavoli: 'I was born in a country so rich in art and poetry'

Artwork
Close

Join in

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Sign up to emails

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Tate’s privacy policy

About

  • About us
  • Our collection
  • Terms and copyright
  • Governance
  • Picture library
  • ARTIST ROOMS
  • Tate Kids

Support

  • Tate Collective
  • Members
  • Patrons
  • Donate
  • Corporate
  • My account
  • Press
  • Jobs
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Cookies
  • Contact
© The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery, 2026
All rights reserved