“Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, a priceless collection of modern art, bought by the Shah of Iran’s wife and ranging from Picasso and Van Gogh to Bacon and Pollock, has been lost to the viewing world, buried in the vaults of a museum in Teheran. But as the Iranian government has cautiously begun the process of liberalisation during the past two years, some of the paintings have gone on display. The response has been extraordinary, and some of the images produced by the crowds even more extraordinary: women in chadors gazing intently at Andy Warhol’s Marilyn and brown-robed mullahs appraising a Roy Lichtenstein.” – The Telegraph (UK)