Tirdad Zolghadr is a freelance critic and curator based in Berlin. He has written for frieze, Parkett, Bidoun and other publications, and is editor-at-large for Cabinet magazine. Zolghadr has curated a wide range events in numerous venues, also co-curating the international Sharjah Biennial in 2005. With Nav Haq, he is currently organizing the long-term exhibition project Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie. Zolghadr is also a founding member of the Shahrzad art & design collective, and has published his first novel Softcore with Telegram Books, London.