Artist
Shirin Neshat
b. 1957, Qazvin, Iran · Iranian-American · Based in New York, USA
- MFA, University of California, Berkeley (1982)
- BA, UC Berkeley (1979)
- Photography with Persian Calligraphy Inscription
- Multi-Channel Video
- Film Direction
Shirin Neshat developed an influential practice around gender, exile, religion and political power through photography, video and film. Her Women of Allah series juxtaposed portraits of veiled women with Persian calligraphy and weapons; later multi-channel videos use cinematic staging and opposing screens to examine social separation.
Photography; video; film
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Virtual Studio Visits: Klaus Biesenbach in Conversation with Shirin Neshat
The Museum of Contemporary Art49 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Artist Shirin Neshat on the Hypocrisy of Hollywood | Louisiana Channel
Louisiana Channel2 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1993–97Women of Allah
- 1994Rebellious Silence
- 1998Turbulent
- 1999Rapture
- 2000Fervor
- 2002Tooba
- 2005Zarin
- 2009Women Without Men
- 2012The Book of Kings
- 2019Land of Dreams
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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