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Shirin Neshat ( Persian: شیرین نشاط; born March 26, 1957) [3] [4] is an Iranian photographer and visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography.
Shirin Neshat (born March 26, 1957, Qazvīn, Iran) is an Iranian-born American artist whose photography, video, and feature films investigate how women find freedom in repressive societies. About her work, Neshat stated: “Everything I’ve done is a celebration of the power of women.
Nov 4, 2019 · The unforgettable black-and-white portrait, created by the Iranian artist and film-maker Shirin Neshat in 1994, is among the highlights of I Will Greet the Sun Again – a major retrospective of...
Shirin Neshat is a contemporary Iranian visual artist best known for her work in photography, video, and film (such as her 1999 film Rapture),which explore the relationship between women and the religious and cultural value systems of Islam. View Shirin Neshat’s 936 artworks on artnet.
Shirin Neshat was born in 1957 in the town of Qazvin. In line with the Shah’s expansion of women’s rights, her father prioritized his daughters’ access to education, and the young artist attended a Catholic school where she learned about both Western and Iranian intellectual and cultural history.
Shirin Neshat’s photographs and video installations explore the cultural issues that shape her native Iran, with particular emphasis on the experience of women. She grew up in a westernized, upper middle class family in Iran and attended college in the U.S.
Apr 14, 2023 · Iranian artist Shirin Neshat is known for her images of women that pose probing questions about the female body within Islam and Iranian culture. This hour, she reflects on her life and work in...
Shirin Neshat (Persian: شیرین نشاط; born March 26, 1957) is an Iranian photographer and visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography.
Feb 8, 2019 · Groundbreaking artist Shirin Neshat in her New York home and studio, which she shares with her partner and collaborator, filmmaker Shoja Azari. When my father evokes images of Iran, he speaks of gardens—rose bushes, fragile and bloomed.
SHIRIN NESHAT. Born 1957 Qazvin, Iran. Lives and works in New York. Download Biography. Awards and Grants. 2024. Lifetime Achievement Award, International Center of Photography, New York. 2023. Le Vie Dell'immagine Award, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Italy. 2017. Praemium Imperiale Award, Tokyo. 2016.
