Shirin Neshat is an Iranian visual artist who is working and living in New York. Having grown up in a wealthy and fairly "Westernized" household in Iran, her father encouraged all of his daughters to pursue higher educations and to learn about the western feminist ideologies. Her work explores notions of femininity in relation to Islamic fundamentalism and militancy in her home country. Her work refers to the social, cultural, and religious codes of Muslim societies. "The work of Neshat addresses the social, political and psychological dimensions of women's experience in contemporary Islamic societies. Although Neshat actively resists stereotypical representations of Islam, her artistic objectives are not explicitly polemical. Rather, her work recognizes the complex intellectual and religious forces shaping the identity of Muslim women throughout the world. Using Persian poetry and calligraphy she examined concepts such as martyrdom, the space of exile, the issues of identity and femininity."
Neshat works mainly with photography, video, and film.
Neshat works mainly with photography, video, and film.
Turbulence
1998
two-screen video installation
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| Nida (Patriots) from The Book of Kings Series 2012 Ink on LE Silver gelatin print |
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| Roja 2012 Ink on LE silver gelatin print |
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| Zarin Series 2005 C-print |
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| Speechless 1996 Gelatin silver print & ink |
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| Installation View, The Book of Kings Gladstone Gallery, NY 2012 |
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| Rapture Series 1999 Gelatin silver print |
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| Untitled 1996 RC print & ink |
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| Soliloquy Series 1999 Gelatin silver print |
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