Shirin Neshat: Art in exile
Shirin Neshat: Konst i exil
Shirin Neshat has lived much of her life outside her native Iran. Her photographs and films offer a glimpse of the cultural, religious and political realities that shape the identities of Muslim women worldwide. Full bio
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är politiska på något sätt.
i mitt eget land.
om vår identitet -
att provocera, att mobilisera,
att de kan distansera sig själva
att de bara tjänar en publik,
en form av underhållning.
för min familjs skull
otroligt intressant,
den politiska transformationen.
genom att studera kvinnan,
står i korsningen
för att hitta min plats,
vara kritisk mot regeringen
att jag skulle upptäcka.
som jag kan inbilla mig är Iran.
valde ledaren, Dr Mossadegh.
likt ytterligare en karaktär,
innan de blev så islamiserade -
är intresserad av konstskapande.
och allegorisk historia.
och rättvisa i samhället
alla de iranier som står för
i den islamiska revolutionen,
och iransk konstnär,
bara kan arbeta från väst.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Shirin Neshat - Iranian visual artistShirin Neshat has lived much of her life outside her native Iran. Her photographs and films offer a glimpse of the cultural, religious and political realities that shape the identities of Muslim women worldwide.
Why you should listen
Shirin Neshat is among the best-known Persian artists in the Western world. She has lived in the United States, in self-imposed exile from her native Iran, for most of her adult life. This experience, of being caught between two cultures, dominates Neshat’s creative work: each of her pieces offers a glimpse into the complex social, religious and political realities that shape her identity—and the identities of Muslim women worldwide.
Neshat’s provocative photographs, videos and multimedia installations have resonated with the curators of many major international art exhibitions, including the XLVIII Venice Biennale, where she won the top prize in 1999. Her first feature film, Women Without Men, tells the stories of four women struggling to escape oppression in Tehran. It won her the Silver Lion for best director at the 2010 Venice Film Festival.
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