Shirin Neshat

Shirin Neshat
Neshat at the Viennale 2009
Born (1957-03-26) March 26, 1957 (age 67)
Qazvin, Imperial State of Iran
NationalityIranian-American
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA, MA, MFA)
Known forMixed media performance, video installations, photography
Notable workThe Shadow under the Web (1997),
Speechless (1996),
Women without Men (2004)[1] Rapture (1999)
MovementContemporary art
SpouseKyong Park (divorced)[2]
PartnerShoja Azari[2]
AwardsSilver Lion Venice Film Festival, Golden Lion Venice Biennale

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.[5][6] Her artwork centers on the contrasts between Islam and the West, femininity and masculinity, public life and private life, antiquity and modernity, and bridging the spaces between these subjects.[1][7]

Since the Islamic Revolution, she has said that she has "gravitated toward making art that is concerned with tyranny, dictatorship, oppression and political injustice. Although I don’t consider myself an activist, I believe my art – regardless of its nature – is an expression of protest, a cry for humanity.”[8]

Neshat has been recognized for winning the International Award of the XLVIII Venice Biennale in 1999,[9] and the Silver Lion as the best director at the 66th Venice Film Festival in 2009,[10] to being named Artist of the Decade by Huffington Post critic G. Roger Denson.[11] Neshat is a critic in the photography department at the Yale School of Art.[12]

  1. ^ a b Holzwarth, Hans W. (2009). 100 Contemporary Artists A-Z (Taschen's 25th anniversary special ed.). Köln: Taschen. pp. 416–421. ISBN 978-3-8365-1490-3.
  2. ^ a b Elaine Louie (January 28, 2009). "A Minimalist Loft, Accessorized Like Its Owner". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Shirin Neshat". THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Shirin Neshat". International Center of Photography. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. ^ "The Woman Behind the Screen". The New Yorker. October 22, 2007.
  6. ^ Claudia La Rocco (November 14, 2011). "Shirin Neshat's Performa Contribution". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  7. ^ Müller, Katrin Bettina. "Away overseas". Shirin Neshat artist portrait. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  8. ^ The Guardian, 25 November 2019 amnesty art sale
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference TIME was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Homa Khaleeli (June 13, 2010). "Shirin Neshat: A long way from home". The Guardian.
  11. ^ Denson, G. Roger, "Shirin Neshat: Artist of the Decade", The Huffington Post, December 20, 2010.
  12. ^ "Shirin Neshat". Yale School of Art. Retrieved 2019-12-28.