Shirin neshats book of kings captures the faces of the arab spring. Shirin neshat is an iranianborn artist and filmmaker living in new york. Shirin neshats solo show the book of kings at faurschou foundation in beijing, china features a new body of. Masses is portraits of the many ordinary citizens who demonstrated in the streets. In these works, the individual becomes monumental and the political becomes personal.
Faurschou foundation beijing is pleased to present shirin neshats the book of kings. Shirin neshats large photo series the book of kings is inspired by the. Neshat, persona non grata in iran due to her art, created the photographs to reference a broad. Shirin neshat, ghada, 20, digital cprint and ink, 62 18 x 40 14. Shirin neshat relates this ancient book to the arab spring and to the iranian.
Shirin neshat, panteha masses, from the book of kings series, 2012. In her upcoming project, neshat will present a new series of photographs and a. Her subsequent video works departed from overtly political content or critique in favor of more poetic imagery and narratives. Facing history is on view at the smithsonians hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden in washington, d. Neshat s early photographic works include the women of allah series 19931997, which explored the question of gender in relation to islamic fundamentalism and militancy. Neshat, persona non grata in iran due to her art, created the photographs to reference a broad array. Facing history, a major exhibition of the work of the iranianborn, new yorkbased video artist, photographer and filmmaker, runs may 18sept. The exhibit, the book of kings, was inspired by the wave of political uprisings throughout the arab world last year, and according to the gallery, explores the underlying conditions of power within sociocultural structures.
The premiere of neshats awardwinning film, women without men, coincided with the 2009 postelection protests in iran. Iranian exile shirin neshats new exhibition expresses the. In 2009, neshat made her first feature length film, woman without men, and was awarded with silver lion prize for best director in the venice international film festival. May 11, 2015 shirin neshat speaks about her retrospective at the hirshhorn in washington, dc left. Shirin neshat s powerful photographs and video installations illuminate the gender and cultural conflicts of her native iran. She recently held exhibitions at the hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden in washington, dc. Neshats ibrahim patriots, from the book of kings series, 2012. Shirin neshat, courtesy of gladstone gallery, new york and brussels giving the voiceless a voice i look at the question of oppression, and how those who are living in a repressive situation such as in iran and subversive ways of being vocal, and i take off from that. Throughout the space, dozens of iranian and arab youth with engaging, thoughtful expressions stare out from blackandwhite photographs by shirin neshat. It is the first exhibition to place neshat s work in the. The series is comprised of three groups of largescale, black and white portraits, handannotated with poetry and prison writings in farsi calligraphy the villains.
Neshat s current photo series include the book of kings 2012, our house is on fire 20, and the home of my eyes 2015. Gladstone gallery is pleased to announce our fifth exhibition with shirin neshat. Shirin neshat speaks about her retrospective at the. Shirin neshat moved to the united states during the iranian revolution 1979 and studied fine arts. Shirin neshat national museum of women in the arts.
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