Shirin Neshat

Shirin Neshat (Persian: شیرین نشاط‎; born March 26, 1957) is an Iranian visual artist who lives in New York City. She is known primarily for her work in film, video and photography

The work of Shirin Neshat explores the connections between ancient history and the politics of the present narrated through a strong visual language referencing the primal concepts of violence, passion and love in universal history. Using a montage of poetry and images that address the paradox of beauty and violence, the artist proposes different perspectives on these collective histories.

Works[edit]

• Turbulent, 1998. Two channel video/audio installation.
• Rapture, 1999. Two channel video/audio installation.
• Soliloquy, 1999. Color video/audio installation with artist as the protagonist.
• Fervor, 2000. Two channel video/audio installation.
• Passage, 2001. Single channel video/audio installation.
• Logic of the Birds, 2002. Multi-media Performance.
• Tooba, 2002. Two channel video/audio installation based on Shahrnush Parsipur’s novel Women Without Men.
• Mahdokht, 2004. Three channel video/audio installation.
• Zarin, 2005. Single channel video/audio installation.
• Munis, 2008. Color video/audio installation based on Shahrnush Parsipur’s novel Women Without Men.
• Faezeh, 2008. Color video/audio installation based on Shahrnush Parsipur’s novel Women Without Men.
• Possession, 2009. Black & white video/audio installation.
• Women Without Men, 2009. Feature film based on Shahrnush Parsipur’s novel Women Without Men.

Shirin Neshat