Shirin Neshat : facing history / edited by Mellissa Chiu and Melissa Ho.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Chiu, Melissa.

Madoff, Steven Henry.

Ho, Melissa.

Afkhami, Mahnaz.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neshat, Shirin, 1957---Exhibitions.

Neshat, Shirin.

Neshat, Shirin, 1957-.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

247 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Books, 2015.

Summary:

"In her mesmerizing films and photographs, Shirin Neshat (Iranian-American, b. Qazvin, 1957) examines the nuances of power and identity in the Islamic world--particularly in her native country of Iran, where she lived until 1975. This book, the companion volume to the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum exhibition of the same name, presents an array of Neshat's most compelling works, illuminating the points at which cultural and political events have inflected her artistic practice. Included are the "Women of Allah" photographs that catapulted the artist to international acclaim in the 1990s; lyrical video installations, which immerse the viewer in imagery and sound; and the photographic series "The Book of Kings"--including its latest chapter, Our House Is on Fire, created in the aftermath of the recent Egyptian revolutions. Commenting on freedom and loss, Neshat's deeply humanistic art is at once personal, political, and allegorical, and this book is an essential testament to its enduring power"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgments / Melissa Chiu

'Neshat's Iran' / Melissa Ho

'Our House Is on Fire' / Steven Henry Madoff

Interview with the Artist / Melissa Chiu

Historical survey of women and democracy in Iran / Mahnaz Afkhami.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-247).

ISBN:

9781588345097

1588345092

OCLC:

893890464

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