‘Shirin Neshat: Born of Fire,” the internationally renowned Iranian-born artist’s first solo museum show in the New York area in 20 years and the first ever on the East End, will open Sunday at the Parrish Art Museum. Neshat has spent her career examining what it means to exist between two cultures. “Born of Fire” consists of specific bodies of work from four different time periods. The first, the photographic piece “Women of Allah” (1993-1997), was created after Ms. Neshat returned to Iran in 1990, her first time there since 1974, when she left to study art in Los Angeles.

To move a heavy black curtain to witness the story of separation. This is the gesture by which one becomes a spectator of Body of evidence, the exhibition on Shirin Neshat (Iranian, now settled in New York) at the PAC in Milan, which invites us to spy from behind a material and metaphorical curtain that acts as a boundary between the real of the Milanese streets and the surrealistic setting of the works on display, narrating the Iranian culture of division.

Artiste pluridisciplinaire, Shirin Neshat a abordé la photographie, la vidéo, le cinéma et le théâtre, créant des récits hautement lyriques ainsi que des visions politiquement chargées qui remettent en question les questions de pouvoir, de religion, de race et la relation entre le passé et le présent, l'Orient et l'Occident, l'individu et la collectivité.

illycaffè, the global coffee brand renowned for its sustainable quality and its unique connection to the world of contemporary art, continues its collaboration with Frieze Los Angeles as the official global coffee partner. At this sixth edition of the international contemporary art fair illycaffè presents for the first time to the American market its last illy Art Collection which showcases the stories of four famous artists. These artists are Simone Fattal from Syria, Shirin Neshat from Iran, Monica Bonvicini from Italy, and Binta Diaw, a Milanese artist of Senegalese origin. Each artist has used the illy cup as a canvas to reflect on pressing cultural, environmental, and social issues, sharing their experiences as women from diverse geographical and social backgrounds.

The photographer and filmmaker examines society, gender, violence, and beauty through a dual Iranian-American lens [...] In this episode of ‘Meet the artists,’ Neshat reflects on art, identity, and political discourse, highlighting the complexities of her hybrid existence between her Iranian roots and Western life. ‘There’s this constant duality in me, in the way I live, the way I look, and the way my work is informed,’ she shares.

Shirin Neshat (born March 26, 1957, Qazvīn, Iran) is an Iranian-born American artist whose photography, video, and feature films investigate how women find freedom in repressive societies. About her work, Neshat stated: “Everything I’ve done is a celebration of the power of women. The Western world sometimes views Iranian women as victims, and while they’ve been continuously oppressed by religion and difficult political situations, they’ve always fought back. They’ve always broken rules.”

Dressed in a chador and holding the barrel of a gun in front of her face, a woman looks at us. It is defiant, determined, militant, courageous. The title of the work, "rebellious silence", evokes her quiet sense of power. Her steadfast gaze suggests conviction and trust. On its face, in handwritten Farsi, is a poem that focuses on feminism about the law enacted during the 1979 Iranian revolution that still today requires all Iranian women to wear veils in public. . "The written text is the voice of the photograph", said artist Shirin Neshat. "This breaks the silence of the quiet woman." [...] While Neshat's series is rooted in the women associated with the 1979 revolution, their gaze evokes the determination of today's female protesters. The fact that the work has been banned by Iran highlights the country's conservatism.

Shirin Neshat, an Iranian-American filmmaker, is known for her politically charged work that delves into the intricate issues of gender and cultural identity in the Middle East. Her acclaimed film Women Without Men tells the story of four women in 1950s Iran, against the backdrop of the 1953 coup that toppled the democratically elected government. Through its poetic imagery and layered narrative, the film offers a nuanced critique of the patriarchal and authoritarian forces that shape the lives of women in the region.

International filmmakers are calling for solidarity with Mohammad Rasoulof and persecuted filmmakers in Iran in an open letter, shared with Variety. Rasoulof – about to screen his latest film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" in Cannes' main competition – was sentenced to imprisonment and torture by the Islamic Republic of Iran. He fled the country. "We condemn the inhumane treatment of Rasoulof and numerous other independent artists in Iran, who are being severely punished, criminalized and silenced for exercising their artistic freedom," it was stated in the letter, already signed by "Holy Spider" star Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Fatih Akin, Atom Egoyan, Ildiko Enyedi, Andrew Haigh, Agnieszka Holland, Laura Poitras, Sandra Hüller, Sean Baker, Payal Kapadia, Ariane Labed and Shirin Neshat.

"The Fury" is an exhibition of the most recent work by Iranian visual artist and photographer Shirin Neshat. Shot in New York in June of 2022, The Fury comprises a double-channel video installation, a VR experience, and a series of black and white photographs. These multidimensional bodies of work continue upon her incisive artmaking practice that focuses on the female body as both a battleground for ideology and a source of strength. By questioning and drawing attention to the relationship between the masculine and feminine, the individual and the collective, these highly charged images address issues of power within patriarchal societies. In a highly fictionalized and stylized way, Neshat’s new video installation addresses the sexual exploitation of women as political prisoners. Can be seen Galleri F 15, Moss | 22 June – 13 October 2024.