Bibliograph

Shirin Neshat, facing history, edited by Mellissa Chiu and Melissa Ho

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Shirin Neshat, facing history, edited by Mellissa Chiu and Melissa Ho

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-247)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

resource.governmentPublication

federal national government publication

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shirin Neshat

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catalogsbibliography

Oclc number

893890464

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edited by Mellissa Chiu and Melissa Ho

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facing history

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

Table Of 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

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