Shirin Neshat

Woman of Allah@ Shirin Neshat

I have always loved Shirin's photographs of Iranian women.. I posted about her film:
"Women without Men" in an earlier post:
http://elenadelaville.blogspot.com/2009/12/seen-at-cisneros-fontanal-art.html

Here are some more:

PHOTOGRAPHS BY SHIRIN NESHAT:

In an Interesting interview conduted several years ago by John Lekay of Heyoka magazine:

"Is one of your intentions to investigate or subvert stereotypes? "

 Shirin says:   " In regard to your point, my interest in the subject of women is partially due to the fact that as a woman I feel closer and more sympathetic toward their situation living under oppressive societies. But also, because I believe in Islamic societies such as in Iran, by studying the predicament of the women, one could learn about the overall ideological structure of the political system that rules the country. "

http://heyokamagazine.com/HEYOKA.4.FOTOS.ShirinNeshat.htm

I Am it's Secret, 1993

You can see more here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOjqX4rgS9c

Seen at the Cisneros Fontanal Art Foundation... Striking!!

Shirin Neshat (born March 26, 1957 in Qazvin, Iran) is a contemporary visual artist who lives in New York. She is known primarily for her work in film, video and photography.

Shirin Neshat's first feature film Women without Men award Silver Lion at 66th (2009) Venice Film Festival in Italy. Women without Men chronicles the lives of four women from different walks of life against the backdrop of Irans foreign-backed CIA coup in 1953

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtYZKYgbjNU