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SHIRINNESHAT
ShirinNeshatIamIt'sSecret(fromTheWomenofAllahSeries),1993Fujicolorcrystalarchiveprint19½x13inches
IWillGreetTheSunAgainbyForoughFarokhzad
Iwillgreetthesunagain;Iwillgreetthestreamswhichflowedinme;Iwillgreetthecloudswhichweremylengthythoughts;IwillgreetthepainfulgrowthofpoplarsWhichpassthroughthedryseasons;IwillgreettheflocksofcrowsWhichbroughtme,aspresents,Thesweetsmellsofthefieldsatnight;IwillgreetmymotherwholivedinthemirrorAndwastheimageofmyoldage;AndIwillalsogreettheearthwhoseburningwombIsfilledwith,greenseedsbythepassionshehasforreproducingme.Iwillcome,Iwillcome,Iwillcomewithmyhair,AstheconCnuaConofthesmellsofthesoil;Withmyeyes,asthedenseexperiencesofdarkness,CarryingthebushesIhavepickedinthewoodlandsbeyondthewall.Iwillcome,Iwillcome,Iwillcomeandtheentrancewillbefilledwithlove;AndattheentranceIwillgreetagainthosewhoareinlove,AndalsothegirlwhoissCllstandingAttheentranceindiffusionoflove.
ShirinNeshat'sRebelliousSilence(1994),aself-portraitfromtheIranianarOst'sWomenofAllah
series
Iran(pre1935namedPersia)1953CIAcoupoveroilandmoney.TherewasademocraOcallyelectedgovernmentwhosawtheinequityoftheoil
moneygoingonlytothewealthy.OrdinaryIraniandidn’tbenefit.SothegovernmentwantedtonaOonalizetheoil.TheUSAdidn’tlikethatplanandwantedtohavesomecontroloverthatveryimportantnaturalrecourse.AttheOmetheUSAdeniedanyinvolvementandmadeitlookliketherewasan
internalsovietstruggle...Communismvs.DemocracyTheUSAputtheShahbackinpower.Hewascommonlythoughofasa“puppetfor
thewest”.ResentmentgrewinIran
1979 Iranian Revolution
Ayatollah Khomeini was exiled from Iran from opposing Shah… Shah continues to crack down on descent and there is growing unrest in Iran. Shah flees in January due to riots and violent Feb- Ayatollah Khomeini returns from France and by April Iran is guided by Islamic principles
Speechless,1996GelaOnsilverprintandink
UnOtled,1996
RCprint&ink
TURBULENT,1998
h_p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCAssCuOGls
Turbulent,1998ProducOonsOll
RaptureSeries,1999GelaOnsilverprint
SoliloquySeries,1999GelaOnsilverprint
ToobaSeries,2002C-print
IslamicArtsymmetrypa_ernrepeOOon
InstallaOonView,"TheBookofKings,"GladstoneGallery,NewYork,2012
Nida(Patriots),fromTheBookofKingsseries,2012
InkonLEsilvergelaOnprint60x45inches(152.4x114.3cm)
MyHouseisOnFire,fromTheBookofKingsseries,2012
InkonLEsilvergelaOnprint471/8x60inches(119.7x152.4cm
BookofKingsAthousandyearsago,aPersianpoetnamedAbolqasemFerdowsiofTousobtainedaroyalcommissiontoputtheancientlegendsandmythsofIranintoabookofverse.HecalledthisepicShahnameh,or"EpicofthePersianKings."
TEDTALK
h_p://www.ted.com/talks/shirin_neshat_art_in_exile.html?quote=1743
Fathy(Mourners),fromtheBookofKingsseries2013
