"In Turbulent, Neshat's 1998 two-screen video installation, two singers (Shoja Azari playing the role of the male and Iranian vocalist and composer Sussan Deyhim as the female) create a powerful musical metaphor for the complexity of gender roles and cultural power within the framework of ancient Persian music and poetry."
Above, is Shirin Neshat's photo series: Women of Allah.
The video above is Shirin Neshat's interview with TED Talks about herself, the revolution, and its affect on art in Iran.
Above, is Shirin Neshat's photo series: Women of Allah.
Watch the trailer for Shirin's movie: Women Without Men.
As an artist who spent her youth in the pre-revolution era and visited Iran many years later, Shirin has a perspective that no other Iranian artist will have in the coming decades. She is an extremely important artist regarding Iranian femininity and in giving other Iranian artists a voice.
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