Gender Equality, Media & Journalism, Middle East, United States Watch Now: Shirin Neshat at Perry World House

Shirin Neshat is an Iranian-born artist and filmmaker working in photography, film, and video. In this artist talk - part of the Susan T. Marx Distinguished Lecture Series and Perry World House's Global Lens cultural programming - she provides a general introduction to her work in multiple media, with a focus on issues of race, gender, religion, and power. Neshat also discusses her most recent film, Land of Dreams, which was completed in the summer of 2021 and premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

Three of Neshat's works are featured in the Penn Art Collection. Two archival pigment prints, Sayed and Ghada (2013), were taken by Neshat in Egypt immediately following the Arab Spring, and are a gift to the University from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. The third piece, Ava (Masses) (2012) is an ink on silver gelatin photograph from her series The Book of Kings, which is on view at Perry World House and is a generous gift of Richard and Lisa Perry.