Shirin Neshat
Shirin Neshat ( شیرین نشاط, born March 26, 1957 Qazvin) is an Iranian visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography. Her artwork centers on the contrasts between Islam and the West, femininity and masculinity, public life and private life, antiquity and modernity, and bridging the spaces between these subjects.
Known For
Women Without Men
63%
Screenplay
2009
K
52%
Housekeeper
2002
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
50%
Director
2013
Land of Dreams
43%
Director
2022
Looking for Oum Kulthum
60%
Director
2017
Body of Truth
66%
Self
2020
Turbulent
78%
Director
1998
Possessed
65%
Director
2003
Orfeo ed Euridice – Teatro Regio di Parma
Director
2026
Oh, What Happy Days!
2025
War Paint: Women at War
60%
Self
2025
Can Creativity Save the World?
Self
2024
The Fury
Director
2023
Land of Dreams
43%
Director
2022
Body of Truth
66%
Self
2020
Land of Dreams
Director
2019
The Colony
Director
2019
Looking for Oum Kulthum
60%
Director
2017
Looking for Oum Kulthum
60%
Writer
2017
Aida - Verdi - Salzburg Festival
Stage Director
2017
Roja
100%
Director
2016
Sarah
Director
2016
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
50%
Director
2013
Axis of Light
2011
Women Without Men
63%
Screenplay
2009
Women Without Men
63%
Director
2009
Zarin
20%
Director
2005
9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York
90%
2005
Possessed
65%
Director
2003
Tooba
70%
Director
2002
K
52%
Housekeeper
2002
Passage
Director
2001
Fervor
65%
Director
2000
Rapture
60%
Director
1999
Soliloquy
1999
Soliloquy
Director
1999