Shirin Neshat
Iranian artist, film director, and photographer · United States · On the map · Artists · Born 1957 · age 69
Shirin Neshat is an Iranian photographer and visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography.
Shirin Neshat is read about 126 times a day, in 36 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2019Goethe MedalAward2017Praemium ImperialeAward2009Silver LionAward1957Born26 March 1957
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Orsolya Tóth Shirin directed Women Without Men (2010)
Shahrnush Parsipur Shirin directed Women Without Men (2010)
Sheila Vand Also in Land of Dreams and The Colony
Pegah Ferydoni Shirin directed Women Without Men (2010)
Fahri Yardım Produced Land of Dreams (2022)
Navíd Akhavan Shirin directed Women Without Men (2010)
Bijan Daneshmand Shirin directed Women Without Men (2010)
Shabnam Tolouei Shirin directed Women Without Men (2010)
Youssef Nabil Shirin directed Women Without Men (2010)
Yasmin Raeis Shirin directed Looking for Oum Kulthum (2018)
Neda Rahmanian Shirin directed Looking for Oum Kulthum (2018)
Also in Deutsch
Media & music
Awards
About this person
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.
Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1957 · age 69
