Shirin Neshat (English, Italian, Paperback, 1994. 1st Softc)

In Shirin Neshat's photographs, Persian calligraphic script is transcribed over black and white depictions of the exposed faces, hands, and feet of Iranian women. In her video works, swarms of women in black hijabs ululate, a man in a white dress shirt and black pants sings to an all-male audience, and a lone, nearly invisible woman chants to herself in a darkened house. Always aesthetically compelling, Neshat's work is equally thematically ambiguous, never settling on a simple or singular meaning, never offering social commentary within prescribed limits. Though focused on the particulars of sex segregation and the suppression of women in contemporary Iran, Neshat underscores the relevance of her poetic, disturbing, moving ensembles to a broader culture. This monograph documents and provides critical insight into the evolution of her work.

General

Imprint:	Edizioni Charta Srl
Country of origin:	Italy
Release date:	March 2009
First published:	2002
Authors:	RoseLee Goldberg • Giorgio Verzotti
Dimensions:	280 x 240 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
Edition:	1994. 1st Softc
ISBN-13:	978-88-8158-360-7
Languages:	English • Italian
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Individual photographers Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Special kinds of photography > Video photography Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General
LSN:	88-8158-360-7
Barcode:	9788881583607

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