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Portrait of Shirin Neshat, 2014. Photo by Rodolfo Martinez


Shirin Neshat
Still from Munis, 2008
Single-channel video installation
Color. Sound
Running time: 12:45 minutes
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Shirin Neshat
Roja (The Book of Kings), 2012
Ink on LE gelatin silver print
60 x 45 in. (152.4 x 114.3 cm)
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Shirin Neshat
Allegiance with Wakefulness (Women of Allah), 1994
Ink on RC print
46 3/4 x 37 1/8 in. (118.7 x 94.3 cm)
Photograph taken by Cynthia Preston
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Shirin Neshat
Speechless (Women of Allah), 1996
Ink on RC print
46 3/4 x 33 7/8 in. (118.7 x 86 cm)
Photograph taken by Larry Barns
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Shirin Neshat
Untitled (Women of Allah), 1996
Ink on RC print
47 7/8 x 33 1/4 in. (121.6 x 84.5 cm)
Photograph taken by Larry Barns
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Shirin Neshat
Rapture Series, 1999
Gelatin silver print
42 1/2 x 67 1/2 in. (108 x 171.5 cm)
Photograph taken by Larry Barns
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Shirin Neshat
Nida (The Book of Kings), 2012
Ink on LE gelatin silver print
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Photograph taken by Larry Barns
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Shirin Neshat
Muhammed (The Book of Kings), 2012
Ink on LE gelatin silver print
60 x 45 in. (152.4 x 114.3 cm)
Photograph taken by Larry Barns
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Shirin Neshat
Ahmed (Our House Is on Fire), 2013
Ink on digital chromogenic print
62 1/8 x 40 1/4 in. (157.8 x 102.2 cm)
Photograph taken by Larry Barns
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Shirin Neshat
Rahim (Our House Is on Fire), 2013
Ink on digital chromogenic print
60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm)
Photograph taken by Larry Barns
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Shirin Neshat
Bahram (The Book of Kings), 2012
Acrylic on LE gelatin silver print
99 x 49 ½ in. (251.5 x 125.7)
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Shirin Neshat
Offered Eyes (Women of Allah), 1993
Ink on RC print
52 3/8 x 36 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (133 x 92.1 x 4.8 cm), framed
© Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels


Installation view of Shirin Neshat: Facing History at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2015.
Left to right: Speechless (Women of Allah), 1996; excerpt from The Height of Wakefulness by Tahereh Saffarzadeh, translated by Farzaneh Milani
Artwork © Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC


Installation view of Shirin Neshat: Facing History at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2015.
Works from the Women of Allah series.
Left to right: Bonding, 1995; Grace Under Duty, 1994
Artwork © Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC


Installation view of Shirin Neshat: Facing History at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2015.
Stills of Fervor, 2000
Artwork © Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC


Installation view of Shirin Neshat: Facing History at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2015.
Works from The Book of Kings series, 2012
Artwork © Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC


Installation view of Shirin Neshat: Facing History at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2015.
Works from the Our House Is on Fire series, 2013.
Left to right: Souad, Nady, Mahmoud, Wafaa, Hassan, Ahmed, Jamal, Ghada
Artwork © Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC


Installation view of Shirin Neshat: Facing History at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2015.
Works from The Book of Kings series, 2012.
Left to right: Amir, Bahram, Sherief
Artwork © Shirin Neshat. Courtesy Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC