An Evening with Visual Artist Shirin Neshat Tuesday, April 25, 7 p.m. Bovard Auditorium Shirin Neshat, born in Iran and based in New York City, is one of the most prominent living artists. Her work probes issues of gender, power, displacement, protest, identity, and the space between the personal and the political. Neshat’s photography, video installations, and films have been shown at museums and festivals across the globe, and she has been awarded the International Award at the Venice Biennale, the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival, and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. In a wide-ranging and inspiring talk, Neshat will discuss the role of art and freedom of expression in an enlightened and just society.
Related Event: A Film Screening with Shirin Neshat Wednesday, April 26, 7 p.m. The Ray Stark Family Theatre, School of Cinematic Arts 108 Shirin Neshat will present a screening of one of her projects, followed by a Q&A moderated by Linda Komaroff, curator of Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Organized by Laurie A. Brand (Middle East Studies), Sherin Guirguis (Art and Design), Afaf Nash (Middle East Studies), and Renee Almassizadeh (Middle East Studies).
Shirin Neshat, Rebellious Silence, 1994 Courtesy of Gladstone Gallery
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