Intertwined with sattarehs personal story is her unique perspective on the iranian political and social upheaval that have rocked iran throughout the twentieth century, from the 1953 americanbacked coup that toppled democratic premier mossadegh to the brutal regime of the shah and ayatollah khomeinis fanatic and antiwestern islamic. Louis blues tampa bay lightning toronto maple leafs vancouver canucks vegas golden knights washington capitals. Neshats ibrahim patriots, from the book of kings series, 2012. Full text of the book of twelve prophets commonly called. Shirin neshats book of kings captures the faces of the arab spring. Shirin neshat installation view of the book of kings at faurschou foundation beijing photo. See more ideas about portrait, art and a level art. As a human, i believe there should be no objection for the name of a historic king to appear in the language of his land for reference, as is very routinely practiced in wikipedia. The iran she knows is filled with poetry and mysticism. Full text of the book of twelve prophets commonly called the minor see other formats.
Neshat described it as needing to complicate things in order to keep a balance between whats real and whats not. In describing henry rollins, the tendency is to try to squeeze as many labels as possible into a single sentence but if henry rollins could be reduced. But that is not the world that shirin neshat knows. In a recent canadian talk, the exiled iranian artist shirin neshat took on. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book of samuel, which biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in. Born in iran, neshat emigrated to the united states in 1974 at the age of 17, and today has photographs, films, and videos in museum collections across the country. Philadelphia flyers pittsburgh penguins san jose sharks st. Shirin neshats large photo series the book of kings is inspired by the 60,000 verse poem shahnameh the book of kings from the eleventh century by the.
Shirin neshats solo show the book of kings at faurschou foundation in beijing, china features a new body of. Shirin neshat, roja patriots, from the book of kings series, 2012, ink on le. Movies move us like nothing else can, whether theyre scary, funny, dramatic, romantic or anywhere inbetween. Divided into three groupsthe masses, the patriots, and the villainsneshats portraits of iranian and arab youth comprise black and white photographs with. Its her saying, so what i have left is the world, which strikes me as a statement of some mysticism, coming from some other place perhaps, and then into the world, so that the art she makes is her balance between here and there.