Co-presented with The Broad museumThe Un-Private Collection:Artist as ActivistShirin NeshatIn conversation with Christy MacLearWorld-renowned visual artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat’s provocative yet poetic work addresses issues of social repression among women, in her native Iran and beyond. Through haunting allegory and imagery, she portrays women as complex individuals with desires and ambitions, who move between intense private feelings and public life. Reachingbeyond her own identity, Neshat also addresses broader concerns about cultural beliefs and the power of the erotic.*Click here to see photos from the program!
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