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Shirin Neshat's 'Women of Allah' Series

Watch and read the following:

A. ‘Art in Exhile’ Ted Talk. Retrieved 31 July 2017

https://www.ted.com/talks/shirin_neshat_art_in_exile

 

B. Read ‘Shirin Neshat’ in Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society’. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

http://signsjournal.org/shirin-neshat/

 

C. ‘Shirin Neshat’ National Museum of Women in the Arts. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

https://nmwa.org/explore/artist-profiles/shirin-neshat

 

D. ‘Shirin Neshat’ biographical information. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

http://www.artnet.com/artists/shirin-neshat/

 

Respond to the following questions:

1. Choose two of Shirin Neshat’s works. Select one example from the video and another one  from among the online readings. At least one of her artworks should be from the Women of Allah series (a total of two works).

 

2. Who is the intended audience for this artist’s work?

A) Identify two different kinds of viewers (e.g. western viewers – men and women, women of any geographic origin, western women, etc.) and how you identify her target audience. Consider how this artist’s work is available, where and by whom.

 

B) What message(s) are intended for each viewer? Do they differ? Be specific and refer to particular evidence from this artist’s work to support your answer. One paragraph per viewer.

 

3. How would you articulate Shirin Neshat’s conception of her role as an artist today? How do the works you chose relate to her understanding of the social role and an artist today? One paragraph.

The above is due as a single pdf when the dossier is due.