Art is no crime. It's every artist's responsibility to make art that is meaningful — Shirin Neshat Copy Share Image
I find that through the study of women, you get to the heart - the truth - of the culture. — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
Being political is an integral part of being Iranian. Our lives are defined by politics. — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
I believe we don't need to widen the divide between the West and Islam. Rather, we need to build dialogue to encourage tolerance and… — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
We're either awake or we're sleeping. During the time that we're awake, we work very hard at denying things, mainly because we have to… — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
Every Iranian artist dreams of the black market. We don't care about making money. — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
Poets use metaphors and symbolism to construct images. I construct my images in the same way, except that I am using a different form. — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
I'm really interested in social justice, and if an artist has a certain power of being heard and voicing something important, it's right to… — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
Beautiful woman wrapped in chadors, with huge machine guns in their hands. Brilliant, shocking, amazingly contradictory images. They compelled me to deeply investigate these… — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
In this Western world that we have, culture risks being [only] a form of entertainment. — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
My mother is my last point of security in relation to my past, and if that breaks, I will not ever have that type… — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
To me, editing is not something you can do in a rush because the artists themselves are not always their own best editors. Time… — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
Magical realism allows an artist like myself to inject layers of meaning without being obvious. In American culture, where there is freedom of expression,… — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
You're faced with creation, you're faced with something very mysterious and very mystical, whether it's looking at the ocean or being alone in a… — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
There is nothing negative about a group of people crying out for democracy - and if my voice counts, I will be vocal. — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
