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> [Art is no crime. It's every artist's responsibility to make art that is meaningful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/art-is-no-crime-it-s-every-artist-s-responsibility-to-make-art-that/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

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## More by Shirin Neshat

> [I find that through the study of women, you get to the heart - the truth - of the culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/i-find-that-through-the-study-of-women-you-get-to-the-heart-the-truth/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [Being political is an integral part of being Iranian. Our lives are defined by politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/being-political-is-an-integral-part-of-being-iranian-our-lives-are/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/i-believe-we-don-t-need-to-widen-the-divide-between-the-west-and/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/we-re-either-awake-or-we-re-sleeping-during-the-time-that-we-re-awake/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [Every Iranian artist dreams of the black market. We don't care about making money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/every-iranian-artist-dreams-of-the-black-market-we-don-t-care-about/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/art-is-our-weapon-culture-is-a-form-of-resistance/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [Poets use metaphors and symbolism to construct images. I construct my images in the same way, except that I am using a different form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/poets-use-metaphors-and-symbolism-to-construct-images-i-construct-my/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/i-m-really-interested-in-social-justice-and-if-an-artist-has-a/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [Beautiful woman wrapped in chadors, with huge machine guns in their hands. Brilliant, shocking, amazingly contradictory images. They compelled me to deeply investigate these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/beautiful-woman-wrapped-in-chadors-with-huge-machine-guns-in-their/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [ In this Western world that we have, culture risks being \[only\] a form of entertainment. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/in-this-western-world-that-we-have-culture-risks-being-only-a-form-of/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [My mother is my last point of security in relation to my past, and if that breaks, I will not ever have that type…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/my-mother-is-my-last-point-of-security-in-relation-to-my-past-and-if/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [To me, editing is not something you can do in a rush because the artists themselves are not always their own best editors. Time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/to-me-editing-is-not-something-you-can-do-in-a-rush-because-the/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [Magical realism allows an artist like myself to inject layers of meaning without being obvious. In American culture, where there is freedom of expression,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/magical-realism-allows-an-artist-like-myself-to-inject-layers-of/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/you-re-faced-with-creation-you-re-faced-with-something-very/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

> [There is nothing negative about a group of people crying out for democracy - and if my voice counts, I will be vocal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-neshat/there-is-nothing-negative-about-a-group-of-people-crying-out-for/)

[Shirin Neshat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-neshat/)

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