Magical realism allows an artist like myself to inject layers of meaning without being obvious. In American culture, where there is freedom of expression, this approach may seem forced, unnecessary and misunderstood. But this system of communication has become very… — 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 Image
Being political is an integral part of being Iranian. Our lives are defined by politics. — Shirin Neshat Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 function as people. We have to control and repress everything that we're fearful of, because it doesn't make sense to go crazy on the streets, but in reality we hide and we hide, repress and repress,… — Shirin Neshat Copy Share
Every Iranian artist dreams of the black market. We don't care about making money. — Shirin Neshat Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
In this Western world that we have, culture risks being [only] a form of entertainment. — Shirin Neshat Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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