The Parrish Art Museum presents Shirin Neshat's 'Born of Fire', the internationally renowned artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the New York area in 20 years and first ever on the East End of Long Island. Opening April 20, 2025, the exhibition provides a non-linear survey of Neshat’s artistic development through four significant bodies of work: Women of Allah (1993–97), The Book of Kings (2012), Land of Dreams (2019), and The Fury (2022–23). Presented together, these bodies of work trace the evolution of Neshat’s practice, exploring themes of female empowerment, political resistance, and displacement through photography, video, and film, and highlight her distinctive use of poetic imagery, calligraphy, and deep personal storytelling. The presentation also features a small gallery dedicated to Neshat’s private collection of work by fellow artists from the Middle East and friends, such as Marina Abramović and Robert Longo.
