Shirin

Neshat

on

the

Uprisings

in

Iran

in

Frieze

Magazine

In her interview by Sean Burns in Frieze Magazine, Shirin Neshat discusses the personal and political forces that have shaped her art, focusing on her experience as an Iranian woman living in exile. She explains how her move to the US and return to Iran after the 1979 revolution led to a “profound shock,” which became the foundation for her Women of Allah series. Neshat talks about navigating dual identities and how she often works “within the paradox,” capturing both Eastern and Western perspectives. The conversation covers her shift into filmmaking, her ongoing engagement with poetry, and her belief that “art is not necessarily a solution, but it opens a space for dialogue.” It’s a candid reflection on an artistic journey defined by dislocation, resistance, and creative reinvention.