Artist Shirin Neshat’s first regional solo exhibition opens in Qatar

Renowned Iranian American visual artist Shirin Neshat has opened a new retrospective at Qatar’s Arab Museum of Modern Art (Mathaf).

New and existing works by the artist span the entire ground floor of the Mathaf, in an exhibition titled “Afterwards” that will be open through Feb. 15, 2015.

The 57-year-old award-winning artist has held exhibitions across the world, including in Mexico, the US, Germany and Sweden, but this is her first such display in the Middle East.

Pieces includes the major photographic series The Book of Kings (2012) and several video installations, such as OverRuled (2012) and Turbulent (1998), which comment on various historical, cultural and political realities the artist has focused on for the past 30 years.

Original article by Sabina Khatri

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Artist Shirin Neshat’s first regional solo exhibition opens in Qatar