Shirin Neshat translates Iranian history through art

Name: Shirin Neshat translates Iranian history through art
Uploaded: 2015-06-24T23:18:57Z
Duration: P308S
Description: For Shirin Neshat, "art became a kind of an excuse to build a relationship, even from a distance," to her homeland and history. Neshat grew up in pre-revolutionary Iran, then came to the U.S. as a student in the 1970s and is now an internationally recognized artist. She joins Jeffrey Brown to look at her latest exhibit, "Facing History" at Washington's Hirshhorn Museum.

Clip: 06/24/2015 | 5m 8s

For Shirin Neshat, "art became a kind of an excuse to build a relationship, even from a distance," to her homeland and history. Neshat grew up in pre-revolutionary Iran, then came to the U.S. as a student in the 1970s and is now an internationally recognized artist. She joins Jeffrey Brown to look at her latest exhibit, "Facing History" at Washington's Hirshhorn Museum.

Aired: 06/24/15

Rating: NR

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Shirin Neshat translates Iranian history through art

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