{"product_id":"9781588345097","title":"Shirin Neshat: Facing History","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her mesmerizing films and photographs, Shirin Neshat (Iranian-American, b. 1957, Qazvin) examines the nuances of power and identity in the Islamic world—particularly in her native country of Iran, where she lived until 1975. \u003ci\u003eShirin Neshat: Facing History \u003c\/i\u003eis the companion volume to the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum exhibition of the same name. This beautiful volume presents an array of Neshat's most compelling works and illuminates the points at which cultural and political events have inflected her artistic practice. Included are the \"Women of Allah\" photographs that catapulted the artist to international acclaim in the 1990s; lyrical video installations that immerse the viewer in imagery and sound; and the photographic series \"The Book of Kings\"—including its latest chapter, \u003ci\u003eOur House Is on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, created in the aftermath of the recent Egyptian revolution. Hirshhorn curator Melissa Ho provides an introduction to Neshat's deeply humanistic art, and executive director of the Foundation for Iranian Studies Mahnaz Afkhami contributes a cultural and political history of Iran to contextualize Neshat's work. Commenting on freedom and loss, the art of Shirin Neshat is at once personal, political, and allegorical, and this book is a testament to its enduring power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smithsonian Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040942244080,"sku":"9781588345097","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781588345097_p0.jpg?v=1763807879","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781588345097","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}