Art Gallery of NSW Presents
Shirin Neshat Work
Friday December 16, 2005
New York Iranian artist Shirin Neshat presents a powerful video installation at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from today until January 29. Neshat's two-screen video installation, Tooba, 2002, is described as a mystical fable setting women and men in opposition with a sacred tree, the Tooba, in an enclosed garden as a sign of a "spiritual longing for paradise and a quest for political power." (Picture: Shirin Neshat Tooba Series 2002, cibachrome print courtesy Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York.)
Says Neshat: "The idea is that they are transcending everyday life and moving into something greater."
The dramatic installation explores issues such as the immigrant experience, the position of women in contemporary society and the complexities of Islam, and is accompanied by a selection of compelling photographs from other series by this politically and socially aware artist.
The work of Tehran-born Neshat is considered among the most lyrical of contemporary Islamic art.
The Art Gallery of NSW is open 10am to 5pm seven days a week (closed Christmas Day and Easter Friday) with Art After Hours until 9pm every Wednesday.
Says Neshat: "The idea is that they are transcending everyday life and moving into something greater."
The dramatic installation explores issues such as the immigrant experience, the position of women in contemporary society and the complexities of Islam, and is accompanied by a selection of compelling photographs from other series by this politically and socially aware artist.
The work of Tehran-born Neshat is considered among the most lyrical of contemporary Islamic art.
The Art Gallery of NSW is open 10am to 5pm seven days a week (closed Christmas Day and Easter Friday) with Art After Hours until 9pm every Wednesday.
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