{"product_id":"shirin-neshat-mourners-from-the-book-of-kings-exhibition-catalogue-9786055815271","title":"Shirin Neshat Mourners from the Book of Kings Exhibition Catalogue","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Heinz Peter Scwerfel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dirimart\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dirimart\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Individual Artists - Monographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Shirin Neshat exhibition \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Will Greet the Sun Again \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis at the Broad Museum Los Angeles from 19 Oct 2019 - 16 February 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirin Neshat: Mourners from the Book of Kings \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efeatures 14 stunning photographs inscribed with Persian writing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis catalogue was published within the context of Shirin Neshat exhibition curated by Heinz Peter Schwerfel that took place on May 10-June 15, 2013 at Dirimart Nisantasi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Neshat's \"Mourners\" from her The Book of Kings series, inspired by the epic Shahnameh by Ferdowsi (940-1020), are based on portraits of individuals residing in the slums of Cairo, where the promise of freedom and democracy following the uprising against the Mubarak regime failed to materialize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inscribed with Persian handwriting, the artist's black and white portraits confront the viewer with human bodies that face a struggle against hegemony in this overly politicized region marked by covert violence and suppression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Schwerfel writes, \"This art, beyond the political engagement of Iran's Green Movement and the mystique of the Arab Spring, is shaped by two opposing rhetorical systems that currently feud with each other on a global scale.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shirin Neshat's works have been exhibited in museums such as \u003cb\u003eStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Serpentine Gallery, \u003c\/b\u003eLondon \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamburger Bahnhof, \u003c\/b\u003eBerlin\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(Germany) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalker Art Center, \u003c\/b\u003eMinneapolis\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(USA) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal, \u003c\/b\u003eMontreal\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(Canada) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetroit Institute of Arts, \u003c\/b\u003eDetroit (USA) \u003cbr\u003e She has held exhibitions at the\u003cb\u003e Hirshhorn Museum \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Sculpture Garden, \u003c\/b\u003eWashington, DC (USA) \u003cbr\u003e She participated in the \u003cb\u003e48th Venice Biennial (1999); Whitney Biennial (2000); Documenta XI (2002); and Prospect 1 New Orleans (2009). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Awards she was granted are: \u003cb\u003e Grand Prize at the Gwangju Biennial (2000); \u003cbr\u003e the First International Award at the 48th Venice Biennale (1999); \u003cbr\u003e Hiroshima Freedom Prize (2005); \u003cbr\u003e Dorothy and Lillian Gish Award (2006). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2009, Neshat made her first feature film titled Woman Without Men, and was awarded with Silver Lion prize for Best Director at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is shown again at the Quad cinema New York in October 2019 .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her feature film \u003ci\u003eLooking For Oum Kulthum\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) crafts a visually dazzling, multi-planed mirror between the mid-century Egyptian diva and the contemporary film director seeking a creative connection with her. It is being screened at important festivals all around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Neshat's current photo series include \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Kings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur House is on Fire \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(2013), and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Home of My Eyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (2015","brand":"Dirimart","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45050106249367,"sku":"9786055815271","price":1967.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9786055815271.webp?v=1769226403","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/shirin-neshat-mourners-from-the-book-of-kings-exhibition-catalogue-9786055815271","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}