Full text of the book of twelve prophets commonly called. In describing henry rollins, the tendency is to try to squeeze as many labels as possible into a single sentence but if henry rollins could be reduced. Neshat described it as needing to complicate things in order to keep a balance between whats real and whats not. Full text of the book of twelve prophets commonly called the minor see other formats. There was euphoria that the people of iran could talk back to the fanatics and. Shirin neshats large photo series the book of kings is inspired by the 60,000 verse poem shahnameh the book of kings from the eleventh century by the. Divided into three groupsthe masses, the patriots, and the villainsneshats portraits of iranian and arab youth comprise black and white photographs with. Shirin neshats solo show the book of kings at faurschou foundation in beijing, china features a new body of.
Born in iran, neshat emigrated to the united states in 1974 at the age of 17, and today has photographs, films, and videos in museum collections across the country. Shirin neshat, roja patriots, from the book of kings series, 2012, ink on le. Shirin neshat installation view of the book of kings at faurschou foundation beijing photo. But that is not the world that shirin neshat knows. Its her saying, so what i have left is the world, which strikes me as a statement of some mysticism, coming from some other place perhaps, and then into the world, so that the art she makes is her balance between here and there. Philadelphia flyers pittsburgh penguins san jose sharks st. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book of samuel, which biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in. Louis blues tampa bay lightning toronto maple leafs vancouver canucks vegas golden knights washington capitals.
See more ideas about portrait, art and a level art. Movies move us like nothing else can, whether theyre scary, funny, dramatic, romantic or anywhere inbetween. Intertwined with sattarehs personal story is her unique perspective on the iranian political and social upheaval that have rocked iran throughout the twentieth century, from the 1953 americanbacked coup that toppled democratic premier mossadegh to the brutal regime of the shah and ayatollah khomeinis fanatic and antiwestern islamic. Neshats ibrahim patriots, from the book of kings series, 2012. The iran she knows is filled with poetry and mysticism. As a human, i believe there should be no objection for the name of a historic king to appear in the language of his land for reference, as is very routinely practiced in wikipedia. In a recent canadian talk, the exiled iranian artist shirin neshat took on. Shirin neshats book of kings captures the faces of the arab spring.