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The Un-Private Collection: Artist as Activist

The Un-Private Collection: Artist as Activist

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library


The Un-Private Collection: Artist as Activist

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

ratings:
Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Dec 11, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Co-presented with The Broad museumThe Un-Private Collection:Artist as ActivistShirin NeshatIn conversation with Christy MacLearWorld-renowned visual artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat’s provocative yet poetic work addresses issues of social repression among women, in her native Iran and beyond. Through haunting allegory and imagery, she portrays women as complex individuals with desires and ambitions, who move between intense private feelings and public life. Reachingbeyond her own identity, Neshat also addresses broader concerns about cultural beliefs and the power of the erotic.*Click here to see photos from the program!
Released:
Dec 11, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.