Shahryar Nashat

Shahryar Nashat is a Swiss-Iranian contemporary artist known for his multidisciplinary practice encompassing video, sculpture, and installation that interrogates the body, desire, labor, and commodity culture. His work often explores the aestheticization of pain, vulnerability, and physical transformation, drawing on references from medicine, sports, and consumer culture. Nashat has exhibited internationally at major institutions including the Centre Pompidou, the Hammer Museum, and the New Museum, and is considered a significant voice in contemporary conceptual art.