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Shirin Neshat — Mystified
Shirin Neshat

Mystified

"Mystified" by Shirin Neshat is a striking gelatin silver print enhanced with ink, characteristic of the Iranian-American artist's iconic visual language. The work likely features a close-up portrait of a woman adorned with intricate Farsi calligraphy inscribed directly onto the skin, merging text and body into a powerful statement on identity, femininity, and cultural duality. Through this fusion of photography and handwritten ink, Neshat explores the tensions between tradition and modernity, silence and expression, within the context of Islamic culture and womanhood.

Medium
gelatin silver print and ink

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 15, 2015

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Shirin Neshat, Mystified

"Mystified" by Shirin Neshat is a striking gelatin silver print enhanced with ink, characteristic of the Iranian-American artist's iconic visual language. The work likely features a close-up portrait of a woman adorned with intricate Farsi calligraphy inscribed directly onto the skin, merging text and body into a powerful statement on identity, femininity, and cultural duality. Through this fusion of photography and handwritten ink, Neshat explores the tensions between tradition and modernity, silence and expression, within the context of Islamic culture and womanhood.

Medium
gelatin silver print and ink
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Political, Photograph, Iranian, Mixed Media, Ink, Portrait, Feminist, Powerful, Black and White, Contemporary

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