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Above the Fold Shirin Neshat’s ‘Land of Dreams’ is an absurdist journey into our subconscious minds The Iranian artist has lived in the U.S. in self-imposed exile for 40 years. But she hasn't turned her lens to American society until now,... by Hannah Ongley Conversations Performa founder RoseLee Goldberg and artist Shirin Neshat reflect on the performance art biennial Performance art maven RoseLee Goldberg meets Shirin Neshat at her downtown New York home and discuss taking risks and performance art’s place in art history. by Justin Polera
Above the Fold Shirin Neshat’s ‘Land of Dreams’ is an absurdist journey into our subconscious minds The Iranian artist has lived in the U.S. in self-imposed exile for 40 years. But she hasn't turned her lens to American society until now,... by Hannah Ongley
Conversations Performa founder RoseLee Goldberg and artist Shirin Neshat reflect on the performance art biennial Performance art maven RoseLee Goldberg meets Shirin Neshat at her downtown New York home and discuss taking risks and performance art’s place in art history. by Justin Polera