Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich shows photographs by Shirin Neshat

In the late 1970s, Shirin Neshat traveled to the United States as a young woman to study art. In her homeland, the Islamic Revolution led to the end of the monarchy, and the severance of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Iran prevented Neshat from returning. It was not until 1990 that she visited Iran and found a new society that was particularly restrictive for women. Under these impressions, Neshat created her first photographs, large-format black-and-white portraits of Muslim women in which violence and poetry are contrasted.

The Pinakothek der Moderne is now showing recent works by Neshat from the photographic series »Land of Dreams« (2019). People between self-confidence and fragility, looking at the viewer, searching for origin and identity. Again, Neshat combines Persian calligraphy with Western portraiture, but for the first time includes video works in her oeuvre. Neshat's haunting works about the intensity and diversity of human experience can be seen through April 24, 2022.