Shirin Neshat: From Photography to Cinema
Regents’ Lecture
Presented by the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities
Born in Iran and educated at Berkeley, New York–based artist Shirin Neshat has received international acclaim for her photographs, video installations, and films addressing the identities of Muslim women worldwide. She was a 2000 MATRIX artist and we have featured her films at the PFA Theater. Among her many awards are the the Golden Lion Award at the 48th Venice Biennale, the Hiroshima Freedom Prize, and the Silver Lion Best Director Award at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.
Admission free. Please enter through Sculpture Garden on Durant Avenue.
Berkeley Art Museum
Woo Hon Fai Hall
2626 Bancroft Way
2625 Durant Avenue
Between College and Telegraph
bampfa@berkeley.edu
(510)642-0808
