Shirin Neshat

Summary

Shirin Neshat is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Qazvin^[2]. She was born on March 26, 1957^[3]. She worked as a photographer^[4], film director^[5], screenwriter^[6], video artist^[7], and filmmaker^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (486 views/month, #7,125 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Shirin Neshat's place of birth was Qazvin^[2].
• Shirin Neshat was born on March 26, 1957^[3].
• Shirin Neshat held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Shirin Neshat held citizenship in Iran^[11].
• Persian was Shirin Neshat's native language^[12].
• Shirin Neshat is identified as part of the Iranian peoples ethnic group^[13].
• Shirin Neshat's professions included photographer^[4].
• Shirin Neshat worked as a film director^[5].
• Shirin Neshat's professions included screenwriter^[6].
• Shirin Neshat's professions included video artist^[7].
• Shirin Neshat worked as a filmmaker^[8].
• Shirin Neshat's professions included video installation artist^[14].
• Shirin Neshat's field of work was writing^[15].
• Shirin Neshat's field of work was photography^[16].
• Shirin Neshat's field of work was documentary film^[17].
• Shirin Neshat's field of work was opera directing^[18].
• Shirin Neshat's field of work was visual arts^[19].
• Shirin Neshat was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[20].
• Shirin Neshat received the Silver Lion^[21].
• Shirin Neshat received the Praemium Imperiale^[22].
• Shirin Neshat received the Goethe Medal^[23].
• Shirin Neshat's religion is recorded as Islam^[24].
• Shirin Neshat is recorded as female^[25].
• Shirin Neshat's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Shirin Neshat is associated with the contemporary art movement^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1957-03-26^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: e9094f32-4e03-44d0-b135-c6a3e3ae96d4^[31]

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Origins and Family

Shirin Neshat's place of birth was Qazvin^[2]. She was born on March 26, 1957^[3]. She is identified as part of the Iranian peoples ethnic group^[13]. Persian was her native language^[12].

Education

Shirin Neshat was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[20]. She earned the academic degree of Master of Fine Arts^[32]. Studied under Sylvia Lark^[33], a painter^[34], 1947–1990^[35], of United States^[36], awarded the CAA Award for Distinction^[37] and Harold Paris^[38], a painter^[39], 1925–1979^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer^[4], film director^[5], screenwriter^[6], video artist^[7], filmmaker^[8], and video installation artist^[14]. Fields of work include writing^[15], a skill^[43]; photography^[16], an artistic technique^[44]; documentary film^[17], a film genre^[45]; opera directing^[18]; and visual arts^[19], a type of arts^[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Lion^[21], a film award category^[47], in Italy^[48], founded in 1953^[49]; Praemium Imperiale^[22], an international award^[50], founded in 1988^[51]; and Goethe Medal^[23], a cultural prize^[52], in Germany^[53], founded in 1955^[54].

Personal Life

Shirin Neshat's religion is recorded as Islam^[24].

Why It Matters

Shirin Neshat ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (486 views/month, #7,125 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

FAQs

Where was Shirin Neshat born?

Born in Qazvin^[2], Shirin Neshat…

What did Shirin Neshat do for work?

Shirin Neshat worked as photographer^[4], film director^[5], screenwriter^[6], video artist^[7], and filmmaker^[8].

Where did Shirin Neshat go to school?

Shirin Neshat was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[20].

What awards did Shirin Neshat receive?

Honors received include Silver Lion^[21], Praemium Imperiale^[22], and Goethe Medal^[23].