Join Shirin Neshat for the launch of DREAMERS, her new book published by Ivorypress. Neshat will be joined in conversation by Phong Bui, artist and Brooklyn Rail publisher.
SHIRIN NESHAT IN CONVERSATION WITH PHONG BUI
Thursday, December 20, from 6 pm to 8 pm.
Printed Matter
231 Eleventh Avenue, at 26th Street, New York City.
Shirin Neshat, Dreamers. Image courtesy Ivorypress.
Recalling the structure of Barbara (the recent Mathieu Amalric feature), Shirin Neshat’s LOOKING FOR OUM KULTHUM is a “visually dazzling film-within-a-film about an artist-filmmaker who attempts to make a film about her hero, the legendary female Arab singer Oum Kulthum. Neshat’s heroine, Mitra, struggles as she dares to cross lines in a conservative, male-dominated society—reflecting the obstacles faced by Neshat and Kulthum themselves.”*
The screening—co-presented with Otis College of Art and Design—will be followed by a Q & A with Neshat.
LOOKING FOR OUM KULTHUM, Tuesday, June 5, at 7:30 pm.
* hammer.ucla.edu/looking-for-oum-kulthum-with-shirin-neshat
