Shirin Neshat

American and Iranian video artist and photographer
American, b. born 1957
Shirin Neshat is an American and Iranian video artist and photographer whose various works question the role of femininity in Islamic fundamentalist society and examine differences between the East and West. Her video works address the meaning of the chador and other veils and barriers in Islamic culture. Her work was included in the 1999 Venice Biennale and the 2000 Whitney Biennial.