Iranian artist Shirin Neshat on her life in exile and her latest work “The Fury” | TED Radio Hour

Iranian-born visual artist Shirin Neshat is seen as a powerful voice for Iranian women… but her art has never been shown in Iran. For TED Radio Hour, she speaks with host Manoush Zomorodi on life in exile, how her acclaimed and controversial art is shaped by politics, and her hope for the ongoing protest movement in Iran.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Protests in Iran
03:26 - Themes in Neshat's work
04:45- Neshat's recent work: "The Fury"
10:06 - Addressing criticisms
12:13 - Neshat's childhood and early adulthood
14:56 - Life in the U.S. during the 1979 Iranian Revolution
17:26 - Returning to Iran in 1990
19:04 - Living in a state of nostalgia
21:40 - Making political art
22:49 - Creating "Women of Allah"
24:58 - Creating "Turbulent"
26:36 - Creating "Women Without Men"
29:25 - On returning to Iran