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Shirin Neshat translates Iranian history through art

Shirin Neshat translates Iranian political unrest through an artistic lens

Aired 06/24/2015 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Shirin Neshat translates Iranian history through art

Clip: 6/24/2015 | 5m 8s

Shirin Neshat translates Iranian political unrest through an artistic lens

For Shirin Neshat, "art became a kind of an excuse to build a relationship, even from a distance," to her homeland and history. Neshat grew up in pre-revolutionary Iran, then came to the U.S. as a student in the 1970s and is now an internationally recognized artist. She joins Jeffrey Brown to look at her latest exhibit, "Facing History" at Washington's Hirshhorn Museum.

Aired 06/24/2015 | Rating NR

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