Shirin Neshat Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Art is our weapon. Â Culture is a form of resistance.”
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“Art is no crime. It's every artist's responsibility to make art that is meaningful”
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“In this Western world that we have, culture risks being [only] a form of entertainment.”
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“Every Iranian artist, in one form or another, is political. Politics have defined our lives.”
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“I'm really interested in social justice, and if an artist has a certain power of being heard and voicing something important, it's right to do it. It could still be done in such a way that it's not aggressive or overly didactic. I'm trying to find that form.”
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“Magical realism allows an artist like myself to inject layers of meaning without being obvious. In American culture, where there is freedom of expression, this approach may seem forced, unnecessary and misunderstood. But this system of communication has become very Iranian.”
-- Shirin Neshat
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