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    Auditorium
    Sunday, May 20, 2018, 3:00 PM — 4:30 PM

    A Conversation with Shirin Neshat

    The Henry is proud to host this program with celebrated artist Shirin Neshat, who is in Seattle for the U.S. premiere of her film Looking for Oum Kulthum (2017) at the Seattle International Film Festival. Two of Neshat’s photographs were recently on view in our exhibition The Time. The Place: Contemporary Art from the Collection.
    Shirin Neshat will talk with UW faculty Samad Alavi (NELC) and Sonal Khullar (Art History) about Looking for Oum Kulthum. Born in 1957 in Qazin, Iran, Neshat is a contemporary Iranian visual artist who has done work in film, art, and photography. She left Iran before the 1979 Revolution and began studying at the University of California, Berkeley. Her films tend to be abstract and left to interpretation, revolving around themes of gender, identity, and society. Her artwork has been included at the Tate Gallery in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. She currently lives and works in New York.
    You can purchase tickets for the screenings of Looking for Oum Kulthum at www.siff.net.

    SATURDAY, MAY 19 6:00 PM | Lincoln Square


    SUNDAY, MAY 20 11:00 AM | AMC Pacific Place

    Samad Alavi is Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington. Sonal Khullar is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Washington. SIFF-Iranian Film Initiative is organized by a committee led by NELC faculty Shahrzad Shams and consists of community members from among Friends of NELC Persian and Iranian Studies Program.
    Learn more about the works by Shirin Neshat in the Henry collection by visiting our online database.
    CREDITS

    This public event is sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, the Persian and Iranian Studies Program, the School of Art + Art History + Design of the University of Washington, and the Seattle International Film Festival, Iranian Film Initiative.

    ADMISSION

    Pre-registration for this event is at capacity. Any unclaimed seats will be released to the public at 2:50pm.

    ACCESS
    This event is public.
    ACCESSIBILITY
    The Henry is a place for all visitors to enjoy, learn, and be inspired. The museum is fully accessible by wheelchair, and we strive to provide services and accommodations for anyone who needs assistance. Please notify the staff of particular needs or concerns you may have. If you need ASL services, please make your request two weeks in advance of your visit.

    Still from the film Looking for Oum Kulthum. 

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    <p>Rirkrit Tiravanija (Argentina, Thailand, born 1961). Untitled (Demonstration no. 146). 2006. Pencil drawing on paper. Henry Art Gallery, gift of David Hoberman, Los Angeles, 2014.286. Image courtesy of the artist and Gavin Brown's Enterprise.<br /></p>
    Exhibitions

    The Time. The Place. Contemporary Art from the Collection

    Nov 4, 2017 - Mar 25/Apr 22, 2018*