The eye painted on a stairway, along with works by other artists, was recently seen in a park on Roosevelt Island. The work “Offered Eyes” is from 1993. On the other side of the East River, to the south, the main building of the United Nations is clearly visible. The “Eyes on Iran” show is expected to run until the end of the year.
Neshat, who is one of Iran’s most prominent artists, has already drawn attention to the Berlin protests with an oversized banner in front of the main entrance to the New National Gallery.
Born in Iran in 1957, the artist lives and works in New York. He has already received awards such as the Golden Lion at the Venice Art Biennale in 1999 and the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2009 as best director.
Protests against the system in Iran have been going on for almost three months. The trigger for the nationwide protests was the death of Iranian Kurdish Mahsa Amini. She died in police custody on September 16 after being arrested by the Morality Police for violating the Islamic dress code.
(SDA)
