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Foundation Donates Limited Edition Shirin Neshat Prints to Universities Around the World to Encourage Dialogue

Shirin Neshat, Ghada and Sayed, 2013. Images courtesy Gladstone Gallery

Foundation Donates Limited Edition Shirin Neshat Prints to Universities Around the World to Encourage Dialogue


With support from the 黑料网,  created a series of portraits titled a project that explored Egypt in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.  two limited edition prints from this series to thirty-three colleges and universities around the world.

鈥嬧淣eshat's project embodies 黑料网鈥檚 own belief that art could change the dialogue for challenging international issues,鈥 said Christy MacLear, executive director of the 黑料网. 鈥淥ur goal with this donation is to encourage dialogue about the portraits鈥 artistic, cultural, and political value while also creating an opportunity for academic departments to collaborate with school museums and galleries.鈥

The selected institutions submitted proposals on how they would incorporate the portraits into their curriculum in a way that was committed to using them to foster challenging conversations on a range of issues. A few innovative ideas include displaying the prints in and using them as case studies for human rights issues, and hosting a panel discussion on Christianity, Islam, and Judaism at .