{"product_id":"neshat-shirin-untitled-chest-from-unveiling-series","title":"Neshat Shirin - Untitled (Chest) — from Unveiling series","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"43\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eUntitled (Chest) — from Unveiling series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1993 — new limited edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"43\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shirin Neshat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Untitled (Chest), from Unveiling series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unveiling (1993)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Archival pigment print with matte varnish seal and silkscreen calligraphy layer on Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White 410gsm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42 × 33.2 cm (unframed)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed \"Shirin Neshat\" lower right\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertificate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certificate of Authenticity included\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unframed\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"806\" data-start=\"389\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"405\" data-start=\"389\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUntitled (Chest)\u003c\/em\u003e (1993\/2024) is one of the most intimate and formally powerful images in Shirin Neshat's \u003cem\u003eUnveiling\u003c\/em\u003e series — a close-up of a woman's chest and throat, the skin covered entirely in two registers of Farsi script: a dense layer of fine handwritten text drawn from the poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad, Iran's most celebrated and most radical feminist poet, overlaid in the centre by larger, bolder calligraphic characters that dominate the image with the authority of a declaration. The face is not shown. The body is the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eUnveiling\u003c\/em\u003e series (1993) was among the first bodies of work Neshat produced after her return to Iran in 1990 following seventeen years in exile — a confrontation with a country she no longer fully recognised, and with the political and religious transformation of women's lives under the Islamic Republic. Rather than condemning the veil or adopting a straightforwardly Western feminist position, Neshat constructed images of profound ambiguity: the covered and the uncovered body are both sites of inscription, both subjected to the text of ideology and the text of resistance simultaneously. The calligraphy is not censorship — it is language claiming the body as its own territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eForugh Farrokhzad (1935–1967) — the poet whose words cover this body — was a watershed figure in Iranian literature: a woman who wrote openly about desire, autonomy, and the female body in a cultural context that demanded silence, and whose death at 32 in a car accident ended a career that had already permanently changed Iranian poetry. Her presence on the skin of Neshat's subjects connects the photographic image to a longer tradition of women's resistance in Iranian culture, and makes the text as much a portrait as the body it covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis edition translates Neshat's uniting of photography and handwritten calligraphy into print form, with a silkscreen calligraphy layer applied over the archival pigment base — produced in close collaboration with the artist at Make-Ready, London. Printed on Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White 410gsm, signed by the artist lower right, numbered 42\/96 from an edition of 96, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Box-sc-15se88d-0 caIGcn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Box-sc-15se88d-0 Text-sc-18gcpao-0  cxWOSI\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"S1PPyQ\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1248\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1251\"\u003e✔ Worldwide shipping from France\u003cbr data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1286\"\u003e✔ Professional packaging with insurance\u003cbr data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1328\"\u003e✔ Tracking number included for secure delivery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"S1PPyQ\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Collection Neshat Shirin\" href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/collection-shirin-neshat-photographie-contemporaine-identite-feminine-et-culture-iranienne\"\u003e➡️ \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca title=\"Collection Neshat Shirin\" href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/collection-shirin-neshat-photographie-contemporaine-identite-feminine-et-culture-iranienne\"\u003eView all available works by Neshat Shirin \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1016\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"Contact\"\u003e➡️ C\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"Contact\"\u003eontact us for any inquiries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"462\"\u003eFAQ \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original Shirin Neshat print?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original archival pigment print with silkscreen calligraphy layer, signed by the artist, numbered \/96, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the Unveiling series?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnveiling\u003c\/em\u003e (1993) is a landmark series of black-and-white photographs by Shirin Neshat exploring the politics of women's lives in Islamic countries, integrating text from the radical Iranian feminist poet Forugh Farrokhzad. Rather than criticising the veil, the works probe its complexity, resisting the transposition of Western feminist politics onto Islamic cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is Forugh Farrokhzad?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForugh Farrokhzad (1935–1967) is Iran's most celebrated and most radical feminist poet — a watershed figure who wrote openly about desire, autonomy, and the female body, permanently changing Iranian literature before her death at 32. Her poetry is the text inscribed on the skin of Neshat's subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the edition size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e96 impressions. This example is numbered \/96.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho produced this print?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMake-Ready, a London-based fine art print studio, in close collaboration with Shirin Neshat — ensuring the artist's direct involvement in every aspect of the edition's production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs a certificate of authenticity included?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — included with every impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — worldwide, with museum-grade flat packaging, full insurance, and shipment tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1521\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou might also love \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/kaws?_pos=2\u0026amp;_psq=kaws\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eKaws\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e— explore the collection !\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shirin Neshat","offers":[{"title":"42 × 33.2 cm","offer_id":54456448057690,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/Untitled_Chest_fromUnveilingseries.png?v=1784723367","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/fr\/products\/neshat-shirin-untitled-chest-from-unveiling-series","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}