Shirin Neshat and the exhibition presence in 2026
Published on 08/25/2026 at 14:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Shirin Neshat continues to anchor museum and biennial-adjacent programming with multiple exhibitions running through mid-2026. Her film trilogy Do U Dare! occupies Palazzo Marin in Venice and appears in the context of the 61st International Art Exhibition, as Goodman Gallery details in its project announcement. Goodman Gallery project text
Exhibitions across Venice and Hiroshima
The Venice project presents Do U Dare! as a trilogy of new video works at Palazzo Marin, curated by Ilaria Bernardi and Bartolomeo Pietromarchi and organized by Associazione Genesi with Banca Ifis, aligning the installation with the Biennale’s 2026 edition. Finestre sull'Arte report
Parallel to Venice, Neshat’s work enters the collection show Collection Exhibition 2026-I at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, on view in Hiroshima from June 27, 2026 to September 23, 2026, as MutualArt’s exhibition overview lists. MutualArt exhibition overview
Museum and collection framing in 2026
Specialist platforms emphasize how institutions frame Neshat’s photographs and films in dialog with broader collections, noting her presence in thematic programs such as Domestic Displacement and lens-based surveys that situate her among artists including William Kentridge and Mona Hatoum. Photography-now artist listing
ArtReview underlines that Do U Dare! remains on view in Venice through September 6, 2026, reinforcing how this trilogy extends her long engagement with exile, Iranian politics and the psychological space between displacement and belonging. ArtReview interview feature
All news and background on Shirin Neshat
Further reports on Shirin Neshat’s exhibitions, screenings and collection presence are available in the AD HOC NEWS archive for readers who follow her politically engaged image-making.
The work core in moving images and photographs
Neshat’s practice spans black-and-white portrait photography, multi-channel video installations and feature-length films that examine gender, religion and state power, often through close-up faces layered with calligraphy or through staged dreamlike narratives.
Where Shirin Neshat stands now
Shirin Neshat’s current exhibition cycle centers on Do U Dare! in Venice and collection presentations such as Collection Exhibition 2026-I in Hiroshima, highlighting how curators continue to position her work within global discourses on displacement and memory.
Key facts on Shirin Neshat
- Artist: Shirin Neshat
- Medium / Genre: Photography and video (conceptual)
- Born: 1957, Qazvin, Iran
- Place(s) of practice: Studio in New York City
- Active since: Late 1980s, with early photographic series emerging in the mid-1990s
- Key work groups: Women of Allah, Passage, Rapture, Land of Dreams
- Current/last exhibition: Do U Dare!, Palazzo Marin, Venice, on view through early September 2026
- Major collections: Tate (London), MoMA (New York), Guggenheim (New York), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Nationalgalerie (Berlin)
- Awards: Silver Lion for Best Director, Venice Film Festival 2009 for Women Without Men; Hiroshima Art Prize 2014
- Next date: Exhibition runs in Venice and Hiroshima within the mid-2026 window
Frequently asked questions about Shirin Neshat
Where is Shirin Neshat’s work on view in 2026?
Her film trilogy Do U Dare! screens at Palazzo Marin in Venice alongside the 61st International Art Exhibition, while works appear in Collection Exhibition 2026-I at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art.
How does Do U Dare! relate to Neshat’s earlier projects?
ArtReview describes the trilogy as extending themes of exile, transnational identity and political violence that have shaped her practice for more than three decades, linking it to earlier works such as Women Without Men.
Which institutions prominently collect Shirin Neshat’s work?
Major museums including Tate, MoMA, the Guggenheim and leading European collections hold her photographs and videos, underlining her established status in international contemporary art.
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