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Shirana Shahbazi Biography
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1974 |
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Born in Teheran / Iran
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1995 - 1997 |
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Study of photography and design at the Fachhochschule Dortmund
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1997 - 2000 |
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Study of photography at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Zurich
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2008 |
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Residence at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
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Lives in Zurich, Switzerland
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Flower Power, CRAA - CENTRO RICERCA ARTE ATTUALE VILLA GIULIA, Verbania (cat.)
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2009
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Cardi Black Box, Milan (solo)
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2008 - 2009
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Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris 8solo)
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2008 - 2009
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Still Life with Shells, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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2008
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Shifting Identities, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich (cat.)
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2008
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The Eternal Flame. Ueber das Versprechen der Ewigkeit, Kunsthaus Baselland, Mutenz
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2008
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The Hammer Museum, UCLA, Los Angeles (solo)
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2008
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Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
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2008
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Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris
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2008
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Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
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2007
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Spectacular Space, Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
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2007
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Meanwhile, Swiss Institute, New York (solo)
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2007
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New Commission, The Curve, Barbican Centre, London (solo)
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2006
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Out of Place, The New Art Galllery Walsall, Walsall
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2006
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Raum für Fotografie, Sprengel Museum, Hannover (solo)
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2006
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Milton Keynes Gallery, Milton Keynes (solo)
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2006
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4th berlin biennial for contemporary art, Berlin
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2006
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Under the same sky, The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen
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2006
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Kunstmuseum Thun, Switzerland
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2006
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Literaturhaus Zürich, Switzerland
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2006
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Without Boundary; Seventeen Ways of Looking at MoMa, Museum of Modern Art, New York
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2005
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Universal Experience: Art, Life, and the Tourist’s Eye, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
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2005
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Ashkal Alwan Forum, Beirut
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2005
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Sharjah Biennial 7, Sharjah UAE
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2005
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Between New Painting and Political Action, Prague Biennale 2
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2005
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Rundlederwelten. Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
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2005
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Zimmerfrei, Lugano (with Andro Wekua) (solo)
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2005
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Weltbilder, Helmhaus, Zurich
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2005
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Recreating the Case (SHAHRZAD), Kunsthaus Glarus, Glarus
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2005
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Homeworks III, Ashkal Alwan Forum, Beirut
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2005
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We really have to strain ourselves to still discover mysteries on street signs, Centrum Sztuki Wspólczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski, Warsaw
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2005
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Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva (solo)
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2005
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Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich (solo)
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2005
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Silk Road Gallery, Tehran (solo)
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2004
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Salon 94, New York (solo)
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2004
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The Wrong Gallery, New York (solo)
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2004
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Trans Area, New York (solo)
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2004
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Ethnic Marketing (SHAHRZAD), Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva
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2004
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Planet 22 (SHAHRZAD), Geneva (solo)
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2004
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Far Near Distance (SHAHRZAD), Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
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2004
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Non Toccare la Donna Bianca, curated by Francesco Bonami, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino
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2003
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Delays and Revolutions, Biennial of Venice, Venice
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2003
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Identität Schreiben – Autobiografie in der Kunst, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig
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2003
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Black My Story, Museum De Paviljoens, Almere
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2003
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Girls Night Out, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach
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2003
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Large Jar, Display Box, Swiss Institute - Contemporary Art, New York
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2003
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Haft, 7 artistes contemporain iraniens, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt
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2003
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The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago (solo)
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2003
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Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin (solo)
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2003
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Unter 30, Museum Liner, Appenzell
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2002
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The Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002, Photographers’ Gallery, London
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2002
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Protest! Respect! (SHAHRZAD), Kunsthalle St. Gallen
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2002
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Everland, Expo02, Biel
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2002
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Faces, people and society. Hedendaagse fotografie, Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem
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2002
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Balsam, Exhibition der Fussballseele, Helmhaus, Zurich
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2002
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Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich (solo)
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2002
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Bonner Kunstverein am August Macke Platz, Bonn (solo)
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2002
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L’elac, Lausanne (solo)
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2001
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Photographers’ Gallery, London (solo)
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2001
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Kunstverein Freiburg, Freiburg i. Br. (with Eric Steinbrecher)
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| Literature |
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2008
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"Shifting Identities. (Schweizer) Kunst heute", Kunsthaus Zürich and JRP Ringier, cat.
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2007
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"Shirana Shahbazi: Meanwhile", Barbican Art Gallery, London, and Swiss Institute, New York
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2007
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Irvine, Karen, „Shirana Shahbazi“. In: "Photo Art. Fotografie im 21.
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2007
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Jahrhundert". Uta Grosenick & Thomas Seelig (Hg.), DuMont, Köln, p. 389- 401
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2006
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"Grey Flags". Sculpture Center Long Island City, New York, cat.
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2006
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"MIR; Shirana Shahbazi", Sprengel Museum Hannover
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2006
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"WER DREI MAL DIE GLEICHE BAR BETRITT HAT EIN ZUHAUSE IM STEHEN". Judith Kuckart & Shirana Shahbazi. Zurich
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2006
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"Promises, Shirana Shahbazi", Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Zurich
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2005
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"Shahrzad-History", with Manuel Krebs and Tirdad Zolghadr
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2005
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Aude Lehmann/ Tan Wälchli/ Tirdad Zolghadr, “Shirana Shahbazi. Accept the Expected”, Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève (cat.)
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2005
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Philippe Welti/ Tirdad Zolghadr, “Graceland/Sarzamine Gol o Bolbol”, Swiss Embassy in Tehran (cat.)
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2005
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"Weltbilder", Helmhaus Zurich (cat.)
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2005
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"Anstoss. Rundlederwelten", Berlin (cat.)
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2005
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"Light Faces", Annual Report 2004/2005, zumtobel AG, Dornbirn
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2004
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“Non Toccare La Donna Bianca”, Torino (cat.)
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2004
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Burckhardt, Jacqueline/ Ruf, Beatrix, “Shirana Shahbazi: Risk Is Our Business”, Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue
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2004
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“SHAHRZAD #4 — Jamaran”, with Manuel Krebs and Tirdad Zolghadr
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2004
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“Far Near Distance”, Berlin (cat.)
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2004
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Siegrid Schade/ Marion Strunk, “Unterschiede. Unterscheiden.”, HGKZ, Institute Cultural Studies in Art, Media and Design
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2004
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Barbara Steiner & Jun Yang, “Autobiography”, Thames & Hudson
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2003
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“Black my story”, Almere (cat.)
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2003
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“SHAHRZAD #3 — The Americas”, with Manuel Krebs and Tirdad Zolghadr
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2003
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“Dreams and Conflicts. The dictatorship of the Viewer”, 50th Biennale di Venezia
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2003
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“Outlook”, Athens (cat.)
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2003
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“Girl’s Night Out”, Orange County (cat.)
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2003
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“Haft, 7 artistes contemporain iraniens”, Boulogne-Billancourt (cat.)
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2002
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“SHAHRZAD #1 — Shahrzad”, with Manuel Krebs and Tirdad Zolghadr
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2002
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Wombell, Paul, Shirana Shahbazi, “BLINK: 100 photographers, 10 curators, 10 writers”, Phaidon Press
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2002
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“SHAHRZAD #2 — Oil”, with Manuel Krebs and Tirdad Zolghadr
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