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Artists who fell for Morocco

Shirin Neshat

Barred from Iran, she rebuilt 1950s Tehran in Casablanca.

  • From: Iran
  • Their art: filmmaker, photographer
  • In Morocco: 2000s shoot
  • Made here or about here: Women Without Men (2009)

Where in Morocco

  • Casablanca: stood in for 1950s Tehran
  • Marrakech: parts of the earlier video installation
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_Without_Men_(2009_film)
  2. www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/qa/qa-exiled-iranian-feminist-shir

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