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Shoja Azari was born in Shiraz, Iran in As a teenager, Azari experimented with short films, and after the Islamic Revolution involved himself in....
Shoja Azari
Iranian visual artist and filmmaker
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Shoja Azari (Persian: شجاع آذری) is an Iranian-born visual artist and filmmaker based in New York City.[1] He is known for his films and multimedia installations.
Early life and education
Azari was born in Shiraz, Iran.[2] Azari trained as a filmmaker in New York in the 1970s before returning to Iran during the Iranian Revolution in 1979.[3] He then permanently returned to the U.S.
In 1997, he first met artist Shirin Neshat when she was assembling a team to create her first video, “Turbulent”.[4] Azari and Neshat became artistic and romantic partners.[4] He is divorced and has one son, Johnny B.
Azari, a musician.[4]
Film
Azari is known for films such as Women Without Men