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# Wiki Bios
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## Wiki Bio 3
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Shirin Aliabadi 10 March 1973 -> 1 October 2018
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### biography
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- Born in Tehran, Iran
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- Mentored by older borther
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- Raised in rich environment until Iranian Revolution, went abroad to study art
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history at University of Paris
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- Commuted between Paris and Tehran, although primarily based in Tehran
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- Exhibited worldwide
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- Art is part of several notable collections (Deutsche Bank in Germany, Bristol
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City Museum and Art Gallery, Farjam Collection in Dubai)
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- Passed away in Tehran after battling cancer
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### artwork
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- Delves into conflicting influences on young urban Iranian women
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- Tension between traditional values, religious restrictions, pervasive impact
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of globalized Western culture
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- Photographic series _Girls in Cars_, women riding in cars, ready to party
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- Illustrates contradiction between Iranian restrictions and youthful women
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who were engaging with Western style traditions
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- _Operation Supermarket_, criticized failed capitalism and consumerism
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- Common household goods to question and critique societal values and
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economic systems
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- _Miss Hybrid_ presents young Iranian women in unconventional and striking
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ways, features women with bleached blonde hair, blue contacts, flawless
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makeup, in contrast with traditional view of Muslim women.
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Shirin Aliabadi was a contemporary Iranian artist. Born on March 10th, 1973 in
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Tehran, Iran, she was exposed to a rich environment of art and culture while
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growing up, until the Iranian Revolution left both of her parents jobless.
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However, they still managed to send her overseas where she obtained a degree in
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art history at the University of Paris.
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Aliabadi was primarily based in Tehran but frequently commuted to Paris. Her
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artwork spans both photographs and drawings and has been exhibited worldwide,
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including in collections in Germany, Dubai, and France. A prevalent theme in
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her artwork is the contrast between the traditional view held in the West of
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muslim women and the reality around her in Iran. Her most famous works, _Girls
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in Cars_, and _Miss Hybrid_, both portrayed Iranian women in unconventional
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ways that were in contradiction with the traditional culture and values muslim
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women are often associated with. Women were depicted with bleached blonde hair,
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flawless makeup, and heading to parties in cars. Aliabadi's artwork highlighted
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the social and cultural structures in Iranian society and the shifts happening
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alongside the proliferation of Western culture.
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Aliabadi passed away in 2018 at the age of 45 after battling cancer.
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