Houshiary was identified with other young sculptors of her generation such as
Richard Deacon and
Anish Kapoor, but her work was distinct from theirs in the strong Persian influence which it displayed, though sharing with Kapoor a spiritual concern. Her ideology draws on
Sufi mystical doctrine and
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian mystic and poet from the 13th century.[4][5]
In 2005 (Veil),[9] 2008 (Shroud),[10] 2011 (Dust),[11] and 2019 (A Cup and a Rose)[12] Houshiary worked with animator Mark Hatchard of Hotbox Studios to create animations for gallery installations at the
Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York and the
Lisson Gallery in London.[13]
Shirazeh Houshiary, Lisson Gallery, London (1984)[16]
Shirazeh Houshiary, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford & Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneve (1988)[16]
Dancing Around My Ghost, Camden Arts Centre, London (1988)[16]
Turning Around the Centre, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1993)[16]
Conversation with Shirazeh Houshiary and Stella Santacatterina, published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Lisson Gallery, London, (reprinted from Third Text, no. 27) (1994)[16]
Isthmus: Shirazeh Houshiary (Grenoble: Magasin-Centre National d'Art Contemporain de Grenoble; London: the British Council) (1995)[16]
Group exhibitions
Select group exhibitions:
New Art at the Tate Gallery, Tate Gallery, London (1983)[16]
The Sculpture Show, Hayward and Serpentine Galleries, London (1983)[16]
The British Art Show, Art Council Touring Exhibition (1984)[16]
The British Show, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (1985)[16]
Magiciens de la Terre, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (1989)[16]
In Site: New British Sculpture, Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo (1993)[16]
Recent British Sculpture, City Museum and Art Gallery, Derby (1993)[16]
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