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    Shoja Azari

    Iranian visual artist and filmmaker

    Shoja Azari

    Azari in 2009

    Born (1957-09-18) 18 September 1957 (age 67)[citation needed]

    Shiraz, Iran

    Occupations
    • Artist
    • filmmaker
    • photographer

    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