Shirin Neshat, film trilogy Do U Dare! at Venice Biennale 2026
Published on 08/28/2026 at 14:54 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Shirin Neshat anchors a key collateral project in Venice in the Biennale year 2026. Her new film trilogy Do U Dare! occupies Palazzo Marin from May 8 to September 6, 2026, as the Gladstone Gallery announcement details. Gladstone Gallery project page
Do U Dare! at Palazzo Marin
The installation Do U Dare! presents three interlinked films in the historic rooms of Palazzo Marin, a 16th century palazzo near San Marco. Gladstone describes the trilogy as premiering in May 2026, concurrent with the 61st Venice Biennale. Gladstone Gallery project page
The project is curated by Ilaria Bernardi and Bartolomeo Pietromarchi and organized by Associazione Genesi and Banca Ifis, in collaboration with Lia Rumma Gallery and Magonza publishing house, placing the work within a network of Italian cultural partners. Arte.it exhibition listing
Venice Biennale context and dates
Local guides in Venice highlight that Do U Dare! runs at Palazzo Marin from May 9 to September 6, 2026, with opening hours from late morning into early evening, aligning the project with the public rhythm of the Biennale district. Hotel Bel Sito Venice blog
Photography-focused platforms list Do U Dare! specifically as a Shirin Neshat solo presentation from May 9 to September 6, 2026, underlining that the trilogy remains accessible in Venice through early September and is framed explicitly in relation to the Biennale’s 61st edition. Photography-now artist page
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The work core in Venice
In Do U Dare!, Neshat follows three social environments in New York and traces a narrative around Nasim Aghdam, an Iranian-born YouTuber whose story touches exile, digital censorship and self-presentation in networked media, as Italian exhibition notes describe. Arte.it exhibition listing
The trilogy moves between black-and-white social realism and more surreal staging, continuing Neshat's longstanding interest in the psychological space of displacement and the gendered gaze, while shifting the setting away from Iran to American urban contexts.
Where the artist stands now
Shirin Neshat's Do U Dare! remains on view at Palazzo Marin in Venice through September 6, 2026, within the collateral program surrounding the 61st Venice Biennale.
Key facts on Shirin Neshat
- Artist: Shirin Neshat
- Medium / Genre: Photography and film (conceptual)
- Born: 1957, Qazvin, Iran
- Place(s) of practice: Studio in New York
- Active since: Late 1980s, with broader international attention from the 1990s
- Key work groups: Women of Allah, Turbulent, Rapture, Land of Dreams
- Current/last exhibition: Do U Dare!, Palazzo Marin, Venice, May 9, 2026 - September 6, 2026
- Major collections: MoMA (New York), Guggenheim Museum (New York), Tate (London), Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart (Berlin)
- Awards: Golden Lion (Venice Biennale, 1999), Hiroshima Art Prize (2005)
- Next date: September 6, 2026, closing day of Do U Dare! at Palazzo Marin, Venice
Frequently asked questions about Shirin Neshat
Where is Shirin Neshat's work on view during the Venice Biennale 2026?
Her film trilogy Do U Dare! is installed at Palazzo Marin in Venice and runs from early May to September 6, 2026, as detailed by Gladstone Gallery and Italian exhibition listings.
What is the focus of Shirin Neshat's project Do U Dare!?
The trilogy follows the story of Nasim Aghdam across different New York settings, reflecting on exile, digital censorship and identity performance in social media, using a mix of realist and surreal visual language.
How does Do U Dare! relate to Shirin Neshat's earlier work?
It extends her interest in displacement and female subjectivity beyond Iranian contexts into American urban spaces, echoing concerns from series such as Women of Allah and video works like Turbulent, but with updated media and narrative structures.
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