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Shirin Neshat, Alicia Bruce and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  © Alicia Bruce Shirin Neshat hasn’t been back to her native Iran since 1996 – a life lived in artistic exile in New York, watching the increasing autocracy from afar. It’s a painful situation for the artist and filmmaker, but is also perhaps the reason for her work’s wide applicability, extending beyond Iran-specific gender critiques into something more resonant and timeless. Her new work, The Fury, “is about patriarchy; male power; men in uniform. It’s about all the countries where men in uniform rule,” she says. The two-channel film and nude portraits are fit for our fractious and warring times. During the exhibition’s run at Goodman Gallery in London, Neshat sat down with Ravi Ghosh to discuss her unique career as an artist and activist. Her take on the relationship between the two was typically shrewd: “When it comes to activism, you distinguish between what is wrong and what is right – who is evil and who is good. In the art world you don’t.” Read on for the whole conversation. This week we’ll be publishing a roundup of our favourite BJP articles of the year, from on-the-ground reporting at Les Rencontres d’Arles to exhibition reviews from Lismore, Venice, Berlin and more. There will also be a few more pieces dropping from our current [Portrait issue]( while the team is carefully planning the next print edition for March 2024. Remember to head to the BJP shop for any end-of-year orders. Shirin Neshat: ‘Since I was a child, I’ve been very afraid of men in uniform’ The Iranian artist discusses the multifaceted violence – and resistance – in The Fury, a set of powerful nude portraits and dance-inspired film [Read more]( [Build the way you want]( Profit, power and TV personalities: Photographing the community in conflict with Trump Set in a Scottish coastal village, Alicia Bruce’s new book follows a community determined to defend their homes and land [Read more]( [Build the way you want]( Phil the Coal Miner, Mark Griffith Capturing the resilience and pride of a former coal miner, Mark Griffiths’ portrait of Phil Duggan tells a story of enduring dedication and environmental advocacy. Witness the stories of people like Phil who define Britain’s rich tapestry in the Portrait of Britain Vol. 6 photobook [Get the book]( Bluecoat Press is offering an exclusive Christmas discount [Build the way you want]( For BJP newsletter subscribers, which gets you 10% off any Bluecoat book on their website. If you order before 12pm on Friday 15th December, you’ll get your book just in time for Christmas! A perfect gift for a family member who loves photography, or just treat yourself. Use the code XMASTEN for 10% off at the checkout. [Shop now]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [1854 Media Ltd, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Rd, Cambridge Heath, London, E2 9DA, United Kingdom Click here to update your email preferences]( [Click here to unsubscribe from all emails](