Pronouncements made by critics like “Artist of the Year,” and especially “Artist of the Decade,” have always left me feeling a little bit as if I’d just witnessed a fraudulent transaction, one I should report but resign to keep silent on.
Quite simply, I chose Shirin Neshat because more than any other artist I can call to mind, the impact of her work far transcends the realms of art in reflecting the most vital and far-reaching struggle to assert human rights.
