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Alireza Shojaian

Iranian-Born French Painter And Visual Activist
Self-Employed

Alireza Shojaian is an Iranian painter and visual activist. Shojaian depicts his subjects nude or semi-nude in intimate and vulnerable positions. His work aims to fight societal prejudice against LGBT people while making space for non-heteronormative masculine identities. Shojaian did not feel safe in Iran, where un-closeted gay persons suffer from state-sponsored oppression and face execution. He has lived in exile in France since 2016.

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Events featuring Alireza Shojaian
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