Shirazeh Houshiary
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Selected Works63

Museum Acquisitions

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Previous Sales 16

Christie's
Flay
Flay, 2008
Bought In
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Air
Air
£8,000 ($13k USD)
Dec 2021
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1992
£4,375 ($6k USD)
Mar 2015
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2009
€31,250 ($34k USD)
Oct 2013
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2007
€31,250 ($34k USD)
Oct 2012
Christie's
Door
Door, 2006
€158,500 ($174k USD)
Oct 2012
Christie's
Vesper
Vesper, 1998
£5,000 ($7k USD)
Apr 2011
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2003
£3,750 ($5k USD)
Sep 2010
Christie's
Bloom
Bloom, 2004
$22,094
Mar 2026
Christie's
Isthmus
Isthmus, 2007
$14,628
Dec 2024
Christie's
Unfolding
Unfolding, 2018
$62,562
Oct 2024
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2004
$6,718
Mar 2023
Phillips
Untitled
Untitled, 2004
$1,495
Jul 2022
Sotheby's
Air
Air, 1999
$13,330
Dec 2021
Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Cicada
Cicada, 2023
No longer available
Pigment and pencil on Aquacryl on canvas and aluminium
Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Soliton
Soliton, 2024
No longer available
Aluminium and paint

For Sale 10

Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Chiasmus
Chiasmus, 2021
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Pigment and pencil on black Aquacryl on aluminium
Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Forgetting the Word
Forgetting the Word, 2021
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Pigment and pencil on white Aquacryl on aluminium
Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Only a Flicker
Only a Flicker, 2016
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Pigment and pencil on white Aquacryl on canvas on aluminium
Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Duet
Duet, 2020
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Cast aluminium and paint
Lehmann Maupin · Artsy
Origin
Origin, 2019
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Glass bricks
Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Rite of Passage
Rite of Passage, 2024
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Pigment and pencil on Aquacryl on canvas and aluminium
Lehmann Maupin · Artsy
The River is Within Us
The River is Within Us, 2015
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Pigmented linen paper laminated on acrylic box structure with LED light panel
Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Earth Lament
Earth Lament, 2023
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Pigment and pencil on Aquacryl on canvas and aluminium
Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Cicada
Cicada, 2023
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Pigment and pencil on Aquacryl on canvas
Lisson Gallery · Artsy
Awe
Awe, 2023
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Pigment and pencil on black Aquacryl on canvas and aluminium
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Market58 auction results

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$5.0K – $174K
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$38.5K
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$14.6K
9 priced paintings lots
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Mar 2026 · $22.1K
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Paintings: $14.6K medianWorks on paper: $4.1K medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Galleries2

#6 Lisson Gallery
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#15 Lehmann Maupin
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Prizes & Awards1

Turner Prize
Shortlisted 1994
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Education2

Chelsea College of Arts (UAL)
London, UK
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Publications1

Exhibition Catalog 1

Artists and the Rothko Chapel Author
Yale University Press · 2021
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News1

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Frieze London diary: art historical speed dating and frozen faeces
During Frieze week in London, the National Gallery hosted its 'Unexpected Views' talk series, where eight contemporary artists including Grayson Perry…
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Past Exhibitions12

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Shirazeh Houshiary: The Sound of One Hand

Shirazeh Houshiary

1037 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, United States

Sep 14, 2024 — Nov 2, 2024

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4 Newtown Lane

Aug 18, 2022 — Aug 28, 2022

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Shirazeh Houshiary: As Time Stood Still

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2/F, 27 Huqiu Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China

Sep 11, 2020 — Oct 24, 2020

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Shirazeh Houshiary: Nothing is deeper than the skin

Shirazeh Houshiary

508 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 3, 2017 — Dec 22, 2017

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Shirazeh Houshiary Through Mist

Shirazeh Houshiary

501 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 25, 2015 — Jan 9, 2016

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Shirazeh Houshiary: Smell of First Snow

Shirazeh Houshiary

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

May 22, 2015 — Jul 4, 2015

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The eye fell in love with the ear

Shirazeh Houshiary

501 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Oct 30, 2013 — Dec 28, 2013

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Shirazeh Houshiary: No Boundary Condition

Shirazeh Houshiary

Via Gastone Pisoni, 2, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

Oct 12, 2011 — Nov 12, 2011

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Shirazeh Houshiary: New Work

Shirazeh Houshiary

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

May 29, 2008 — Jul 26, 2008

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Shirazeh Houshiary: Through Breath

Shirazeh Houshiary

1037 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, United States

Nov 10, 2004 — Dec 18, 2004

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Shirazeh Houshiary: Self Portraits

Shirazeh Houshiary

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Sep 20, 2000 — Oct 21, 2000

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Shirazeh Houshiary: Breath: Recent Sculpture

Shirazeh Houshiary, Grenville Davey

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Sep 28, 1987 — Oct 31, 1987

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Art Fair Appearances10

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Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2026
Frieze London — London
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Frieze London — London
2022
Frieze London — London
2020
Frieze New York — New York
2020
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2019
Art Basel — Basel
2018
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2018
Frieze New York — New York
2018
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Recent Activity20

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Art Basel Hong Kong 2026
Mar 27, 2026
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Frieze London diary: art historical speed dating and frozen faeces
Oct 17, 2025
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Art Fair
Frieze London 2025
Oct 15, 2025
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Exhibition
Shirazeh Houshiary: The Sound of One Hand
Sep 14, 2024
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2023
Jun 12, 2023
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Art Fair
Frieze London 2022
Oct 12, 2022
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Exhibition
Shirazeh Houshiary
Aug 18, 2022
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Exhibition
Shirazeh Houshiary
Aug 18, 2022
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Exhibition
Shirazeh Houshiary
Aug 18, 2022
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Art Fair
Frieze London 2020
Oct 7, 2020
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Exhibition
As Time Stood Still
Sep 11, 2020
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Exhibition
Shirazeh Houshiary: As Time Stood Still
Sep 11, 2020
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Art Fair
Frieze New York 2020
May 6, 2020
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2019
Dec 5, 2019
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2018
Dec 6, 2018
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2018
Jun 14, 2018
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Art Fair
Frieze New York 2018
May 3, 2018
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Exhibition
Shirazeh Houshiary: Nothing is deeper than the skin
Nov 3, 2017
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Exhibition
Shirazeh Houshiary: Nothing is deeper than the skin
Nov 3, 2017
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Exhibition
Shirazeh Houshiary Through Mist
Nov 25, 2015
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