Rebellious Silence: Shirin Neshat’s Cultural Gift Captured in Her Visual Art

Today, I’m here with Jennifer Easterling who is another wonderful staff member of Art Class Curator. She writes lessons for our membership at Curated Connections Library and our curriculums. In this episode, she’s chosen Shirin Neshat’s Rebellious Silence for our conversation which she’s been enraptured with ever since she came across it when looking at an AP Art History class. Recently, this artwork came to Fort Worth, Texas and Jenn got to go see it! 4:22​ - What the art piece looks like 9:23 - What surprised Cindy and Jenn about Neshat’s photographs 15:05 - The nuances of the photographs in person vs. online 21:51 - Opening eyes to Muslim women’s rights 26:13 - Discussing the symbolism of guns in Neshat’s artwork 31:34 - Getting lost in Neshat’s dramatic eyes 33:46 - What Neshat wants from us looking at her work 36:58 - Speculating about the meaning of the poem 44:10 - The artistic beauty of the Farsi language 47:48 - Going back home never being the same 52:10 - Watching Neshat’s video art 59:49 - Key personal connection for Jenn to take forward 1:04:38 - Insights from Jenn teaching this art in the classroom Transcript at https://artclasscurator.com/64 Get full access to Wrecked by Art with Cindy Ingram at cindyingram.substack.com/subscribe