ONE NIGHT,
MANY VIEWPOINTS.

Retrace
Thursday, December 7, 6 p.m.

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Local artist collective SEED and the Hunter Museum of Art will  
present Retrace: A Panel Discussion at the Hunter Museum about  
"Turbulent," the video installation by Iranian-American artist Shirin  
Neshat.



Panelists include:

Dr. Palmira Brummett from the Department of History at the University  
of Tennessee, Knoxville; Dr. Talia Welsh of the Department of  
Philosophy and Religion at UTC; Patrick Sweetman of the Department of  
Theatre and Speech at UTC, Jillian Klean-Zwilling of the Department  
of Theatre and Speech and the Women's Studies Program at UTC; and a  
surprise guest, to be announced.

Rebecca Targ of Seed will moderate the discussion.


Neshat's video installation, "Turbulent," metaphorically examines the  
political nvironment of her native Iran. The work is projected on two  
screens, one depicting a man passionately singing a love song in a  
theatre of men, and the other depicting a woman in an empty  
auditorium whose ululations defiantly challenge the Muslim law  
against women singing in public. Neshat's choice of music and song  
allow her audience
to explore many complex and emotionally charged issues.

Audience members will view the video installation, then the panelists  
will discuss the video from the perspective of their respective  
backgrounds.




"Shirin Neshat: Turbulent" opens Nov. 18 at the Hunter Museum and  
runs through Jan. 14, 2007. Retrace, the panel discussion, will take  
place at the Hunter Museum. It is open to the public and is included  
with museum admission. The program is free to Hunter Museum members,  
members of SEED, and UTC faculty and students. Attendees may make  
donations to SEED, who hope to continue coordinating contemporary art  
shows in Chattanooga. There will be a cash bar from 5:30 until 6  
p.m., the video will be viewed at 6 and the discussion will happen  
immediately following.

For more info visit www.seed-2005.com over the next few weeks. For  
questions/inquiries please contact Rebecca Targ, SEED founding  
member, at [log in to unmask] For directions to the Hunter Museum,  
go to www.huntermuseum.org.










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Rebecca Targ
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
Department of Art

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Ave. Dept. 1301
Chattanooga, TN 37403

423) 425-4087 office
423) 425-2101 fax



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