‘Art is Our Weapon’ — Shirin Neshat Quote Tee | Wear Words Typographic Statement Tee — Muscle Tank

“Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance.” In her 2010 TED talk “Art in Exile,” Shirin Neshat spoke as an Iranian artist barred from returning home — her Women of Allah photographs, Persian calligraphy inked across veiled faces, had made her a target of the state she fled. From that exile, culture looks less like entertainment than like armament: for an artist under censorship, making the work is how the resistance gets carried.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).