Arabicity : contemporary Arab art /
Arabicity reflects on four decades of the aesthetic, conceptual and sociopolitical concerns of contemporary Arab artists. Beautifully produced, it features over 200 artworks by fifty Arab artists including Bahia Shehab, Ayman Baalbaki, Hassan Hajjaj and Raeda Saadeh, who explore their cultural herit...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Saqi Books,
[2019]
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| Summary: | Arabicity reflects on four decades of the aesthetic, conceptual and sociopolitical concerns of contemporary Arab artists. Beautifully produced, it features over 200 artworks by fifty Arab artists including Bahia Shehab, Ayman Baalbaki, Hassan Hajjaj and Raeda Saadeh, who explore their cultural heritage, and themes such as memory, destruction and conflict, with great warmth, humor and visual poetry. Whether through video art, painting, photography or installation, these artists challenge the confines of their identity, resist stereotyping and reshape the parameters of their cultural traditions. In their diverse media and subject matter, their works reflect the pulse of the region. In chaos they discover what endures. |
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| Physical Description: | 159 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-155). |
| ISBN: | 086356688X 9780863566882 |