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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Issa, Rose (Editor, Contributor), Corm, Georges (Contributor), Krifa, Michket (Contributor), Adnan, Etel (Contributor), Cestar, Juliet (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Saqi Books, [2019]
Subjects:	Art, Arab > 20th century. Art, Arab > 21st century. Art, Arab > Themes, motives.

Table of Contents:

Art : a weapon of mass discussion / Rose Issa
Cultural achievements vs Arab regimes' failures / Georges Corm
The wanderland of the artist citizen / Michket Krifa
A tragic destiny? / Etel Adnan
Mona Hatoum
Abdul Rahman Katanani
Raeda Saadeh
Amer Shomali
Emily Jacir
Khalil Rabah
Taysir Batniji
Tarek Al-ghoussein
Sharif Waked
Chant Avedissian
Fathi Hassan
Susan Hefuna
Nabil Boutros
Youssef Nabil
Ayman Baalbaki
Tagreed Darghouth
Katya Traboulsi
Said Baalbaki
Nada Sehnaoui
Rabih Mroué
Walid Raad
Marwan Rechmaoui
Adel Abidin
Mahmoud Obaidi
Ayad Alkadhi
Jananne Al-Ani
Khaled Barakeh
Buthayna Ali
Bady Dalloul
Hassan Hajjaj
Batoul S'Himi
Zoulikha Bouabdellah
Kader Attia
Mounir Fatmi
Lalla Essaydi
Manal Al Dowayan
Jowhara Alsaud
Adbulnasser Gharem
Ahmed Mater.