INTERVENTIONS. A Dialogue between the Modern and the Contemporary.

Ellis, Andrew (Editor).

ISBN 10: 8857208176 / ISBN 13: 9788857208176

Published by Skira, Torino 2010., 2010

About this Item

Slim landscape 4to. Colour and b/w. illustrations, Arabic and English text. Paperback in original white wrapps. with pink bands, lightly faded to spine. ISBN 9788857208176 US$10.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: INTERVENTIONS. A Dialogue between the Modern and the Contemporary.
• Publisher: Skira, Torino 2010.
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8857208176
• ISBN 13: 9788857208176
• Binding: Soft cover
• Seller catalogs:
  • ART

About this title

Synopsis

Contemporary Arabic art is almost completely unknown in much of the West. The mission of the Arab Museum of Modern Art is not only to showcase a unique collection, finally accessible to students, academics, scholars and the international community, but also to act as a new institution with programs running alongside the exhibition to enhance its worth.
This exhibition catalog celebrates the work of six living artists from the Arab world who were among the first to introduce and advocate for a self-identified "modern" art movement, who interacted with wider Arab art movements, and who continue to be relevant today. The catalog demonstrates their artistic development from their early years to their more recent output.

About the Author

Nada Shabout is an art history professor at the University of North Texas and a leading authority on modern Arab art. She is also the director of the Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Institute at UNT and one of the world’s leading experts on contemporary Iraqi art.