Palestinian art 1850-2005 /
Boullata, Kamal,1942-
Berger, John,Pref.
London : Saqi,
2009.
"This pioneering book offers an insider's analysis of the development of Palestinian art from the 19th century to the present day. Kamal Boullata's diverse selection of pre-1948 paintings through contemporary media works highlights the political concerns of Palestinian artists and their unique contributions to modern Arab culture. Work by artists who continued to live in their homeland is examined alongside that of artists of the Palestinian diaspora, including art world luminary Mona Hatoum. Particular attention is paid to the role of women artists, revealing how strategies of resistance have been employed against the dominant artistic expression." -- Publisher description.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-349) and index.
Preface : concerning identity / John Berger -- Introduction -- From religious to secular iconography. Birth of a pictorial language 1850-1948 ; Nicola Saig (1863-1990) : Peregrination between religious and secular painting -- Memory and resistance. Artists re-member Palestine in Beirut ; The world, the self, and the body : pioneering women in Palestinian art ; 'Asim Abu Shaqra (1961-1990) : the artist's eye and the cactus tree ; Cassandra and the photography of the invisible -- Art from the ghetto. Visual expression inside a cultural ghetto ; Facing the forest : Israeli and Palestinian artists ; Border crossing and the making of Palestinian art ; Art under siege -- The evocation of place. The view from no-man's-land ; To measure Jerusalem : explorations of the square.
"This pioneering book offers an insider's analysis of the development of Palestinian art from the 19th century to the present day. Kamal Boullata's diverse selection of pre-1948 paintings through contemporary media works highlights the political concerns of Palestinian artists and their unique contributions to modern Arab culture. Work by artists who continued to live in their homeland is examined alongside that of artists of the Palestinian diaspora, including art world luminary Mona Hatoum. Particular attention is paid to the role of women artists, revealing how strategies of resistance have been employed against the dominant artistic expression." -- Publisher description.
Art, Palestinian
Art, Palestinian
Art, Palestinian
Women artists
Art and society
Palestinian art 1850-2005.