Contemporary art in the Middle East
By: [edited by Paul Sloman]
Series: Artworld; Artworld
Publisher: Black Dog Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781906155568
Subjects: Middle Eastern Art
Description: A collection of essays and art works, showcasing artists from the Middle East, in a collection that defies fixed categories, shifting instead through different artistic registers according to more subtle themes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-217) and index.
Table of contents: title: Essays: Contemporary art in the Middle East / Nat Muller; title: Minding the gap: migration, diaspora, exile and return in women's visual media / Lindsey Moore; title: Desire in diaspora / TJ Demos; title: The documentary turn: surpassing tradition in the work of Walid Raad and Akram Zaatari / Suzanne Cotter; title: Artists: Shirin Aliabadi; title: Youssef Nabil; title: Osama Esid; title: Laila Muraywid; title: Khosrow Hassanzadeh; title: Afshan Ketabchi; title: Shirin Neshat; title: Lalla Essaydi; title: Annabel Daou; title: Nja Mahdaoui; title: Monir Farmanfarmaian; title: Parvis Tanavoli; title: Malihen Afnan; title: Golnaz Fathi; title: Neda Dana Haeri; title: Ahlam Lemseffer; title: Wijdan Ali; title: Ghada Amer; title: Fereydoun Ave; title: Ayad Alkadhi; title: Sara Rahbar; title: Laila Shawa; title: Farhad Moshiri; title: Shadi Ghadirian; title: Mona Hatoum; title: Babak Radboy; title: Arwa Abouon; title: Barbad Golshiri; title: Mounir Fatmi; title: Marwan Rechmaoui; title: Yto Barrada; title: Hassan Darsi; title: Afshin Dehkordi; title: Hrair Sarkissian; title: Yehudit Sasportas; title: Dani Karavan; title: Lida Abdul; title: Hilda Hiary; title: Amal Kenawy; title: Doa Aly; title: Mohammed Al Shammarey; title: Fauisal Samra; title: Shirana Shahbazi; title: Haleh Anvari; title: Tarek Al Ghoussein.