Title: Politics of Art in Modern Egypt
Description: Focuses on the changes of the 1920s to 1960s, when polemical discourse and artistic practice against the entrenched and co-opted conservitism of elite and state culture developed. The radical forms of cultural criticism and dissonance that emerged continue to resonate through contemporary activism and dissent.
Subjects: Art, political aspects, Art, egyptian, Egyptian Art, Art, Political aspects, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -.