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Art of the Middle East : modern and contemporary art of the Arab world and Iran / Saeb Eigner ; foreword by Zaha Hadid.

By: Publisher: London : Merrell, 2015Edition: Revised and expanded editionDescription: 399 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781858946351
  • 9781858946283
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- Sacred scripture -- Literature -- Music and performance -- Politics, conflict and war -- History and identity -- Portraiture and body -- Nature and the land -- Index.
Summary: Artistic expression in the Middle East is experiencing something of a renaissance. This book provides an overview of modern and contemporary art of the Middle East and Arab world from 1945 to the present, with an emphasis on artists active today.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Book Book CGLAS Library Yellow 709.56 EIG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 08848

Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Sacred scripture -- Literature -- Music and performance -- Politics, conflict and war -- History and identity -- Portraiture and body -- Nature and the land -- Index.

Artistic expression in the Middle East is experiencing something of a renaissance. This book provides an overview of modern and contemporary art of the Middle East and Arab world from 1945 to the present, with an emphasis on artists active today.